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2 hours ago, ScarRight said:It looks like the company themselves don't think it will work for acne scars.
*glass shattering sound for many people in this thread*
And fair enough. Acne scars are nothing compared to burn victims. We can still live and function properly
Share price slumped 3% last night. Doh!
hear if skinTe works on burn ..than more than 100% sure that if used in any type of scars...the problem if they use it on scars or cosmetic purposes
because any scar after excision becomes like a wound ....
Acne scars are not fundamentally different from other scars. So I don't get why some of you think it wouldn't work for acne scars if it works for burn scars. For people without acne scars, acne scars are just one type of scar among many, and there is very little difference in how they perceive acne scars compared to other scars. Do you expect PolarityTE to list all the different types of scars that could be treated with SkinTE? Scars from paper cuts, scars from malfunctioning machinery, scars from car accidents, scars from falling and scraping your knee, etc.?
If this product can regenerate all layers of the skin, as it did on pig(s) and we hope it does on humans, then any type of scar that exists in the skin can be excised and regenerated as full-thickness skin. I don't understand how someone could think it wouldn't work for acne scars if it works for third degree burns, unless they don't understand the apparent mechanism of the technology. All scars that are treated are excised. Meaning: all scars will become the same kind of wound (excision wound) before being treated, regardless of whether the scars are burn scars, acne scars, scars from accidents, surgery, or whatever else. Acne scars are not special, although they may seem that way to some of you since you struggled with them so much. I guess it doesn't matter if baseless statements are made on this board or anywhere else, but I think it would be more beneficial to all of us who choose to take some time out of their day to check this board if the discussions were based on valid reasoning, whatever the views expressed may be.
1 hour ago, ScarRight said:There will be no magic bullet for scars. I wouldn't be getting my hopes up with this. Well not at least for the forseeable future. I may not bother, even if there is a revolutionary treatment, because I will probably be in my 50s by the time that happens.
Here we go again... I take it you've been to the foreseeable future? It may not work or it may. And your personal feelings have nothing to do with it. I don't understand why you or the others who state the same baseless and insubstantial predictions bother posting if you have nothing to contribute to it.
The evidence of fully regenerated skin with appendages from the swine models is hard to ignore for all the doubters out there and Ive have doubts myself at times dont worry. They expect the same results in humans and have already expanded the company rapidly. If not for so many past failures maybe more people would jump on board this product but past ventures have not been able to achieve close to what Polarityte have so far, different league....Im prepared to invest now before human results are released and stock price soars if results are positive. Ive seen enough. If it flops id be very surprised and dissapointed but regardless this is a huge advancement.
You have to ask yourself why would it fail given what we know? Because of other past ventures! This is not reasonable or fair really when you think about it. Thats a build up of fear and dissapointment coming through for many and understandable at that.... Or some variances in human skin that catch them out although they do state that "The early experiments on pigs have always accurately predicted the behavior of human skin"
Its not concrete yet until we see it on humans but if you are a pig and were self concious about scars then worry no more Piggies you have a cure. Are we next?....if it works its going to be improvement in the 90%-100% range you would hope given it will supposedly fully regenerate all layers and appendages.
Regarding whether this will be used for cosmetic purposes sooner rather than later is that decision up to Polarityte or the Doctor and patient? If for example you see a plastic surgeon who uses Skinte and he agrees to treat your acne scars be it excision, injectable, dermabrasion ect...and he sends off your donar biopsy to the Polarityte lab for processing do they really need to know what wound/issue is being treated?
7 hours ago, ScarRight said:It looks like the company themselves don't think it will work for acne scars.
*glass shattering sound for many people in this thread*
And fair enough. Acne scars are nothing compared to burn victims. We can still live and function properly
Share price slumped 3% last night. Doh!
this post makes no sense...........so skinte can regenerate new skin from 3rd degree burn but not a small acne scar? Wow you really must feel cursed with acne scars if you think like this. And the share price is always going to dip and bounce around before any human results are released
It's not about whether it works for acne scars or not (of course it does if it works for burns and wounds), it's about whether they're going to use it for treating acne scars right off the bat and I'm a bit pessimistic about that.
I think their priority, at least in the first year, is so treat burns and wounds and then probably are going to treat acne scars and other condition in the future.
Renova and the skingun is another interesting company. I posted about them here a couple weeks ago. Definitely interesting but still not FDA approved
2 hours ago, SimpleMutton said:It's not about whether it works for acne scars or not (of course it does if it works for burns and wounds), it's about whether they're going to use it for treating acne scars right off the bat and I'm a bit pessimistic about that.
I think their priority, at least in the first year, is so treat burns and wounds and then probably are going to treat acne scars and other condition in the future.Renova and the skingun is another interesting company. I posted about them here a couple weeks ago. Definitely interesting but still not FDA approved
is there any positive results about skingun ? scarless healing ?
19 minutes ago, Anish004 said:2 hours ago, SimpleMutton said:It's not about whether it works for acne scars or not (of course it does if it works for burns and wounds), it's about whether they're going to use it for treating acne scars right off the bat and I'm a bit pessimistic about that.
I think their priority, at least in the first year, is so treat burns and wounds and then probably are going to treat acne scars and other condition in the future.Renova and the skingun is another interesting company. I posted about them here a couple weeks ago. Definitely interesting but still not FDA approved
is there any positive results about skingun ? scarless healing ?
I don't think it will be scarless healing, but a big improvement compared to the current available treatments for acne scars
look here and keep in mind these are very extensive wounds, a small acne scar could theoretically be healed almost completely:
And at least Renovacare explicitly mention "acne scarring"
"Currently in investigational clinical use for second degree burn patients in the United States, our CellMist System targets an estimated 143 million patients worldwide who suffer burns, chronic and acute wounds, acne scarring, and skin defects and diseases such as vitiligo (a skin discoloration condition, suffered by celebrities Michael Jackson and Jon Hamm). According to the National Institutes of Health, skin disorders account for 40% of occupational-disease claims nationally."
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21 minutes ago, damnBOY said:3 hours ago, eekman said:Too bad there are no photos of atrophic scar/excision healing. Those wounds look like they would heal that way naturally anyway....
SKIN gun is an old fairy tail it only regenerates the top layers of the skin
SkinGun looks a lot like Recell. The epidermis regenerates on its own naturally anyways. No need to invent anything to regenerate the epidermis.
Scars form when the dermis is damaged which is the second layer of skin. When the epidermis is damaged, there's no blood because that layer is just dead skin cells. That layer comes off easily just by rubbing it. The dermis is where nerves, hair follicles, blood vessels are located. The third layer is fat or adipose tissue. Small cuts and scrapes don't usually scar because the dermis is just slightly damaged. Deeper damage always ends up with scar tissue. Some people scar less than others. Also a small cut may scar worse than a bigger cut. It depends on how deep and how much tissue is damaged.
The goal for modern medicine is to find a way to regenerate the dermis.
8 minutes ago, Anonymouz1 said:SkinGun looks a lot like Recell. The epidermis regenerates on its own naturally anyways. No need to invent anything to regenerate the epidermis.Scars form when the dermis is damaged which is the second layer of skin. When the epidermis is damaged, there's no blood because that layer is just dead skin cells. That layer comes off easily just by rubbing it. The dermis is where nerves, hair follicles, blood vessels are located. The third layer is fat or adipose tissue. Small cuts and scrapes don't usually scar because the dermis is just slightly damaged. Deeper damage always ends up with scar tissue. Some people scar less than others. Also a small cut may scar worse than a bigger cut. It depends on how deep and how much tissue is damaged.
The goal for modern medicine is to find a way to regenerate the dermis.
I think the SkinGun is a great idea and has some applications for 2nd degree burns. As eekman points out though, 2nd degree burns normally heal without much, if any scarring, on their own. What the SkinGun does is hasten the wound healing process for better outcomes. The faster the healing the less complications (i.e. infection) are likely to occur.
However, in watching the video on the state trooper that received the treatment, his wounds did look pretty severe (you can see fatty tissue in the before photo for example) and they claimed he would have needed skin grafts. So perhaps they've made improvements over time. I still don't think it regenerates the glands and hair.
8 hours ago, SimpleMutton said:It's not about whether it works for acne scars or not (of course it does if it works for burns and wounds), it's about whether they're going to use it for treating acne scars right off the bat and I'm a bit pessimistic about that.
I think their priority, at least in the first year, is so treat burns and wounds and then probably are going to treat acne scars and other condition in the future.Renova and the skingun is another interesting company. I posted about them here a couple weeks ago. Definitely interesting but still not FDA approved
I think the only reason you'd have trouble getting your acne scarring (or other smaller defects) fixed with SkinTE (again, if it works) is availability. PolarityTE only has it in 15 burn centers right now so you'd be facing a bit of a challenge in terms of finding one that's close to you and/or is actually set up for smaller wounds instead of 3rd degree burns or major tissue loss.
I do agree with SimpleMutton and RickeyDog... if it works on a wound after excision, it shouldn't matter what the initial cause of the injury was. When they excise the tissue they're taking all layers of skin down to the muscle. At that point the original cause of the injury is irrelevant. It's a new wound that needs to heal again. Now, if someone has muscle damage (like with 4th degree burns) you're probably not going to be helped but that likely doesn't apply to most, if any, of us here.
In terms of the stock price, it's hovered around $22-$24 (slightly more a few days ago) for the last 2 or so months. It's just normal for stocks to fluctuate like that when nothing has changed for a while. If it dips to $15 or less or skyrockets to $35 or more than I think you can start to make some assumptions about its efficacy. For example, when they released the preclinical data on pigs it jumped up to almost $33. I think PolarityTE is going to be really tight-lipped until they have something to share so I expect any stock volatility to sync up with whatever announcement they make about the results.
1 hour ago, golfpanther said:I think the SkinGun is a great idea and has some applications for 2nd degree burns. As eekman points out though, 2nd degree burns normally heal without much, if any scarring, on their own. What the SkinGun does is hasten the wound healing process for better outcomes. The faster the healing the less complications (i.e. infection) are likely to occur.However, in watching the video on the state trooper that received the treatment, his wounds did look pretty severe (you can see fatty tissue in the before photo for example) and they claimed he would have needed skin grafts. So perhaps they've made improvements over time. I still don't think it regenerates the glands and hair.
I think the only reason you'd have trouble getting your acne scarring (or other smaller defects) fixed with SkinTE (again, if it works) is availability. PolarityTE only has it in 15 burn centers right now so you'd be facing a bit of a challenge in terms of finding one that's close to you and/or is actually set up for smaller wounds instead of 3rd degree burns or major tissue loss.
I do agree with SimpleMutton and RickeyDog... if it works on a wound after excision, it shouldn't matter what the initial cause of the injury was. When they excise the tissue they're taking all layers of skin down to the muscle. At that point the original cause of the injury is irrelevant. It's a new wound that needs to heal again. Now, if someone has muscle damage (like with 4th degree burns) you're probably not going to be helped but that likely doesn't apply to most, if any, of us here.
In terms of the stock price, it's hovered around $22-$24 (slightly more a few days ago) for the last 2 or so months. It's just normal for stocks to fluctuate like that when nothing has changed for a while. If it dips to $15 or less or skyrockets to $35 or more than I think you can start to make some assumptions about its efficacy. For example, when they released the preclinical data on pigs it jumped up to almost $33. I think PolarityTE is going to be really tight-lipped until they have something to share so I expect any stock volatility to sync up with whatever announcement they make about the results.
Yes they are definitely going to be tight lipped so the stock does not plunge.
However, if no major announcements are made in the following months, investors will be selling looking to make profit out of their initial capital. Therefore, the stock price will dip.
It can all be a house of cards and this whole thing can just blow up. The people behind SkinTE may just be looking to cash in big time with little to show. We have all seen this happen in the past. I can start naming companies like Enron, Viacom and so fourth. Then you had companies like Nortel who kept making innovations but the leaders thought to sell off assets and disappear with the dividents. I can say the same about the recent defunct Sears Canada for example.
The biggest thing that makes me question Polarity as a whole is why they decided to be a publically traded company first on a promise that they can regenerate skin on pigs. They posted some pics of healing pig wounds and brave investors took a chance on them.
As an inventor with a reviolutany idea, I would have waited first to make sure my product worked before launching as a registered publically traded company. As an investor, it would be unwise for me to invest on a promise unless I believe in the concept. However, If stock value increases steadily, I would be a fool not to buy shares..
Polarity co-founders should have first waited for clinical trials. If succesful, get FDA approval, get a registered patent and then launch as a publically traded company. They could have played it safe. I can only assume the reasons why they rushed to register as a public company skipping steps was because the people behind Polarity are expecting for the stock to sore, sell and vanish. I hope I'm wrong.
Then again, investors are not as vulnerable nowadays I would think. They know how to stay clear of such false leads for the majority of them.
Polarity made an announcement a few days ago to increase the value but since then the stock has lost 10$ I believe. I expect a major announcement soon to make to protect their interests.
I believe they are legit but then again, it seems they may be fooling us all. The clinical trial data should be revealed soon. I believe this is when we all can stop speculating. Until then, there's not much to talk about. We still have to live a life wether we like it with our scars.
If they are succesful wether it is full skin regeneration or not, it would be an improvement to existing scar revision methods. Severily burned individuals will be able to get back seemingly normal looking skin. As for acne scars, I believe SkinTE is not going to help us get back our original skin again. They don't want to deal with acne scars right now and it can take years before they branch into cosmetic scar revision. If they do this within 5 years, then there's hope for the younger people with severe acne scarring such as myself. As mentioned above, my scars don't stop me from achieving my lifegoals. The same goes for many on the forum who believe their acne scars are the reason why they can move forward.
5 hours ago, Anonymouz1 said:Yes they are definitely going to be tight lipped so the stock does not plunge.However, if no major announcements are made in the following months, investors will be selling looking to make profit out of their initial capital. Therefore, the stock price will dip.
It can all be a house of cards and this whole thing can just blow up. The people behind SkinTE may just be looking to cash in big time with little to show. We have all seen this happen in the past. I can start naming companies like Enron, Viacom and so fourth. Then you had companies like Nortel who kept making innovations but the leaders thought to sell off assets and disappear with the dividents. I can say the same about the recent defunct Sears Canada for example.
The biggest thing that makes me question Polarity as a whole is why they decided to be a publically traded company first on a promise that they can regenerate skin on pigs. They posted some pics of healing pig wounds and brave investors took a chance on them.
As an inventor with a reviolutany idea, I would have waited first to make sure my product worked before launching as a registered publically traded company. As an investor, it would be unwise for me to invest on a promise unless I believe in the concept. However, If stock value increases steadily, I would be a fool not to buy shares..
Polarity co-founders should have first waited for clinical trials. If succesful, get FDA approval, get a registered patent and then launch as a publically traded company. They could have played it safe. I can only assume the reasons why they rushed to register as a public company skipping steps was because the people behind Polarity are expecting for the stock to sore, sell and vanish. I hope I'm wrong.
Then again, investors are not as vulnerable nowadays I would think. They know how to stay clear of such false leads for the majority of them.
Polarity made an announcement a few days ago to increase the value but since then the stock has lost 10$ I believe. I expect a major announcement soon to make to protect their interests.
I believe they are legit but then again, it seems they may be fooling us all. The clinical trial data should be revealed soon. I believe this is when we all can stop speculating. Until then, there's not much to talk about. We still have to live a life wether we like it with our scars.
If they are succesful wether it is full skin regeneration or not, it would be an improvement to existing scar revision methods. Severily burned individuals will be able to get back seemingly normal looking skin. As for acne scars, I believe SkinTE is not going to help us get back our original skin again. They don't want to deal with acne scars right now and it can take years before they branch into cosmetic scar revision. If they do this within 5 years, then there's hope for the younger people with severe acne scarring such as myself. As mentioned above, my scars don't stop me from achieving my lifegoals. The same goes for many on the forum who believe their acne scars are the reason why they can move forward.
So, I'm having a hard time understanding your position... you think PolarityTE is scamming everyone or no? On the topic of clinical trials... this has been beaten to death, but once more for posteritythere are no clinical trials for this product.
You bring up companies like Enron, Nortel and the like but those aren't good 1v1 comparisons. Those companies cooked their books to lie about how much losses they were taking or paid out exorbitant amounts via insider trading.
Now, is it possible that PolarityTE completely made up their preclinical results? Sure, anything is possible. But the level of duplicity and risk involved in something like that would be staggering. All three of the principal men involved (Lough, Swanson, Milner) had either great jobs at Hopkins or were lined up for lucrative positions. They would have had to all get together, decide that Lough's technology would generate interest, quit their jobs on the hopes that investors would come calling, get the investment money and then once again lie when they released their preclinical data. I understand a lot of money is to be made whether it's a scam or not, but to me Occam's Razor applies hereit's simpler to deduce that they believe in the product and got complete regeneration in pigs than they set out to deceive the public and expose themselves to risk with a complete lie. Again, even if they aren't an outrigh scam that doesn't mean it will give complete regeneration in humans.
This doesn't mean it will or won't work on humans. Again, why does everyone keep throwing random years in there for cosmetic use? PolarityTE has been consistent with their messaging regarding the cosmetic market. They will leave it up to the patient and provider to use the product for small defects (like acne scarring). In their press release they explicitly stated it's being used for acute wounds so it's not as if they're only applying it on burn wounds. If SkinTE, as is, works in humans you know that people will be lining up and find a provider willing to use it for cosmetic use this year. Their derivative products may take a bit longer, but should be well within 5 yearsespecially if it works since they'll have a massive influx of cash from the demand the product will receive.
That's not even getting into how other companies will immediately jump on copying (with slight adjustments) the idea to commercialize something for themselves. Plus, Sunogel, since it doesn't require a skiny biopsy at all, would receive renewed interest from investors as an alternative.
1 hour ago, golfpanther said:So, I'm having a hard time understanding your position... you think PolarityTE is scamming everyone or no? On the topic of clinical trials... this has been beaten to death, bu tonce more for posterityYou bring up companies like Enron, Nortel and the like but those aren't good 1v1 comparisons. Those companies cooked their books to lie about how much losses they were taking or paid out exorbitant amounts via insider trading.
Now, is it possible that PolarityTE completely made up their preclinical results? Sure, anything is possible. But the level of duplicity and risk involved in something like that would be staggering. All three of the principal men involved (Lough, Swanson, Milner) had either great jobs at Hopkins or were lined up for lucrative positions. They would have had to all get together, decide that Lough's technology would generate interest, quit their jobs on the hopes that investors would come calling, get the investment money and then once again lie when they released their preclinical data. I understand a lot of money is to be made whether it's a scam or not, but to me Occam's Razor applies hereit's simpler to deduce that they believe in the product and got complete regeneration in pigs than they set out to deceive the public and expose themselves to risk with a complete lie. Again, even if they aren't an outrigh scam that doesn't mean it will give complete regeneration in humans.
This doesn't mean it will or won't work on humans. Again, why does everyone keep throwing random years in there for cosmetic use? PolarityTE has been consistent with their messaging regarding the cosmetic market. They will leave it up to the patient and provider to use the product for small defects (like acne scarring). In their press release they explicitly stated it's being used for acute wounds so it's not as if they're only applying it on burn wounds. If SkinTE, as is, works in humans you know that people will be lining up and find a provider willing to use it for cosmetic use this year. Their derivative products may take a bit longer, but should be well within 5 yearsespecially if it works since they'll have a massive influx of cash from the demand the product will receive.
That's not even getting into how other companies will immediately jump on copying (with slight adjustments) the idea to commercialize something for themselves. Plus, Sunogel, since it doesn't require a skiny biopsy at all, would receive renewed interest from investors as an alternative.
My position about Polarity is mixed. I can't say much about them right now until the clinical trials are up. We need to stop focusing on Polarity's stock value because it means nothing and it is driven by speculation. I am just stating the obvious. I'm throwing random numbers but I'm just making up scenarios as most people here are making. I rather say the negative and positive so I'm adopting a neutral position.
I also believe your scarring is more related to trauma than acne scarring. I have suffered from severe acne for years and physical pain from acne cysts. I would jump on any opportunity to fix the sad state of skin I was blessed with.
21 minutes ago, Anonymouz1 said:My position about Polarity is mixed. I can't say much about them right now until the clinical trials are up. We need to stop focusing on Polarity's stock value because it means nothing and it is driven by speculation. I am just stating the obvious. I'm throwing random numbers but I'm just making up scenarios as most people here are making. I rather say the negative and positive so I'm adopting a neutral position.I also believe your scarring is more related to trauma than acne scarring. I have suffered from severe acne for years and physical pain from acne cysts. I would jump on any opportunity to fix the sad state of skin I was blessed with.
I agree, assessing the stock price is meaningless without major swings. Then again, you wrote it dropped $10, something that it has definitively not happened. It was at around $23 at the start of the conference and is now over $24. A drop of $10 would have signaled something but that simply didn't happen.
I feel your pain. Yes, most of my scarring is from traumatic injuries, but I suspect they bring me the same anguish that your acne scarring brings you.I try to keep the facts when I post. I am hopeful for the product because thus far PolarityTE has been consistent. The only negative I've expressed is that the preclinical data was never released. That does bother me, but their explanation to me as to why that's the case made sense so I'm not hung up on it.
What we know concretely is that it's on patients now, for a variety of tissue defects, not just burns, and we will have data soon. And PolarityTE has repeatedly said it's up to patient and provider to use SkinTE for whatever indications they want. So, if it works in humans, you could search out a doctor that would do it for your acne scarring despite the invasiveness. PolarityTE is just the supplier at that point.
1 hour ago, golfpanther said:I agree, assessing the stock price is meaningless without major swings. Then again, you wrote it dropped $10, something that it has definitively not happened. It was at around $23 at the start of the conference and is now over $24. A drop of $10 would have signaled something but that simply didn't happen.I feel your pain. Yes, most of my scarring is from traumatic injuries, but I suspect they bring me the same anguish that your acne scarring brings you.I try to keep the facts when I post. I am hopeful for the product because thus far PolarityTE has been consistent. The only negative I've expressed is that the preclinical data was never released. That does bother me, but their explanation to me as to why that's the case made sense so I'm not hung up on it.
What we know concretely is that it's on patients now, for a variety of tissue defects, not just burns, and we will have data soon. And PolarityTE has repeatedly said it's up to patient and provider to use SkinTE for whatever indications they want. So, if it works in humans, you could search out a doctor that would do it for your acne scarring despite the invasiveness. PolarityTE is just the supplier at that point.
I've got several scars from accidents too throughout the years on my hands, face and knees. I believe every single human has at least a scar or two on those areas of their body.Only newborns don't have them. Those don't bother me. They make nice stories to share. However, looking at craters on your face every morning because of teenage acne is enough to ruin every one's morning. Not to mention my back is also a mess.
SkinTE is quite invasive for what we know presently. Doctors do excisions for small areas but the exposed wound is covered by skin grafts or is simply sutured together. Would doctors excise facial pitts and then leave them exposed to the air by just applying SkinTE, I don't believe they would. Even if SkinTE does work, it is just too invasive for acne scars. Also finding a doctor that works with SkinTE will be hard for many of us as we simply don't live in the US. SkinTE would need to get approval from the equivalent FDA agencies of other developed countries or organisations like Health Canada (Canada), MHRA (UK), EMA (EU) or TGA (Australia). We don't even know wether Polarity would be willing to expand beyond the US. I suppose I can just find a specialized US doctor with SkinTE technology and fix my acne scarring in the US.
As for the stock value hovering around 22$, I had read in previous posts on here that it jumped to 33$ after the most recent company meeting. I may be wrong on that however I am just stating what I read on here.
1 hour ago, Anonymouz1 said:I've got several scars from accidents too throughout the years on my hands, face and knees. I believe every single human has at least a scar or two on those areas of their body.Only newborns don't have them. Those don't bother me. They make nice stories to share. However, looking at craters on your face every morning because of teenage acne is enough to ruin every one's morning. Not to mention my back is also a mess.SkinTE is quite invasive for what we know presently. Doctors do excisions for small areas but the exposed wound is covered by skin grafts or is simply sutured together. Would doctors excise facial pitts and then leave them exposed to the air by just applying SkinTE, I don't believe they would. Even if SkinTE does work, it is just too invasive for acne scars. Also finding a doctor that works with SkinTE will be hard for many of us as we simply don't live in the US. SkinTE would need to get approval from the equivalent FDA agencies of other developed countries or organisations like Health Canada (Canada), MHRA (UK), EMA (EU) or TGA (Australia). We don't even know wether Polarity would be willing to expand beyond the US. I suppose I can just find a specialized US doctor with SkinTE technology and fix my acne scarring in the US.
As for the stock value hovering around 22$, I had read in previous posts on here that it jumped to 33$ after the most recent company meeting. I may be wrong on that however I am just stating what I read on here.
face scars a re the one who put down self steem ..hand and legs scars do not do that...
face scars are major
13 hours ago, Anish004 said:face scars a re the one who put down self steem ..hand and legs scars do not do that...
face scars are major
Eh, I think scarring anywhere on the body can cause low self-esteem. A burn patient for example that has had most of their leg burned away is likely going to suffer from problems with its appearance.
I would agree that facial scars (since you can't really not show your face in public) are typically the worst but they aren't the only type that cause people distress.
6 hours ago, golfpanther said:Eh, I think scarring anywhere on the body can cause low self-esteem. A burn patient for example that has had most of their leg burned away is likely going to suffer from problems with its appearance.I would agree that facial scars (since you can't really not show your face in public) are typically the worst but they aren't the only type that cause people distress.
I can definitely relate with you that any type of scar can cause distress but all humans have them. Only newborns don't have them. Every single person out there has either knocked their head or cut their knees meaning we all have a scar or two somewhere on our body. Even the belly button is a scar, the first scar we get as we begin our lives. So in reality, even newborns have a scar. We all learn to deal with our scars and we move on. A scar here or there is just a simple nuisance at best and a story of survival.
Acne scarring is on a whole different scale. Acne itself is distressing especially in your teenage years when you try to look your best. It takes a toll on your self esteem. Once the acne heals years later, you are left with permanent craters on your face and possibly your whole entire back and chest. You can even get raised permanent scars and for some people the scars keep growing beyond the injury and it looks as if these are healed burns. I don't think acne scarring could compare to a scar you get from a small cut.
yeah acne scars have so many different issues that they're really tough to combat. There's volume lose, skin surface is all changed and permanenetly destroyed. There's irregular fibrous tissue formation that needs to be untethered or excised. Collaggen loss. etc. etc.
2 minutes ago, ScarRight said:Getting released for scar sufferers this year? More chance humans will land on Mars.
I've gotta agree. Ten years at least for a real biological treatment. Polarity TE is just like that Recell skin spray, might help a bit with burns. But its not gonna do anythign for deep acne scars. We're already well into 2018