{"podcast":{"title":"Alabama The Beautiful: The Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery Podcast","slug":"alabama-the-beautiful-the-eastern-shore-cosmetic-surgery-podcast-6702363","podcast_index_feed_id":6702363,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6021957/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://alabamathebeautifulpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b7dbaf9fde5133bed72d470312aeeab8.jpg","author":"Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery","episode_count":68,"summary":"Alabama the Beautiful is the cosmetic surgery podcast co-hosted by Dr. James Koehler and Dr. Vincent Gardner, surgeons with over 2 decades of expertise in cosmetic surgery and their trusty co-host Kirstin, your best friend, confidante, and the snarky yet loveable “swiss army knife” of Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery. With Dr. Koehler and Dr. Gardner's unique expertise in cosmetic surgery and medical aesthetics, each episode is a deep dive into a face, breast or body plastic surgery procedure or hot topic. From the first cosmetic surgery consultation to the days, months, and years beyond, no question goes unanswered. Have a question for Dr. Koehler, Dr. Gardner and Kirstin? Record your voicemail at alabamathebeautifulpodcast.com and we’ll answer it on the podcast. Located in Fairhope, Alabama on the beautiful Eastern Shore, cosmetic surgeon Dr. James Koehler and his team are dedicated to delivering the very best patient experiences and results. Learn why Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery Center one of the leading cosmetic surgery providers for men and women near Fairhope, Alabama and throughout the Mobile-Pensacola area at easternshoreplasticsurgery.com. Your Hosts James Koehler, MD -…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:06.956782+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alabama-the-beautiful-the-eastern-shore-cosmetic-surgery-podcast-6702363"},"episode":{"title":"Can You Really Get Rid of a Scar After Surgery?","slug":"can-you-really-get-rid-of-a-scar-after-surgery","published_at":"2026-08-20T11:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alabama-the-beautiful-the-eastern-shore-cosmetic-surgery-podcast-6702363/can-you-really-get-rid-of-a-scar-after-surgery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alabama-the-beautiful-the-eastern-shore-cosmetic-surgery-podcast-6702363","url":"https://www.alabamathebeautifulpodcast.com/can-you-really-get-rid-of-a-scar-after-surgery","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74150510/atb066_scars_v1.mp3","summary":"There's no such thing as erasing a mark on your skin. The best a cosmetic surgeon can do is trade it for a thinner, flatter line placed where a waistband or bathing suit hides it — which is exactly what a tummy tuck does with an old vertical C-section scar. Dr. James Koehler and Kirstin Jarvis get into the honest gap between removing a scar and improving one, and why every operation leaves a mark no matter how skilled the hands that made it. For a cosmetic surgeon, where that line sits and how it heals is the whole job. They clear up one of the most common mix-ups in scar talk: a keloid is not the same as a thick, raised scar, even though most people — and plenty of physicians — use the words interchangeably. The two heal for different reasons and get treated in completely different ways, from steroid and 5-FU injections to, in stubborn cases, low-dose radiation. Dr. Koehler explains why location and skin tension decide whether a scar fades to almost nothing or stays visible, when it's worth re-operating versus treating from the outside with lasers and microneedling, and why time is the most underrated healer of all. He tells two stories — including a woman convinced her beautiful breast reduction scars were ruined — that show how much of the scar conversation is really about expectations. Questions answered by this episode: Can you completely remove a scar, or just move it somewhere hidden? What's the difference between a keloid and a hypertrophic scar? Why do some scars fade beautifully while others stay raised and thick? How do surgeons treat keloid scars? Do drugstore scar creams work as well as medical-grade silicone gel? When is it worth having a scar surgically revised? How long does it take for a surgery scar to fully fade? Why is a tummy tuck scar sometimes th…","meta_description":"There's no such thing as erasing a mark on your skin. 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