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Solutions for irritated, ugly port-a-cath scar?

Page last modified on: September 11, 2008
Question from Cyndal: The port-a-cath removal has left an ugly scar that is continually irritated, especially by car seat belts. Any solutions?
Answers —Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder: Some women develop heaped-up scar tissue (keloids) in areas that have been traumatized by any kind of surgical procedure. Dermatologists may be able to lessen this reaction using a laser. You might also want to try wrapping foam or bubble wrap around the safety belt and then covering it with fabric.
Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D.: You can also purchase ready-made covers for safety belts made out of lambskin material.

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Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D.Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D. is a member of the Cancer Prevention Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, where she is director of the prevention center.

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