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Thinking of subcision (Scar pics)

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(@petpeeve)

Posted : 05/16/2016 7:07 pm

I've heard in the range of $175“$300 for subcision. I lost my job a few weeks ago, anything a derm is asking, even if cheap, I will likely not be able to afford it.
See pics attached. Primarily rolling scars with boxscars and bumpy texture. All of them are my left cheek in different angles. 

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(@michiganmom)

Posted : 05/16/2016 8:04 pm

I would never do it myself unless of course i was a facial plastics or the like. Please be careful. If your set on it, try one very small area away from sight... i would avoid temples and chin,jawline...

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(@quanhenry)

Posted : 05/16/2016 9:52 pm

This trend seems very dangerous and unsafe.

As far as losing your job, can you get unemployment? If you didnt quit and worked there longer than 6 months you would qualify in many cases.

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(@petpeeve)

Posted : 05/18/2016 6:15 pm

No, I do not have unemployment. I had to leave voluntarily. They essentially made me quit because the agency couldn't keep up with the many account losses over the past 3 years. We lost nearly all of our benefits and the unsurmountable workload due to all departments slowly vacating was too much for some people, including myself, to handle. I was poorly paid as well. It's a tough market where I live. Not ideal for my line of field.

Go into debt. I never buy anything nice. I never dine out or travel. I never do anything for myself. I've been through a lot of crap and taken a lot of crap from people because everyone thinks I'm a pushover. For once, I want to do something good for myself. I really haven't discarded the idea of getting subcision done properly by a professional. In fact, just this Monday I called my local derm. However, their secretary told me that they actually don't do subcision there,which confused me because it was listed as a treatment option on their site. She says that I have to see an esthetician to get an evaluation. This immediately raised a flag, because I told her in detail that I have pitted decades old acne and that laser hasn't worked for me before. If they were seriously experienced with this,they wouldn't be suggesting an esthetician. No amount of treatments from an esthetician is going to treat what I have. I need a doctor and an invasive treatment plan to treat scarring. Unfortunately, they were the only derms in my area whose website claimed did subcision. The other 2 centers here only offer laser.

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(@somethingsomethingagain)

Posted : 05/19/2016 3:31 am

Prices have dropped and people started looking for professional help I wouldn't know since I haven't considered having it done by a doctor. Really can hurt yourself.

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(@holdingontohope)

Posted : 05/19/2016 2:12 pm

On 5/18/2016 at 4:15 PM, PetPeeve said:

No, I do not have unemployment. I had to leave voluntarily. They essentially made me quit because the agency couldn't keep up with the many account losses over the past 3 years. We lost nearly all of our benefits and the unsurmountable workload due to all departments slowly vacating was too much for some people, including myself, to handle. I was poorly paid as well. It's a tough market where I live. Not ideal for my line of field.

Where do you live?

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