LAM FACIAL PLASTICS

I got a huge pimple on my lip, that i was not able to bare the site of. I popped it and pulled the skin of off it. Worst decision of my life!!! a year later i have a scar now, the exact shape of the pimple (circle). I am emotionally depressed because of the stigma behind having something like this on a lip. Most people are uneducated and consider it Herpes because of the way it looks, i get starred at everywhere i go and my social life is down the toilet. I've been to 3 different dermatologist that have told me it will go away or fade. Neither has happened for a year and it looks the exact same, Psychologically draining. I've tried ever scar fading product on the market. I've never wore makeup as i loved my natural skin until this has happened to me. When i put makeup on to try and disguise it, it is still noticeable because it looks as if a thin layer of skin is missing giving a a indent look. When i look at it closely as i do everyday, it looks as if my natural skin is another level. The scar is a way darker and it looks as if my natural skin will never connect to the other side of the scar. The scar looks like it is the color of my natural skin missing a layer that will never come back. When im in the natural sunlight it looks better, but when i am in light of darkness the scar looks even worse because it looks like shadow of the scar . I will do anything to be normal again, this has really messed up life. I constantly think that if i would of just dealt with the pimple for a week this would of never happened. I'm devastated, and i really hope you can help. Is there any laser or surgery that i can do?

hi,
i am sorry what happened to you. the things that give me caution to operate on you are as follows:
1. i can't see the scar. i really don't know where it is. obviously, as you said, if it is more obvious in person then that is ok but i simply cannot see it. when i cannot see a scar i am very worried of cutting on it and making it worse.
2. the word "devastated" scares me, especially when i cannot see the scar. i have had many people come to me with the line: "people are staring at my lips" when they sit in front of me at 1 foot and i have no idea what they are talking about. at that point, i know that they are psychologically perceiving other people's responses to them that has nothing to do with their lips.

now, obviously, you may not qualify to those two issues i stated above but i am worried to operate on you and to make the situation worse both physically and psychologically. you may want to work with a psychologist if something that may be physical leads to such degree of social impairment. that can be known as body dysmorphic disorder. you may want to read the book, Broken Mirror. I hope you are not offended by these remarks. I just would like to help you with the situation but i most likely may not operate on you.
s.

Hey doc, thanks for the advice. I read up on bdd, but its not to say i want to kill myself over the scar. I just feel that its altered my life a little. The reason why im probably so worried about it, is because i had a few people ask me about it. I know you said surgery would probably make it worse, but is there such thing as a laser treatment to bring it back to my normal skin color? I will check out that book you recommended. Thanks for your time, your forum is great.

thank you for taking my words the right way. i don't know about the laser but given your skin color, the laser may carry substantially more risk than benefit in my opinion.
best,
s.