Hi, I just want to share my acne scar journey so that it might help some of you out there. These are some things that worked and didn't work for me. Don't ever give up and be very patient with the process.
Before and after photos below is a 3 year progress.
Acne history: I suffered from cystic acne ever since middle school and it got very severe in high school. Saw a dermatologist regularly and I was put on Accutane. Acne got better but then I started getting hormonal acne in college and throughout adulthood. Took antibiotics for a while but I stop because it wasn't good for my body. Currently taking birth control and spironolactone which really help keep it under control.
Acne Scars: I have a combination of all type of scars but mainly icepick and boxcar with a bit of rolling.
Treatments that didn't work for me: Tca Cross/ microneedling at home (not a good idea), microneedling 10x at a med spa
Treatments that worked for me:
2x Infini RF w/ prp
3x subcision, cross, and microneedling
1x erbium laser
1x subcision + 1 syringe of bellafill
Conclusion: I spent around $15k over the years on treatments. It's extremely expensive and I think I have accepted that this is the best as it will get for me. My advice would be do not try to save money by doing dangerous things at home on your own. Also do not go to a med spa because those people are not train to deal with acne scar properly. Do your research and go to a doctor you can trust. The process will be very slow and you won't see results until months or years later. Don't give up hope because things will get better.
This is fantastic, imo you went from moderate scarring, to someone who's scarring is too mild to be really considered in the 'acne scarred' camp. Totally goals.
Do you think the filler made a big difference? I have similar treatment plan but cannot use fillers because of where my scarring is positioned.
Your skin also looks younger than when you started.
4 minutes ago, Jason2121 said:Why do these success story accounts always come out of nowhere and disappear right after their post ?
not everyone here are registered member, lots of people lurking this forum as guests + lots of people are in PMs.
She got good results, shared with the rest of us and went to live her life. Proper way to deal with all of that. As it should be.
4 hours ago, Jason2121 said:Why do these success story accounts always come out of nowhere and disappear right after their post ?
Perhaps because if someone improves their acne scars to the point of satisfaction, they no longer think about it 24/7 and browse scarring forums? They get on with their lives, as they should.
There are many success stories on this forum and others with severe scar reduction to the point any sane person would be satisfied with.
On 9/6/2021 at 2:38 PM, JudgmentPuzzleheaded said:This is fantastic, imo you went from moderate scarring, to someone who's scarring is too mild to be really considered in the 'acne scarred' camp. Totally goals.
Do you think the filler made a big difference? I have similar treatment plan but cannot use fillers because of where my scarring is positioned.
Your skin also looks younger than when you started.
Where are your scars positioned ?
On 7/10/2021 at 11:29 PM, RamNoodle said:Hi, I just want to share my acne scar journey so that it might help some of you out there. These are some things that worked and didn't work for me. Don't ever give up and be very patient with the process.
Before and after photos below is a 3 year progress.
Acne history: I suffered from cystic acne ever since middle school and it got very severe in high school. Saw a dermatologist regularly and I was put on Accutane. Acne got better but then I started getting hormonal acne in college and throughout adulthood. Took antibiotics for a while but I stop because it wasn't good for my body. Currently taking birth control and spironolactone which really help keep it under control.
Acne Scars: I have a combination of all type of scars but mainly icepick and boxcar with a bit of rolling.
Treatments that didn't work for me: Tca Cross/ microneedling at home (not a good idea), microneedling 10x at a med spa
Treatments that worked for me:
2x Infini RF w/ prp
3x subcision, cross, and microneedling
1x erbium laser
1x subcision + 1 syringe of bellafill
Conclusion: I spent around $15k over the years on treatments. It's extremely expensive and I think I have accepted that this is the best as it will get for me. My advice would be do not try to save money by doing dangerous things at home on your own. If you have problems with your studies in college and not only with acne, you can use research paper writing service https://essays.studymoose.com/research-paper-writing-help and not waste time. You can visit the doctor calmly while not worrying about your work, because stress is also bad for health, including skin health. Also do not go to a med spa because those people are not train to deal with acne scar properly. Do your research and go to a doctor you can trust. The process will be very slow and you won't see results until months or years later. Don't give up hope because things will get better.
I also had problem skin in college. It is rather related to age. And sometimes even we do not notice how dirty our fingers touch our skin with pens or pencils in educational institutions. This can also cause skin problems.
