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You can see some ice pick and boxcar scarring, but my main concern is the raised bumps.
I do not think they are active acne, as I've had them for a while, even though they are red. I also took accutane, so stopped breaking out a long time ago. When everything else got pushed out of my skin, these remained.
The head-on photos probably show them better.
From what I've googled, hypertrophic scars don't look so much like this, though I could be wrong.
I'm also unsure what the scars under my eyes are
Does anyone know what scarring I have and how it can be treated?
My texture is obviously horrible, but I don't think it can all be texture.
I don't mean the pores.
I mean the patches of raised skin that you can see best in the 1st and 3rd photos, but you can probably make them out in all the photos.
I'm at a loss because I've tried many topicals yet nothing seems to work.
I'm pretty sure it isn't acne because I stopped breaking out a while ago. Accutane also didn't get rid of them, though I was on a low dose throughout treatment.
I don't know if it's scarring or something else. Without even knowing what I'm dealing with, it's hard to know what to do.
Thanks for your help.
I have a few additional questions.
1. Can scarred pores cause the raised skin or is it just the closed comedones? When I google closed comedones and look in the mirror, my skin doesn't really look like that.
2. I tried tret before, but it just irritated my skin. Do you think a low percentage retinol solution would be enough? Something like Cerave Resurfacing Retinol Serum?
3. Do you think azelaic acid would help?
4. How about dermarolling?
26 minutes ago, SweetLemon said:I think what you're referring to as raised skin may potentially be fat loss just below the eyes. If so, this is fairly normal. Filler may be able to help, I'd consult a derm.
A few years ago I had cysts on both sides under my eyes and like an idiot I tried to kind of dig them out with scissors. I have no idea what I was thinking, but this is now the end result. So it's either just straight up scarring or caused fat loss. I don't think it naturally occurred.