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Large raised scars on chest

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(@brad1995)

Posted : 03/24/2018 9:07 am

When I played football in high school I would get acne on my chest and shoulders from the pads. When football season was over, the acne would go away for the most part.During my senior year Iwent on Accutane. My facial acne wasbad and my older brother had pretty good results with Accutane. When the six months were over, my skin had cleared up pretty well and my chest was spotless. But a few months after the treatment was over these little scars started to show up on my chest and shoulders. They weren't very bad at first, but they eventually grew larger and darker.Some of them areraised and dark, largerthan the original acne. And others are relatively flat but still very dark.Some people who have seen my chest think it's just acne based off the appearance of the scars.

I've tried cortisone injections and silicone scar gel, but they didn't really help. I got a home dermarolling kit, which has actually worked for flattening out some of the scars, but hasn't been much help with the color. Recently I've been looking into dermabrasion as a potential treatment, but some of my research has indicated that dermabrasion could make the hypertrophic scars worse.

Has anyone had any luck treating these kinds of scars?

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(@beautifulambition)

Posted : 03/25/2018 11:02 am

@Brad1995The steriod injections are to flatten the scars not for the discoloration. Another method if CO2 with steroid drip.

Color you do vascular laser which works just on this issue in combo with steroids.

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