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[AlPacino1]

I dont really know how to explain this but i have a few red marks on the side of my face that have been there a while and are really noticable after i shave. they LOOK like they are indented but when i run my finger down my face its not indented. so i guess im askin can red marks make the skin look like its indented and make it look worse than it actually is?

[larkenfoam]

Even my scars that look incredibly indented cannot really be felt with my hand, so if they look indented chances that they are scars, sorry

If they are still red though that generally means they are still healing so they might still rise naturally.

[jc]

Red marks, for the most part, are just uneven (hyper) pigmentation of the skin. If it's not indented or a keloid, or rolling, or icepicked, then it's just a mark. The Vinegar method could help with that.

[bern]

Same case here Al.

My scars have been red for a long time, I hope they will rise naturally, my sister says they have improved quite a bit in the past 6 months. They are still quite red, so hopefully they will heal completely by themselves.

Does anyone know of anyone or had their scars completely heal by themselves over time? Does the redness that fails to subside indicate that the healing process is still occuring?

I hope so!

[Orochian]

Red marks, for the most part, are just uneven (hyper) pigmentation of the skin.  If it's not indented or a keloid, or rolling, or icepicked, then it's just a mark.  The Vinegar method could help with that.

Actually, jc, in my case, red marks and hyperpigmentation spots are two seperate things.

You see, I suffer from two problems - acne, and ingrown hair. My acne has been under control ever since I took Accutane, but when the occasional zit surfaces, it'll most likely leave behind a faint brown mark after it's healed. That's purely hyperpigmentation, and in my experience they fade away rather quickly with my current regiment of hydroquinone bleaching and frequent chemical peels.

But my ingrown hair has caused quite a lot of red spots as well - most likely inflammation or irritation caused by the trapped hair follicle. And gosh are they annoying, persistent little S.O.Bs. ](*,) Even after the removal of the ingrown hair, the redness can still persist for months, sometimes even longer. And I'm running out of ideas to get rid of them - hydroquinone or any other kind of bleaching/lightening products certainly don't work cos they're caused by broken, enlarged blood vessels, not melanin. Retin-A would only make it worse by further enlarging the blood vessels. Right now I'm on a last resort by trying TCA - and if that still doesn't work I'm afraid I'd have to plunk down some serious cash to get me some V-beam treatments which removes the redness by coagulating the blood vessels. I've had it done once and it did work quite effectively.

I'd love to hear how others are treating their red scars.

[link626]

i have the same problem. my red marks just won't go away, especially the ones on the cheeks. it seems like forever.


i bought TCA hoping that it would help the red marks fade faster by peeling off the skin faster than it sloughs off naturally.

i've only done one tca peel on a mark so far. i will have to wait a few weeks to see big improvement.