On 2/23/2013 at 1:43 PM, Rob_X_22 said:stay ...anyway 451 does this bruising look normal?
lol atleast it filled it im sure those bruises will lighten up soon. I'm tempted to try it after my face recovers from laser, the laser treatment I got was mostly for acne, and lighting up the scars. I still have ice picks and rolling scars.
My doctor also said I wouldn't seen much improvement from subcision alone, but I would estimate the improvement 4 months later to be about 70% on my severe scarring on both sides of my face. I would recommend you take 1mg of vitamin c in the morning and 1mg at night. I also took collagen supplements by youtheory from Walgreens.
Polecat, thank you for reading. Yes, I too appreciate this website. I have learned so much from others here. Hopefully, this thread is a small contribution.
I went to the dermatologist today. He thinks there is improvement. Though he says there is more room for progress. I thought I wanted (needed) one more subcision but he nixed that idea. So, I will just have another TCA peel. We will be going with the 35% this time. He made sure that I understood the recovery would be longer and he took time to discuss what I found uncomfortable about the last peel. He is very thorough about explaining procedures which I really appreciate. He, unlike many doctors, offers you a part in your own treatment and he and his staff are very accommodating. It's amazing how much effort they make to help you feel comfortable. I am truly grateful. Anyway, I had planned to wait a month or two before my next procedure but Dr. Berlin felt that TCA peels and Texas' summers don't mix. After thinking about it for half a minute, I agreed. I will have the procedure a week from Friday (3/29).
On another note, he really wants me to use a retin-a based product. I want that too but my skin seems to disagree. It gets red, dry and a little painful but he gave me some application tips. First, he said to wait 30 minutes after washing. Second, put a dot on your forehead, cheeks, and chin and then spread the retin-a in a fanning motion. I am to do this everynight and if I still have issues then I switch to every other night. I won't be starting anything until after the peel though. For anyone that is already on retin-a and planning a TCA peel he said to stop using retin-a 3 days prior to the peel. (Just fyi).
Here is a link I found after my last TCA peel. This is a must read for anyone that will be having this done.
http://www.riversideoralfacialsurgery.com/surgical-instructions/skin-care-following-a-chemical-peel/
I believe the procedures thus far have been beneficial and am looking forward to better AND better skin.
If anyone has any questions or anything that I need to add please let me know. I will update next Friday.
Oh and I would like to express a big thank you to the "Auto Saved Content" feature.
Dont get me wrong on this 451, but trying some iodine topically will surpass by far the TCA results
with also no real downtime and risks.
Throwing my 2 cents here...
But maybe you are right with leveling the scar walls with the rest of the skinwith TCA..
but i can really see how iodine tincture applied two times daily for 2 days will result
in exfoliation after day 4 with no prior chemically burn..
this may be a bit besides the point by now, but addressing the doubt expressed earlier ---
i have met the model used in dr. adler's b&a,
and i can personally attest to how excellent her skin is - no photoshopping was at play, it seems.
i would have never guessed she had experienced acne,
had i not (with shock) seen her on dr. adler's site when researching subcision..
and i probably would have doubted the 'before' shots too if our mutual friend hadn't verified her past w/ acne.
also, glad there seems to be such positive results happening.