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Acne Finally Stopping At 22.. Lol Now Im Stuck With Scars...

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(@yerrrrrrrp)

Posted : 11/23/2014 1:41 am

Well the title says it all.. had horrible acne up till now.. finally letting go i guess.. whats some advice for scarring? I have a couple deep ones.. is there any hope for smooth skin? Im thinking not but i like to dream.. any advice?

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(@kay24)

Posted : 11/23/2014 2:16 am

Me too, cleared my skin after over a decade at 23. Now I'm scarred up and looking worse, that's what got me here.

What kind of scarring is it? Rolling, ice pick, boxcar, hypertrophic? Any hyperpigmentation will fade and improve. There is definitely hope for improvement. Will it ever be perfect? Not likely, but there's hope for satisfation in your skin. Some dermatologists do free consulations, which would be nice to get you started. They'll go over all their options for you. If you have any redness/irritation then you can do home remedies to calm your skin which will make the scars less pronounced. I think needling is the best home solution, if you want to take it a step further. I would recommend dermastamping rather than dermarolling, because there's risk of microtearing with the roller if you mess it up. It happened to me, unfortunately. Also, if you go that route, don't over do it. I see youtubers suggesting to use the dermaroller multiple times a week. No, once every 3-6 weeks with a good after care routine is the way to go. The topic "Here's the protocol that cleared my acne scars" on this site gives a lot of good advice.

I'm personally a bit uneasy of lasers and peels, from some horror stories. The options I like the best are needling and subcision, but this is all from research and not personal experience. Hopefully someone with good exerience can give some advice here.

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