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Carbolic/phenol cross & subcision with Dr. Rullan journey: with FINAL RESULTS!

Swen · 2019-11-21T19:19:35Z

Update 03/22/2020: I made aÂ quick and to-the-point video omg this process. Might be easier to watch ________ Â 3 months post procedureÂ follow up: Â Â Iâm really happy with my skin now Â it is miraculous how one procedure can change everything so much. I can safely say my skin went from moderate to mild scarring. I donât think about my skin as much anymore. It was so worth it. ________ ONE MONTH POST-PROCEDURE UPDATE WITH BEFORE PICS: Skin is looking good. It obviously doesnât look like smooth skin esp compared to my arm or something but thereâs a huge improvement on my temple which was my biggest concern. Iâd say thereâs like a 50-80% improvement in harshest lighting. Very impressed with the one treatment!________ UPDATE: final results (6 weeks post procedure) Â Here are my 6 week resultsÂ with before and after side by side the most dramatic improvement is my left temple, which had the worst scarring. Improvement of 50%+. in the areas of milder scarring, improvement is 20-50%.Â Â Â _________________ (original post) I had the honor of seeing Dr. P. Rullan today and documented my journey for anyone interested. I'll post updates as I heal. I had to book the appointment 2 months in advance and pay a $500 deposit 1 month prior. before pics:Â&nbspI have moderate boxcar, icepick and rolling scars on my temples and cheeks. 11/21 Arrived for my procedure and filled out a bunch of paperwork. I was so nervous, I had the runs. Then I was taken to a room in the back by a medical assistant named Yesenia. She cleaned my face with acetone. Then I met Dr. Rullan, who made a lot of comments about my ethnic background (I'm Asian)Â in an attempt to be relatable, but he was kind and caring so I really appreciated that. He started off with carbolic cross and I could feel a bit of a sting, but the pain was only a 3-4/10. No numbing yet. He answered all my questions as he was doing the procedure. Then came subcision. He injected my cheeks and temples with anesthetic, and my face ballooned up to twice the size. I could see my cheek out of my side vision, which was a bit concerning. However, I knew that was normal. He started aggressively subcising and I could hear dull bands snap. He spent about 10 minutes on each side of my face, including temples and cheeks on both sides. It was a bit painful at one point but he injected more anesthesia and I felt okay. He told me that he knows when to stop subcising when he doesnât hear any more snapping. By the end, I was swollen as fuck and declined to look at myself in the mirror. I have four days off so Iâll just keep the room dark and avoid mirrors as long as possible, lol. After he left, the medical assistant gave me an optional kenalog injection into my ass cheek. The kenalog decreases the healing time for my puffy face from 1 week to 3-4 days, so I went for it. Yes, I had to pull my pants and underwear down. I bought a dark face visor at the front desk as I checked out. One unexpected thing was slight eyelid swelling/numbness, which I felt as he injected the anesthetic near my temples. He told me that's normal and will go down as my face recovers from the swelling in the next 3-4 days. Â He answered all my questions and they are listed: -can shower the next day, just donât knock off scabs -improvements timeline: swelling for 3 days, back to normal in 2 weeks. Scabbing for first 2 weeks. Will see maximal improvement in 2-3 months as collagen forms. -avoid sunscreen and makeup like dermablend for 1 week, 2 if possible -can use the cetaphil lotion I bought as early as the next day if I want -only possible complication is infection, which shows up as red and hot. Has never happened to his patients ______________ Suctioning: started on day 9 after all the scabs fell off. Suctioned every day from days 9-14, then backed off and did it every other day or every 3 days. Used a silicone cup and just went over each area for 4 seconds 2-3 times. I didn't want it to be too bruised because then I would need makeup for work. This has worked well for me.Â

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Posted : 02/18/2020 9:03 pm

On 2/11/2020 at 10:32 AM, xander_33 said:
What was the suction cupping set you used?

This is the one I used

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HRHK3FL/

On 2/9/2020 at 9:40 PM, Sibel said:
Thank you for the pictures. I wish I would have your skin Before the treatment.

Thanks for that, with treatment you will see improvements! There is hope

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Posted : 02/22/2020 12:32 pm

3 months post procedure follow up:

https://imgur.com/a/hvZ8viY

I™m really happy with my skin now it is miraculous how one procedure can change everything so much. I can safely say my skin went from moderate to mild scarring. I don™t think about my skin as much anymore. It was so worth it.

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Posted : 03/22/2020 10:49 pm

I just made a quick and to the point video on this process with photos

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Posted : 03/23/2020 1:17 am

2 hours ago, swen said:
I just made a quick and to the point video on this process with photos

Nice results. The scars on the temples had improved a lot. . Did the doc do both subscision and Phenol Cross on the temples, or only Phenol Cross? And which areas did you do the subscision? Would you say the subscision got the most improvement or the phenol cross?

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Posted : 03/23/2020 1:28 am

11 minutes ago, acnescarcure said:
Nice results. The scars on the temples had improved a lot. . Did the doc do both subscision and Phenol Cross on the temples, or only Phenol Cross? And which areas did you do the subscision? Would you say the subscision got the most improvement or the phenol cross?

Thank you!

He did both subcision and phenol cross inone session, on every area. So its hard to say which one had more results... haha

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Posted : 03/23/2020 1:40 am

The small scars on the temple appear to look like small boxscars, and so he did subscision and phenol cross in the same area... okay, I see.

Was there a lot of redness from the phenol cross after the scabs fell off? If so, did they completely fade on their own?

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Posted : 03/24/2020 1:31 pm

On 3/23/2020 at 12:40 AM, acnescarcure said:
The small scars on the temple appear to look like small boxscars, and so he did subscision and phenol cross in the same area... okay, I see.
Was there a lot of redness from the phenol cross after the scabs fell off? If so, did they completely fade on their own?

There wasn't a lot of redness... The scabs looked the worst. When they fell off, the skin underneath looked better and it was easier to cover with makeup. The redness faded within a month.

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Posted : 07/27/2022 11:55 am

Hi, Ill have my first combo treatment with Rullan tomorrow. Im very nervous because Ive had many laser treatments that sensitized my skin. Im very sensitive and cant even use tap water without my skin flushing. I dont think Im gonna do the laser and filler. I might just do the cross/sub.

Regarding your results, your 3 month update looks worse texture wise. I can tell that some of the scars are flatter but I can also see that some ice picks show no change or appear deeper. But that might be the lighting. What I mostly notice is that your skin looks very textured in those areas compared to before. Before you had deeper scars but your skin looks smoother. Did you change anything in your routine or is that damage from the treatment?

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