Thanks, Queenie

I remember emailing you after your procedure, I think most of us gone throught the ups and downs due to this procedure. However, I am moderately satisfy with the improvement. I was planning to tak a year off in doing all the outdoor things I use to do. Scarring has improved quite a bit, and hopefully eventually all who had this procedure will be back to normal soon. I'll take John Sidneys advice and get more sun and see if that works. Best of Luck to everyone.

Hi Queenie!

 

I hope your doing well. From my own experience i did not venture out in the sun for 9 months and as a result my skin was pale and even a little pasty despite the excellent improvement in the scarring. I found though that once I started going back out in the sun, a little at first and gradually increased the time my color came back and returned to normal. I think we can all maybe overdo it relation to sun avoidance. While it is essential to avoid in the first six months, the sun is very good for one and I found I looked better for it after I trusted my face again out in it. The paleness, in my opinion, is not a result of a derm but the avoidance of the sun in the period thereafter.

 

Also from my own experience there is no doubt the downtime of a wire brush derm is long. However from my own experiences it is because this downtime is long is why you get some results (in my case very good ones). All the other treatments I underwent had lower downtime but no improvement - so what is the point. At least i knew that what I was going through made it all the worthwhile in the long term.

 

Sword I wish you the best and am sorry for the way you are currently feeling

 

Hi John_Sydney! Nice to hear from you! I'm doing very well and am very happy with the improvements. I think you have a valid point there about over-doing sun avoidance. Since I returned from my holiday (after 7 months post-op), I feel that my skin tone has become more even and natural (though it is still pale but maybe not as pasty as before), and I was in the sun a lot on my holiday under tropical conditions. I made sure I still used sunscreen though.

I just want to clarify about my previous post about not doing any more dermabrasions. Yes the downtime is long and that is one factor, I don't want to waste any more of my life going through the recovery and waiting for the redness to fade and skintone to return. At this point (9 months post-op) I am happy with the results and feel I can move on with my life. I can still see areas of improvement if I did a 2nd derma but in my situation, I don't think it is worth the recovery time as I am happy with the way I feel and look right now. I am no longer so critical of myself and I think one of the most important things is that I feel like I took control and did something about an area of my life that I was very unhappy with. Prior to making the decision, I did a lot of research, asked a lot of questions from ppl on this forum who were very helpful (John_Sydney being one of those inspirational ppl) and also spoke to Dr Y and other dermatologists here in my country.

I have never done anything else for my scarring, I think I took a leap of faith in going for such an invasive procedure but I wanted to tackle the scarring head on and Dr Y was also highly recommended by my dermatologist here in Australia.

For those with Asian skin, it's important to seriously consider whether dermabrasion is right for you. I have very pale skin (hereditary) but was told hypopigmentation was a risk. It was a risk I took. Like I said, I have no regrets. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions abt the procedure.

Thanks again to all those who helped me pre and post-op, especially John_Sydney and Sword, I wish you both well.

Cheers, queenie

Hi Queenie!!

When was the last time we talked ... last August?

I want to thank you for encouraging me during my most difficult months after the dermabrasion. While you were still suffering from intense redness and demarcation lines yourself, your relentless support were part of the essential antidode to my emotional meltdowns. You have my deepest gratitude.

My redness and flushing is not going anywhere, at the dermacation line dermabraded skin is much paler than normal skin. I am guessing if I did not have the redness, my paleness would probrably be like yours (dermabraded skin). It look out of place on me because my natural skin tone is quite dark, therefore my demarcation is much more evident than yours.

I hope those insensitive ppl you meet who have such unkind thoughts will know what bad karma is.

 

Sword I wish you the best and am sorry for the way you are currently feeling

 

Thanks John for the good wish and checking out my post-derma pictures many months ago. On paper when epidermis is destroyed melanocytes go with it too. I don't understand how yours and sunblock's dermabraded skin tanned again, but I am happy for you.