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Is it more effective to treat scars when they're recent?

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(@flying-buttress)

Posted : 09/09/2016 8:40 pm

Hello,

I recently got the chance of being able to try out a scar-reducing procedure with a microneedling device known as the Dermapen.

In general, though, is scar treatment more effective when the scars being treated are more fresh, so to speak, (e.g., 1 to 3 months) compared to treating them when they've aged (3+ months)? Would anyone know if the Dermapen would be more effective with scars that are recent compared to older scars?

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(@somethingsomethingagain)

Posted : 09/10/2016 3:52 am

Any 3 month old scar is still remodeling. You shouldn't try anything at least until the 6 month mark. Either V-beam or E-matrix, I can't remember which one, is more suited for recent scars, so maybe you'll want to look into that. As for the dermapen I highly doubt it since results usually start showing only after 6 months- 1 year, according to successful users here.

Also, what kind of scars are they? Are you sure it isn't just redness or hyperpigmentation? If so it'll go away on its own.

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(@flying-buttress)

Posted : 09/10/2016 10:13 pm

I think it's kind of early to say what kind of scars they'll leave behind -- if experience is any indicator, at best, it'll just be the redness/hyperpigmentation, with some light scarring, but at worst it may leave boxcar scars. (Pic attached. Ignore the scar, it's from a cold sore I had recently.)

Just curious -- where do you base the 6 month mark figure for trying something for the scars? Is it a general recommendation people give around here? Not to be obnoxious, I just think it's the first time I see this being recommended.

I appreciate the suggestion though. It's weird that I can't seem to find information about this topic anywhere else on the net... so I'll just ask my dermatologist soon.

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(@flying-buttress)

Posted : 09/10/2016 10:29 pm

Something like this, though, is definitely going to leave a scar.

I'll just ask my dermatologist.

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