So awesome and thoughtful of you animegirl! What's the lightest or lowest setting dermabrasion can go? And are there better modes i.e. maybe chemical peeling for shallow small scars? Basically, would he consider some scarring too mild for dermabrasion? Um, one more (can a very small hypertrophic scar be blended in with dermabrasion?
Thanx!
animegirle, so nice of you. thanks. i've been reading your online journal this past weeks nice one, anyway..
I hope you could consider this simple question to Dr Y before the thread runs to 10 pages or more:
Is it bad if I used hydroquinone prior to considering dermabrasion, and do I have to stop using both retin-a and hydroquinone? Thanks god bless
LOL! You guys are on the ball. I've got everyone's questions down and will do my best to get the answers. I leave today, punch floats will be on Tuesday. Hopefully I will report back that evening, just depends on how tired I am from the drive. Wish me luck guys!
Dermabrasion will be on 9/21/04.
If you happen to not have left yet for your trip, could you also just confirm with him the average healing time and likelihood of hyperpigmentation or similar adverse effects(although I know it will vary based on skin type and from person-to-person)?
Good luck, and thanks
Hi guys I'm Back!
Thanks for the well wishes. I will post answers and procedure details in the AM. Right now I am beat, long drive, spent last night vomiting after I caught my son's stomach virus and then had the procedure this morning..whew.
I will say Dr. Y is one of the nicest humans on the planet. I had 23 punch floats done. 12 on the right side/11 on the left. I have taken pics that I will post in the am as well.
Details will follow.....nighty night.
Hi guys I'm Back!
Thanks for the well wishes. I will post answers and procedure details in the AM. Right now I am beat, long drive, spent last night vomiting after I caught my son's stomach virus and then had the procedure this morning..whew.
I will say Dr. Y is one of the nicest humans on the planet. I had 23 punch floats done. 12 on the right side/11 on the left. I have taken pics that I will post in the am as well.
Details will follow.....nighty night.
Okay guys...I'm taking this slow today so bear with me.
These pictures are BIG, but I wanted you to be able to see the details, including my huge pores...lol. Please ignore the little dots beneath my eyes, that is petechiae (tiny broken blood vessels) caused by my wonderful night of vomiting.
**Click on the links to see the pictures.
You can also get a good look at how the TCA CROSS spot looked after almost 2 months.
Punch Right
Punch Left
If you look on the punch right picture you can see a tiny sutured area near my eye. Dr. Y had to do an excision because the 1 mm graft got stuck in the instrument, but it is so tiny it's really not that big of a deal. I will post all the procedure details in a bit.