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On the topic of bad doctors...Emer is also one of them. No, just no. He may be good with other cosmetic stuff but definitely not an acne scar specialist.
On 6/9/2019 at 7:14 AM, slee3 said:Hello all,
I am going in for a third treatment with Dr. Rullan next week.
Progress has been great so far - please see original posts for updates.
Its been about 3 months since my second procedure.
So what did Rullan recommend from here on out?
Hello All,
07/06/19 Update has been completed within my original post.
Summary: Finished healing from 3rd round of subcision with Dr Rullan. Planning on doing a phenol peel with Dr. rullan in August. Any Advice would be appreciated!
On 7/3/2019 at 6:35 PM, cautiouslyhopeful said:On the topic of bad doctors...Emer is also one of them. No, just no. He may be good with other cosmetic stuff but definitely not an acne scar specialist.
So what did Rullan recommend from here on out?
He recommended to do fillers. But I plan to go more aggressive and go with a peel. He is okay with doing a peel as well.
I just want to add, I think its best for people with deep acne scars to go through a few treatments of subcision/acid to "lift" up the scars, then probably do a peel to even out skin. It makes sense.
Cool, good luck on the peel.
I also just finished my 3rd sub+cross w him and I asked him about phenol peel for me and he didnt really push it so it sounds like he didnt think I needed it??He said regular peel for me is fine...and also fillers as well.
Idk if I have the guts to do a phenol peel tbh, it looks super hardcore. Ill see where my skin is at in 1-2 months.
Hello all, just a quick update.
I am planning on going in for my fourth subcision combo treatment with Dr. Rullan w/ some fillers on 08/26. Decided against the phenol since the down time looked way to excessive (1-2 months). I start my new job in September so the phenol was too prohibitive in terms of downtime. The last thing I want is to show up to work with a super red face and give a bad first impression to my boss and new co-workers. So the phenol will have to be put on hold. In the meantime, just going to do another subcision treatment before I start my new job. I will keep you guys posted on the results. Overall, my skin is definitely improving, but not perfect. I do not think I will ever obtain 100% perfection, but I do really believe that these treatments are helping filling in my scars and making them less noticeable, which i think is the best thing I can do for my skin.
On 8/13/2019 at 9:18 PM, slee3 said:Hello all, just a quick update.
I am planning on going in for my fourth subcision combo treatment with Dr. Rullan w/ some fillers on 08/26. Decided against the phenol since the down time looked way to excessive (1-2 months). I start my new job in September so the phenol was too prohibitive in terms of downtime. The last thing I want is to show up to work with a super red face and give a bad first impression to my boss and new co-workers. So the phenol will have to be put on hold. In the meantime, just going to do another subcision treatment before I start my new job. I will keep you guys posted on the results. Overall, my skin is definitely improving, but not perfect. I do not think I will ever obtain 100% perfection, but I do really believe that these treatments are helping filling in my scars and making them less noticeable, which i think is the best thing I can do for my skin.
I'm going in 3 days after you for my third subcision/phenol CROSS. Adding sculptra and might also add microneedling seeing how great it has worked out for you. It's been 4 months since #2 due to scheduling conflicts, but glad I gave my face some time to recover and relax. Good luck buddy!
Could you maybe comment the pictures in your Original Post since it's very hard to tell which pictures where taken before/after which procedure.
Thank you. Hope you're doing well!
thank you 
On 12/22/2018 at 11:40 AM, slee3 said:Hello all,
Please see my history of acne scar treatments here -->
Long story short, I did 4 mixto laser sessions with Dr. Rahimi, and it did not work. I decided not to pursue any additional treatments and just accepted my scars.
However, I came across Dr. Rullan just browsing through these boards, and decided to give him a shot.
I had my session done Thursday, 12/20/18 in his Chula Vista location. He performed Cross (with carboxylic acid), subcision, microneedling, and PRP.
See pictures before treatment and after treatment.
I plan to do a total of 3-4 sessions with him. This was session #1.
I'll come back monthly on these forums to provide updated pictures. I am pretty busy with my work life so i apologize in advance if I do not get to answering any of your questions.
Feel free to PM me - I can provide you my personal cell.
Good luck everyone!
*Update* on Tuesday 12/25/18 - Hi all, healing is going well. There are some scabs still remaining. I think all the scabs will fall of by tomorrow , meaning, total downtime before I can go back out in public is around 7 days. However, some hyperpigmentation is apparent after the scabs fall off - so it probably will be still a bit embarrassing to go out in public , but should be okay. This is for anybody who wants to understand the downtime after this procedure since most of us need to work. I didn't post any new pictures, but will do so on a later update. I'll update again if anything changes, but my estimate is that 7 days downtime is required before you go out in public.
*Update* on Wednesday 12/26/18 - Hi all, all scabs have come off. My skin just has a bit of hyper pigmentation. Healing process seems to be going well. Day 7 is when all the scabs fell off for me. I can finally go out in public now. See attached pictures. Now just need to wait for the healing process to begin. My skin looks a bit better already, but not too much different before the treatment. Will need to wait it out.
**Update** on March 29th, 2019.
Hi all, I went in for a second treatment with Dr. Rullan. Same treatment. Acid, Subcision, Microneedling, PRF.
Updated pictures.
I think I've seen maybe 10-15% improvement after one treatment? Super hard to tell though. The depth of the scars look less deep. But all scars are still present.
I spoke with the Dr. about going with something way more aggressive, a 2 day phenol chemabrasion peel. I'm thinking of doing that next time, after I fully heal from this treatment. Apparently, this phenol chemabrasian peel is a very extensive 2 day procedure with 2-3 weeks of downtime. I want to do something more aggressive as my skin is still not where I would like it to be.
I'll keep you guys posted with any future updates.
**Update** on June 9, 2019.
Hello All, its been about 3 months since my second procedure. I am going in for a third session next week. I have included updated photos. My apologies for the poor picture quality , i am using my samsung, not the best of quality.
That being said, I am glad to say i have definitely seen some major improvement! I would easily say my scars look 40-50% better. You still see the "red" marks on my face, but, the scars look less deep. They look more "filled in" so to speak, which is amazing. I am very happy so far with the results thus far. I should get better results after the third treatment. After the third treatment, i plan on finishing it off with a phenol peel , however, since the downtime is more than month, I am not sure when I will do this procedure. That being said, I highly recommend it to anyone with deep acne scars to go to Dr. Rullan, i can see why he is so popular on this board. I would advise against lasers and to go with the treatment set forth by Dr. Rullan, as i believe it is much much more effective. My friends/family have also mentioned they have noticed some major improvement of my skin. So things are looking up. thanks for reading. Will update again in the near term future. Take care.
*Update 07/06/19*
Hello All,
Its been about 2-3 weeks since my third subcision treatment with Dr Rullan. Skin is mostly healed (still a bit red, nothing major). I have posted updated pictures. As I mentioned in my previous posts, this treatment is really good for "lifting" the scars and "filling" in the scars. However, the scar indentations still remain.
I am considering doing a phenol peel as my final move to better my skin with Dr Rullan. I plan to do it in August as I am transitioning to a new job and plan to take off a month to heal before i start the new job.
Any opinions from you guys ? Do you guys think Phenol Peel is the next best move for me and my skin? Would appreciate your guys advice!
*Update on 08/30/19*
Hello All, I went in for my fourth subcision/carboxlic acid / erbium laser w/ fillers this past Tuesday. I am currently laying low at home recovering. Heal time is going along as planned, I should be healed by day 6 based on previous sessions (i.e. healed enough that I can go out in public, i.e. all skin has shedded). I have not taken new pictures and will post new pictures later in the future, after I give my skin some time to heal from this fourth treatment. As I mentioned before, I wanted to go in for a phenol peel but the downtime was way to excessive for my schedule, as I start my new job in a week. I think this will be my last treatment for the foreseeable future as I do not foresee myself with the time for any other future treatments. I'll come back from time to time to update w/ photos. Take care.
Can you update your progress please?
