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I've done a lot of research and yet I find myself in the same position as I did 365 days ago. Wondering if I have enough courage to do something about my acne scars.
What I have gathered is that treatment results can vary with skin type, doctor, and the patient themselves. Yet I still find myself curious, trying to figure out what exactly has worked for those who've had success. Is it just me or does the fear of being worse off from a procedure outweigh the possible benefits?
Sometimes I feel like there is not much that can be done. Like it would be my luck that my skin would get worse as a result from having treatment done. At what point does intuition cross over to just simply being afraid? For those that have gone through with a procedure, any advice?
I have done my research by visiting a couple different dermatologists and found a place that I feel comfortable with. I guess I am just afraid that it may not work or that I may have a negative result. Does anyone else share this same mindset? I do firmly believe that the available procedures out there have to work for some people. There just seems to be a lot of negative reviews in general. Maybe the people who have had negative results have more of an impact on those contemplating treatment...
I've included some pics... because I hate when people vent and don't 
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I guess everyone views their own skin differently. It seems a little difficult to capture everything on camera as well. From what I see there are a lot of mild scars and or large pores. Have either of you gone through with getting treatment done? I am wondering how much reluctancy / fear / nervousness you had about it.
your skin looks fine to me i wouldn't do a thing. you have good skin tone so no reason to get anything done.
just a note my hubby has more scars than you do and i think his skin is totally fine and would never recommend he do anything to it. i have had lots of treatments done such as ipl, chemical peels, microdermabrasian, various types of laser etc and they all work ok but nothing that makes a huge difference besides the ipl for the red marks.
i think retin-a is a great thing to use and you could try some light chemical peels if you want but i dont think they would do much. sometimes i think with these things its best just to leave the skin alone. if i saw you on the street i would think you look totally normal.
It really does seem like it depends on the day as to how I feel about them. I do for the most part believe that the texture can be improved to the point that it can make a big difference on my overall complexion. I will continue to look into potential options, as mentioned, because I do feel like I would like to try something. Thanks again for the posts. Hope you guys have a happy holiday.
The thing is he can totally improove his skin texture alot.
Jesus dude...It's almost insulting to me personally that you posted this. Check the pics in my gallery and the general scarring gallery for some real skin problems, the type of which you don't have and probably never will. I would literally get on my hands and knees and cry for 2 days straight if I could be blessed with skin like yours. That's no bullshit. I would jump through 100 flaming hoops if I could get skin like that. If I were forced to live in the amazonian jungle for a year eating nothing but berries and mushrooms, making a bed out of leaves and using bark as toilet paper, getting chased by lions and tigers and just barely on the verge of survival...I would do that to get your skin if the option was given to me. Some of us were born, quite literally, into getting ruined by a skin condition. I don't think you really understand what that is like. Dude you're honestly one of the prettiest people I've ever seen on this board. Do everyone a favor and get out of here to go live your life. I KNOW a skin condition when I see one. You don't have a skin condition. It actually pisses me off that you're not extremely happy with your skin because that makes guys that have real skin issues like me even more depressed about theirs, because I'd know someone like you would be extremely displeased with the look of someone like me if you're not even pleased with your own perfect face.
Wash your face, put on moisturizer, wear sunscreen. Your face is normal, TOTALLY normal, meaning you've been gifted something from birth that I could only dream of getting at some point in my life. If I woke up Christmas morning and saw in the mirror even half the beauty of what your face is now, I would literally begin believing in Santa Claus.
All I can say is what the fuck. I'd be out taking the world by the balls right now if I were you.
Hey thanks for replying. I appreciate your kind words. Of course I never had the intention of rubbing anyone the wrong way about my post. I never even looked at it like that at all... Maybe that was my fault. I understand what you are saying in your response though. I know that I am a person who is much harder on myself than the way I see other people. I saw this forum as a way for people to seek treatments for those who wanted to improve their skin. Whether or not the scarring is sever or mild. I suffered from acne most of my life and as a result have gotten acne scars, however big or small they may seem in comparison to anyone here. When I see other people's skin I really don't think too much about it being a certain way. But when I analyze my own then of course it is a different story. I would never try to know what something is like for someone else. All I know is how I feel about myself and my own situation. Perhaps your right, maybe I should be counting my blessings. I guess things can always be worse... I originally posted because, for my own reasons, I wanted to do something to improve the texture of my skin. I mean I can't be the only one on this site who has this amount of scaring or I guess, as little as I do??? Right? Who knows, maybe there isn't. Perhaps this is the wrong forum for me. I honestly just don't want anyone to come away from reading my post being upset or frustrated. My apologies if that is what you got from it. I will do my best to try to keep some perspective and "grab the world by the balls". LOL Thanks bro for adding your perspective.
Jesus dude...It's almost insulting to me personally that you posted this.
Some of us were born, quite literally, into getting ruined by a skin condition. I don't think you really understand what that is like. Dude you're honestly one of the prettiest people I've ever seen on this board. Do everyone a favor and get out of here to go live your life. I KNOW a skin condition when I see one. You don't have a skin condition. It actually pisses me off that you're not extremely happy with your skin because that makes guys that have real skin issues like me even more depressed about theirs, because I'd know someone like you would be extremely displeased with the look of someone like me if you're not even pleased with your own perfect face.