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[yungwn]

why is it when i went to my dermo last month when i asked him if theres anything that can be doen about acne scars he said NO and that was it..he never mentioned anything then i read all the options we have..why do u think he would do this to me?

I only have 1 scar that i really want to get ride of on my face it was a cystic pimple i got on my lower cheek on the left side of my jaw the skin was all black and not very tight after my pimple went away then i shaved one day and forgot and cut it open and the skin must of came off now theres a indent its been there since febuary i thought it would heal and fade but it didnt so i herd someone say use aloe vera plants on it so i did and it gave me another cystic pimle underneath the scaR!! now i think it might even look worse...is there any creams that the derm can give u to fade these kinds of scars

im affraid to put anything on it now cuz i dotn want another pimple to grow there..i have proactiv skin lightening lotion which i might try says it fades dark discoloration and takes off dead skin cells.

also herd about the tape method u think that would work?

im so worried cuz it looks pretty bad to me:( im worried that its gonna cost so much $$ what kind of surgergy would be needed for this type of scar?
and how much.. im so depressed and dotn liek life anymore im worried about it all the tiem can anyoen please help

[yungwn]

ppl i am very very sorry but this scar is pretty bad i didnt mean to hurt anyones feelings i thought coming here would make me feel better but i feel worse now.

the scar is really deep and very red right now..this isnt my only scar either its the only one i can not tolerate i have a a few icepick scars on my cheel anda few rolling on my temple but this one on my jaw looks so bad i cant bare to look in the mirror i seriously need some suggestions here can anyone help me..i want to try to get the redness away.
and try to get it not to look so deep.

anyone in the canada toronto area that could give me soem good info on places that due scar procedures our a good dermo that will help me out?

thanks

[yungwn]

thanks..do u have msn msg our do anyone here id like to talk to someone about this one on one.

[KJ]

If you want to pm me feel free, and I'll help out the best I can. I'm sure Tracy would be more than willing too. None of us are experts. We've all just done a lot of reading and many have already spent lots of time and money in trying to improve our conditions.

[yungwn]

can anyone help me with my problem? so far all we have doen is argue heh..
this scar is new last 6moths it just happend its very very red and kind of deep u can really notice how deep in certain lights..almost looks like a hole in my jaw/cheek area.

what creams will help fade the redness and get it to my normal skin colour, is there anything i can do so it idnt so deep either seems unlikly but i mid as well ask.

i started the tape method and am using proactiv skin lightening lotion on it..do u think this is safe to do now?

someone please help me here im getting desprete..even if i can get the redness away and the scar to fade a little id be very very happy!

thanks again.

[KJ]

Honestly, if it is still red, then it is still healing. Over time, the redness will fade. Skin lightening creams with hydroquinone are designed to lighten pigment, ie. melanin, not redness, which is indicative of an immune system reaction.

And even then, I've never had luck with those creams.

My suggestion is to give it a little time, and see what happens with the coloration. It should stop being red within a couple-few months.

Using a product like Mandelic acid may help you, especially at an early "fresh" scar stage, but be prepared for more aggravation and possibly more redness.

Wait till it heals, then determine what to do from there.

In the meantime, use a good lotion like a copper peptide based serum on it.

Others may agree or disagree. Listen to what other people say, because we all have different success and experience with our scars.

[Maya]

I've just had to delete MANY posts from this thread - PLEASE remember that this is a scar treatment board and not a board which limits empathy for people with less scarring than your own.

If someone has 1 scar or 1000 scars they are welcome here - everyone has a right to help and support. Please everyone, people's hearts and emotions are fragile, please treat everyone with total respect.

yungwn - please, I apologise on behalf of the board for the disrespect shown to you.

The mandelic acid serum seems to be showing great promise - take a look at the thread. If your cyst is still alive, I suggest you leave the tape method for a while. You don't need surgery, try the mandelic first.

[OursFan]

My suggestion to you: see a different dermatologist. Call 3-5 different dermatologists in your area and ask their secretary if they treat acne scars. If the secretary says "yes", then schedule a consultation with the dermatologist. At your consultation, the dermatologist will let you know what your options are.

Unfortunately there is really no cream that can fill a scar. The closest thing that might help would be many months of using super CP Serum or Super Cop cream. I would be very careful in using these though, since you have had acne recently. Make sure to do a test spot of the serum or cream for about a week or two to make sure that it doesn't break you out. You can get the serum or cream from Skin Biology. Do a search on the internet to find out more info on them. Hope that helps.

[TG]

I don't know what went down here on this thread but I have only one scar too and it bothers me to the point of tears! So, I can sympathize with you. Pm me if you'd like.

[jamie3]

yungwn the scar that you have is exactly what i have got, it is extremely red and the scar is quite deep, but im more worried about the redness. Ive posted on here before about it but what everyone doesnt understand is that it aint just a normal red mark, its really really red as if blood is clogged underneath. Ive ordered kojic acid and ill see how things go with that. i was thinking of puncturing it with a needle to release the blood but im just scared if it would just get worse, i just wish i could go back in time to two months and had just left the cyst alone

[yungwn]

mya the cyst is completly gone has been for about 2 weeks..just its really red and kind of deep ots from when i was shaving and i cut the skin..is it safe to use this stuff u talking about? i just really want to gebt rid of the redness.

maybe the derm can give me somthing that will take the redness away.

also i seen the post on calling and asking if they treat acne scars..i didnt no any dermotologist that i thought u had to go to a surgeon?

so many different suggestions here i duno which one to go for out of all the ones u guys have mentioned what does everyone think would be my best optoion?

[yungwn]

i have only 1 scar thats veryred and deep..i dont want to use anything for my whole face because i use proactiv which works.. can i use this mandelic acid just on my one spot to get it to fade and continue my daily face washing method?

[KJ]

Censorship! Uggh.
Say it isn't so.
The one thing most highly sought after by peoples around the world.
A voice. Free speech.

Now that Mrs. Goebbels has deleted half the thread, I'm done posting.

One last thing though, and I'm sure this will be deleted too.

If you have one or two scars and you are really depressed because of them, then you are a vain person and want to get them fixed so you can be "seen".

If you are severely scarred, you are wanting to get them fixed so that you can be *normal*, and ultimately trying *not* to be "seen".

HUGE difference in the motivations.

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[yungwn]

kj i am not even close to vain so dont make judgments man!..cuz u dont no me, so what if im depressed about this one scar i have lots of others liek i said but tehre small and not to noticable..this one is in a very bad spot on my face and its deep and very red i worry all the tiem ppl are looking at it, in certain lights i looks liek a damn bullet hole in my face!

i ma very depressed person alot it runs in my family so stuff liek this just adds on..i can here to find a answer to help me out to make it look a little better thats all.

i think my derms just a ass, hes good for other things but as soon as i asked him about scars he was like nope! didnt even look at me our look at the scars i was talkign about so i thought to myself i guess theres nothing at all that can be doen and i went home very sad.


were do u get retin-a? can u buy it in stores? i have pretty good skin now cuyz proactiv realy works for me if i use it and i eat a good diet so i dont want anything i have to use on my whole face just somthing for the 1 or 2 scars that are pretty fresh that i want to heal better and fade away more.

would that be good for it?

[dr. anonymous]

people react to psychosocial stresses quite differently, a consequence of wide variations in neurochemistry and environment. pathology, such as body dysmorphic disorder, is exceedingly rare and unlikely to be a problems for the posters here. accusations of vanity are highly inappropriate. please try to understand that this "disease" is quite real to everyone on this board.

-da

[jdang307]

Censorship!  Uggh.
Say it isn't so.
The one thing most highly sought after by peoples around the world.
A voice.  Free speech.

.

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heh, you are confusing public forums with private forums. when i say forum, i don't mean specifically an internet forum (i.e. acne.org forum), i mean a platform for speech. free speech, protected speech, exists in public forums, not private ones. this forum, can be considered a private one. the owner pays for it, (i think it's Dan right?) and he/she may regulate as they see fit. how would you like it if an ANTI-PEOPLE-WITH-SCAR group picketed outside your house and blared their message through loudspeakers? no, wouldn't like that? well lucky for you, the courts have distinguished between public and private forums, and that is not allowed.

arguments back and forth doesn't help our cause any, and i can see why Maya deleted it. she's a good mod, and i haven't felt she has overstepped her boundary.

yungwn is bothered by his scar, who are we to judge whether his feelings are justified. help out, or don't reply. plain and simple. his pain is real, that's all we need to know.

yungwn, maybe you can describe the scar more, or better yet a picture. is it a big pit? boxscar? for the really really deep scars, you wanna do a search on excision, subscision, needling. read all posts on the first 4 pages, you will learn a lot. the good threads tend to stick around on top.

[dr. anonymous]

kj,

please don't leave this board - your insight and sense of humour do great work around here. just try and understand that everyone has a different threshold for anxiety and depression.

-da

[will205]

Now that Mrs. Goebbels has deleted half the thread

Ok that was funny. I didn't read what was originally posted here but Maya is just doing her job.

Yungwn your cyst just went flat 2 weeks ago i'm afraid to say it, but you will have that red mark there, possibly it is indented, for the next 6-12 months. Live and learn.

If it is indented then give it a year then start treating it. Other than that you just have to live with it like the rest of us.

[yungwn]

well like i said i had a cyst pimple and cut it when i was shavign thats why it is indented and it was red but turned a pinkish colour...then i started putting aloe vera juice on it then another big pimple grew underneath the scar it went down tho so i hope it dont take 12 months for the redness to go away.

There is nothing i can do to speed the healing and take the redness away faster? thought there would be i hate to think i have to just DEAL with this for a year.

so u say what 6-12 months will the indent get any better and come out our is that always gonan be this way?