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21 hours ago, Ziggystardust72 said:Thats depressing. What treatments did you get and how bad is your scarring?
I got the trio twice, felt extreme pain during the recovery process, and had to take time out to travel to him. Even while he was doing the process, he said lasers are a waste of money. It's all scare tactics to line his pockets.I went to a regular derm and had great results. My scars were pretty bad before any treatments. I had a bunch of progress pics, but I don't feel like digging them up. People on here are also psychotically anti laser and I don't want to waste my time.
On 5/29/2021 at 2:05 PM, Miro said:2x his famous trio ?
Yes.
22 minutes ago, mariadulce23 said:I got the trio twice, felt extreme pain during the recovery process, and had to take time out to travel to him. Even while he was doing the process, he said lasers are a waste of money. It's all scare tactics to line his pockets.I went to a regular derm and had great results. My scars were pretty bad before any treatments. I had a bunch of progress pics, but I don't feel like digging them up. People on here are also psychotically anti laser and I don't want to waste my time.
Yes.
It really depends on type of scars , after CO2 some of my scars got better some didnt , same i can say bout any other treatment , subcision works only for rolling scars , cross only for icepicks and so on , laser can do wonders for untethered scars or boxcars , also everyone reacts diff, to say lasers are waste of time is nonsense , however truth is ablative lasershave some healing time and potential side effects , so Its up to everyone what they wanna try , sometimes i have a feeling that drs are just trying what will work on you , what not
On 5/31/2021 at 7:17 AM, mariadulce23 said:I got the trio twice, felt extreme pain during the recovery process, and had to take time out to travel to him. Even while he was doing the process, he said lasers are a waste of money. It's all scare tactics to line his pockets.I went to a regular derm and had great results. My scars were pretty bad before any treatments. I had a bunch of progress pics, but I don't feel like digging them up. People on here are also psychotically anti laser and I don't want to waste my time.
Yes.
I am curious, what did you get at the regular derm?
On 5/31/2021 at 7:39 AM, Miro said:It really depends on type of scars , after CO2 some of my scars got better some didnt , same i can say bout any other treatment , subcision works only for rolling scars , cross only for icepicks and so on , laser can do wonders for untethered scars or boxcars , also everyone reacts diff, to say lasers are waste of time is nonsense , however truth is ablative lasershave some healing time and potential side effects , so Its up to everyone what they wanna try , sometimes i have a feeling that drs are just trying what will work on you , what not
Awesome to hear. Never thought about trying laser for my box scars but I've been to Dr. Rullan's 4x for subcision
Do you have any advice for boxscars on the forehead since they don't respond to any procedures well?
1st: Subcision + CROSS
2nd: Subcision + At home suction
3rd: Subcision + CROSS + Needling
4th: Subcision + Filler + At home suction more aggressively than the last
I've definitely noticed improvements but can't gauge what percent to be honest but one of the issues I've never tackled is the hyperpigmentation (PIE) I've had for 10+ yearsso I'm nowon tretinoin as of recent to combat this. Honestly, after the filler, it's very hard to say because it's mostly filler at the end of the day and will gauge once it subsides.
2 hours ago, LotsToLearn said:Awesome to hear. Never thought about trying laser for my box scars but I've been to Dr. Rullan's 4x for subcision
Do you have any advice for boxscars on the forehead since they don't respond to any procedures well?
1st: Subcision + CROSS
2nd: Subcision + At home suction
3rd: Subcision + CROSS + Needling
4th: Subcision + Filler + At home suction more aggressively than the last
I've definitely noticed improvements but can't gauge what percent to be honest but one of the issues I've never tackled is the hyperpigmentation (PIE) I've had for 10+ yearsso I'm nowon tretinoin as of recent to combat this. Honestly, after the filler, it's very hard to say because it's mostly filler at the end of the day and will gauge once it subsides.
Hyperpigmentation (brownness)is different than PIE (redness). Tretinoin, in my opinion, is not for redness - it made mine worse.
I had fractional CO2 on a forehead boxcar (wider than deep) and saw improvement. Look at my other posts because I always make a point of the effectiveness depending on the laser operator, type of laser, and aggressiveness.
18 hours ago, LotsToLearn said:Awesome to hear. Never thought about trying laser for my box scars but I've been to Dr. Rullan's 4x for subcision
Do you have any advice for boxscars on the forehead since they don't respond to any procedures well?
1st: Subcision + CROSS
2nd: Subcision + At home suction
3rd: Subcision + CROSS + Needling
4th: Subcision + Filler + At home suction more aggressively than the last
I've definitely noticed improvements but can't gauge what percent to be honest but one of the issues I've never tackled is the hyperpigmentation (PIE) I've had for 10+ yearsso I'm nowon tretinoin as of recent to combat this. Honestly, after the filler, it's very hard to say because it's mostly filler at the end of the day and will gauge once it subsides.
Boxcars are hardest to improve , i d say it depends on depth of scar , i have one boxcar scar on forehead that simply doesnt respond to anything , dr Emil tried subc , genius , i had CO2 11 weeks ago and itsback , its hard to improve
I got what I think is permanent hypopigmentation from Rullan back in 2018. It's faded a bit, but still somewhat there. I don't know why he thought phenol and type 5 skin would work. I was too ignorant back then to think anything of it.
On 6/3/2021 at 7:14 PM, Amanda Hall said:Hyperpigmentation (brownness)is different than PIE (redness). Tretinoin, in my opinion, is not for redness - it made mine worse.
I had fractional CO2 on a forehead boxcar (wider than deep) and saw improvement. Look at my other posts because I always make a point of the effectiveness depending on the laser operator, type of laser, and aggressiveness.
Oh wow, ya I have redness (PIE) that I'm trying to treat. Is the only procedures laser and strong chemical peels like TCA 25%? I've read that niacinamide and vit c serum help but I've been using them consistently but haven't seen any big differences yet.
8 hours ago, LotsToLearn said:Oh wow, ya I have redness (PIE) that I'm trying to treat. Is the only procedures laser and strong chemical peels like TCA 25%? I've read that niacinamide and vit c serum help but I've been using them consistently but haven't seen any big differences yet.
TCA isn't for redness. It might aggravate your skin and contribute to additional redness. Lasers like V Beam and KTP can help. I've heard that Niacinamide could help fade the PIE. There are others but I can't think of them now.
PIE is a pain in the butt. Even a single laser treatment won't get rid of it most of the time.
On 5/27/2021 at 7:28 PM, Ziggystardust72 said:Hey everyone, longtime lurker first time posting here. I have a consultation with Dr. Rullan next week and I was just curious about peoples experiences with him? Anything I should make sure to ask him? Thanks!
How did your consultation go? Facetime or in-office consult? Did you decide to go with his recommendation?