1. A simple acupuncture treatment that you can do in your office with a few needles and 20 minutes Scars can dramatically improve in appearance and “feel,” and Patients can be very impressed and happy

2.  Surgical scars  Traumatic scars  Patients can have “pain” or other discomforts caused by their scars  Case of 40 year old woman with “abdominal pain for 3 weeks”

7. “sticking” sensation in knee resolved after scar deactivation

11. SCAR LESS NOTICEABLESCAR SOFTER

12.  Scar deactivation with fine sterile acupuncture needles can dramatically improve abnormal skin characteristics  Caution to avoid infection  Scar “infiltration” is a more invasive tx using injection of dilute lidocaine (<=1%) under the scar tissue to break up abnormal connective tissue

13.  Use fine sterile acupuncture needles: 0.2 mm x 30 mm (blue handle)  Consider scar treatment in any patient with pain issues: Low back pain Abdominal pain Chest wall pain Knee pain Neck pain

14.  Patient demonstrations  Questions?