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What Do You Guys Think Would Work Best For These Acne Scars?

 
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(@user410314)

Posted : 09/02/2014 9:39 pm

Yo! Those aren't too terribly deep, and they are evenly distributed. I would go to a medical spa (a place that provides paramedical skin treatments under the supervision or by actual MDs, or to a board certified cosmetic surgeon and ask about Obaji Blue/Jessner's peels and Coolaser, or comparable treatments.

Poke around on Realself.com for peels and laser, there are tons of pics and the doctors are VERY active on the site. If you are in SoCal, you have your pick of the litter for doctors. I go to Epione in Beverly Hills (for fillers.)

But plenty on subcision suction on this board!

*I'm partial to the peels/lasers for their regenerating/anti-aging benefits- peels are more affordable.

http://www.realself.com/guide/acne-scars-treatment-overview

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(@rob_x_22)

Posted : 09/03/2014 8:01 pm

yeah for sure tca 25% peel ...every few months

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(@rob_x_22)

Posted : 09/04/2014 8:25 pm

i think i got mine from skinsollutions dot com ...if u can research mr matts topics about tca peel he will walk you through them ...do like a 3 stage...i have to do another this winter my skin has looks horrible from workin out in the sun

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(@waitingforacure)

Posted : 09/05/2014 3:14 am

recell/fraxel would be the ideal treatment for youpossibly subcision as well

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(@missamua)

Posted : 09/05/2014 8:43 am

TCA peels will help get rid of the redness, subcision +suction will help level the scars. Don't go anywhere near a laser until you try subcision first though, because lasers won't do anything if your scars are tethered down as they appear to be in your pictures. Subcision is also pretty inexpensive.

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(@hopeisall)

Posted : 09/05/2014 8:52 am

If you have the money you could go and see dr khan. Harley skin clinic in London.

I am no specialist, but I would say either subcission, fraxel or co2 recell. Maybe a combination.

The best results I have seen where from Ernesto and he had a combination treatment for very deep scars by dr khan.

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(@rob_x_22)

Posted : 09/05/2014 8:51 pm

i need to get a subcisison done i have huge craters ...plus my skin is losing elacticity as i am now 37 and working out in the sun all my life didnt help ...it sucks to be 37 and look 60!

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(@acnewonderland)

Posted : 09/14/2014 12:52 am

i need to get a subcisison done i have huge craters ...plus my skin is losing elacticity as i am now 37 and working out in the sun all my life didnt help ...it sucks to be 37 and look 60!

hm u look 30 bt im nt expert at telling ppls ages and im alot younger than u (lol sry : PP) nd im already hving elasticity problems,ive had them some yrs ago even bt they went away nd now i hv them on new places n its scary af, ill spare u rant bt i feel just omfg...

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(@acnewonderland)

Posted : 09/16/2014 7:13 am

i need to get a subcisison done i have huge craters ...plus my skin is losing elacticity as i am now 37 and working out in the sun all my life didnt help ...it sucks to be 37 and look 60!

hm u look 30 bt im nt expert at telling ppls ages and im alot younger than u (lol sry : PP) nd im already hving elasticity problems,ive had them some yrs ago even bt they went away nd now i hv them on new places n its scary af, ill spare u rant bt i feel just omfg...

i'm sorry to hear your having elasticity problems Other than being gentle with how I clean my skin and eating clean, I found the bone broth and healthy fats helped with my skin quite a lot. After trying out so many products to try and get rid of my acne (none of which worked) it really messed up my skin, and my face was starting to get wrinkled and dried out. But after cutting out all those products and adding in bone broth and healthy fats, my skin's getting back to normal (besides the scars). It's not an overnight fix of course. I wish I could have some better advice to help you.

On another note, I have a subcision scheduled for next week! I hope everything goes well! I'll try and post pics a couple weeks after the procedure if I remember lol

do u also eat chicken oftenly (the one tht u make broth of) nd how often do eat broth? wht abt veggies n greens?

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(@rob_x_22)

Posted : 09/16/2014 7:54 pm

yeah it just sucks getting old lol ...everything changes

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(@acnewonderland)

Posted : 09/16/2014 9:09 pm

yeah it just sucks getting old lol ...everything changes

to make u feel even worse :> i know a guy whos 35, looks like idk mayb 25? has perf skin i could even dream of n bombs himself daily with like mcdonalds food nd milk!! so i basically just inspected n quizzed him all evening yesterday n yea hes just fuking reckless guy who eats whatever, practically no veggies or greens either, drinks alchohol every week n doesnt follow the 2 liters of liquid a day either, just drinks whenever...

he does hv occasional cysts tho bt he picks them roughly n nly puts some hydrogen peroxide afterwards. no creams n skinscare or anything either, just wash with water if even tht. i asked him how long till redmarks fade after cyst n he said: like week!! o.o nd i swear i seen him n even, perf no blemish skin

nyone can explain this? nope.

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(@dudleydoright)

Posted : 09/17/2014 1:22 am

I find myself posting less and less. Go directly to Fraxel Re:Pair at high mj settings 60-70 mj, and high percentage 60%. You will need several treatments spaced at least 6 months apart. You can choose to dance with the other treatments, but you will eventually turn to Re:Pair.

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(@leadingforce)

Posted : 09/17/2014 12:11 pm

or try mixto co2 laser

i see alot of people have better results with that

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(@rob_x_22)

Posted : 09/17/2014 7:56 pm

its tough i'm 37 and almost content with my scars... i don't really worry about getting married or meeting anyone and i never go out so why do i need to be good looking?

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(@user410314)

Posted : 09/17/2014 8:25 pm

A moderate to deep TCA-based peel series from a medical spa- one in which there is an MD or board certified cosmetic surgeon overseeing, I'd say.

3-4 with 25% improvement each time. Or laser, same results, though you pay a bit more for the technology. You could have perfectly smooth skin in a year, depending on how good you are with aftercare and how quickly you heal. Between medical peels, you can do you own home peels. The more you peel, the more turnover. The more turnover, the more even your texture will be.

I don't know why people get so gloom and doom-y when peels are such no-brainers.

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(@cherrysoda08)

Posted : 09/18/2014 9:53 am

I find myself posting less and less. Go directly to Fraxel Re:Pair at high mj settings 60-70 mj, and high percentage 60%. You will need several treatments spaced at least 6 months apart. You can choose to dance with the other treatments, but you will eventually turn to Re:Pair.

Do you find yourself posting less and less because you're now content will how far your scarring has come?

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(@dudleydoright)

Posted : 09/18/2014 5:47 pm

I don't know that any of us will ever be really content. Re:pair gave me enough improvement that scars are not omnipresent in my mind. I am older than anybody else here so my next move is a facelift, and then I will see if I need any further Re:pair treatments. I am moving into another realm with plastic surgery to address the effects of aging. I am quite active and still working full time, and I am dating younger women, so I will Go Go Go until my body tells me No No No. LOL

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(@acnewonderland)

Posted : 09/18/2014 10:19 pm

do u also eat chicken oftenly (the one tht u make broth of) nd how often do eat broth? wht abt veggies n greens?

Yeah, I will normally cut up a whole chicken, put it in a pot of cold water with a couple tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar for 30-60 mins, then and cook it on low for 8-24 hours. Then I'll discard the bones, and keep the chicken to use in soups or burritos or salad, etc. I'll also make beef bone broth pretty often (i cook beef bone broth for 24 hours on low). I maybe drink about a cup a day, more or less. There are days I dont drink any, and other days I drink more esp if I make soup with it. I do eat veggies, probably not as much as I should though. But I'll eat salad pretty often since I grow lettuce and spinach in my little garden. And I 'll eat carrots, cauliflower and cucumber, zucchini, squash, sweet potato, etc. Oh I do eat a lot of fermented veggies though such as fermented pickles, okra and sauerkraut And I also eat a lot of fruit. I loove fruit lol.

y do u cook it for tht long??? o.o

usually when soup is being made at our home we cook it like ~30-40 mins (chicken + veggies)

y soo loong? wht for??? :/ :/ :/

 

can u mayb also grind bones n eat them too btw? r they good for skin repair, colagen etc?

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(@cherrysoda08)

Posted : 09/18/2014 10:19 pm

Thanks so much for all the advice! I'm still planning on having laser done (i'm thinking maybe the CO2 mixto). Or maybe a chemical peel. But I really need to look into lasers and peels more, and weigh the pros and cons better... its so confusing lol. But for now i'm gonna try out the subcision-suction method and see how much improvement I can get from this.

do u also eat chicken oftenly (the one tht u make broth of) nd how often do eat broth? wht abt veggies n greens?

Yeah, I will normally cut up a whole chicken, put it in a pot of cold water with a couple tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar for 30-60 mins, then and cook it on low for 8-24 hours. Then I'll discard the bones, and keep the chicken to use in soups or burritos or salad, etc. I'll also make beef bone broth pretty often (i cook beef bone broth for 24 hours on low). I maybe drink about a cup a day, more or less. There are days I dont drink any, and other days I drink more esp if I make soup with it. I do eat veggies, probably not as much as I should though. But I'll eat salad pretty often since I grow lettuce and spinach in my little garden. And I 'll eat carrots, cauliflower and cucumber, zucchini, squash, sweet potato, etc. Oh I do eat a lot of fermented veggies though such as fermented pickles, okra and sauerkraut And I also eat a lot of fruit. I loove fruit lol.

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its tough i'm 37 and almost content with my scars... i don't really worry about getting married or meeting anyone and i never go out so why do i need to be good looking?

Thats tough man, I'm glad your almost content, but I really hope you can find real happiness. Of course, not everyone wants to get married or have a significant other. But dont let your scars cloud your dreams if that is what you want. A significant other definitely isnt out of the picture for anybody no matter the appearance. I'm a girl, and I found the most perfect guy ever who loves me despite me having acne and scars, in fact I would have never met him if I hadn't gotten acne. And moreover acne saved me from a really bad relationship. Please don't ever give up on what you desire. Your really not a bad looking guy at all.proud.gif

As someone who's gotten two very intense chemical peels, I'd advise against getting them for actual scar repair. Maybe for some finishing touches (?)

They don't do much to repair scars, but are pretty effective in repairing discoloration and texture in unscarred skin.

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(@cherrysoda08)

Posted : 09/18/2014 11:13 pm

y do u cook it for tht long??? o.o

usually when soup is being made at our home we cook it like ~30-40 mins (chicken + veggies)

y soo loong? wht for??? :/ :/ :/

 

can u mayb also grind bones n eat them too btw? r they good for skin repair, colagen etc?

The longer you cook it, the more nutritious and rich the broth will be. I would personally advise against grinding up and eating bones. But sometimes after I cook the chicken in the broth, I will eat the remaining knuckles off the bones before I throw it away lol (or I'll give the chicken bones to the dogs). The bones become much softer from being cooked so long, especially the knuckles where the chondroitin and glucosamine is. The broth you get from it will contain vitamins and minerals, fats, amino acids, chondroitin sulphates and glucosamine, etc. So I think it will help with skin repair. It seems to be helping my skin, not the scars, but with elasticity, dryness, and my wrinkles. (the Weston A. Price site has some more info on bone broth here http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/broth-is-beautiful/ )
You could also cook some beef marrow bones and eat the inside of that. Its also quite nutritious and I do eat it myself every once in a while.

As someone who's gotten two very intense chemical peels, I'd advise against getting them for actual scar repair. Maybe for some finishing touches (?)

They don't do much to repair scars, but are pretty effective in repairing discoloration and texture in unscarred skin.

Thank you very much Cherry for your input! As of now, I'm not planning on doing a peel/laser till I see what results the subcision-suction will give me. If its gives really good improvement, I might just go with a peel to help even out my skin more, otherwise I'll probably go with a laser. I'll see what happens~ What sorta peel did you do? Was it the TCA?

Yes, it was a TCA. Obagi Blue Peel, to be more specific. About 7 layers of it each time. Ouch.

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(@blahblahblahblahz)

Posted : 09/18/2014 11:27 pm

Uh, yeah I think you are oversimplify it. Do you have deep acne scars?

A moderate to deep TCA-based peel series from a medical spa- one in which there is an MD or board certified cosmetic surgeon overseeing, I'd say.

3-4 with 25% improvement each time. Or laser, same results, though you pay a bit more for the technology. You could have perfectly smooth skin in a year, depending on how good you are with aftercare and how quickly you heal. Between medical peels, you can do you own home peels. The more you peel, the more turnover. The more turnover, the more even your texture will be.

I don't know why people get so gloom and doom-y when peels are such no-brainers.

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(@acnewonderland)

Posted : 09/18/2014 11:35 pm

@nomnomwaffles

well bt isnt it like when u boil it for so long even tho deeper nutrients get extracted, previously exctracted nutrients die?

bcs usually its said to nt overcook things to nt kill nutrients?

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(@user410314)

Posted : 09/19/2014 8:50 pm

Uh, yeah I think you are oversimplify it. Do you have deep acne scars?

A moderate to deep TCA-based peel series from a medical spa- one in which there is an MD or board certified cosmetic surgeon overseeing, I'd say.

3-4 with 25% improvement each time. Or laser, same results, though you pay a bit more for the technology. You could have perfectly smooth skin in a year, depending on how good you are with aftercare and how quickly you heal. Between medical peels, you can do you own home peels. The more you peel, the more turnover. The more turnover, the more even your texture will be.

I don't know why people get so gloom and doom-y when peels are such no-brainers.

Yes, I have a couple of deep ones, possibly two more from stress picking.. The ones the OP posted are moderately deep and several deep (I mean, your face scabs and falls off, again, again, and again, and you continue to take surface keratin off on your own) peels would resolve them significantly. It's not a simple process. It's ugly and time consuming. It's just a simple answer, and the younger you start medical peels, the more efficient they will be.

I know, I know. Higher tech is supposed to be superior, we are well-trained consumers.

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(@rob_x_22)

Posted : 09/19/2014 10:19 pm

:-)

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(@cherrysoda08)

Posted : 09/20/2014 12:41 am

A moderate to deep TCA-based peel series from a medical spa- one in which there is an MD or board certified cosmetic surgeon overseeing, I'd say.

3-4 with 25% improvement each time. Or laser, same results, though you pay a bit more for the technology. You could have perfectly smooth skin in a year, depending on how good you are with aftercare and how quickly you heal. Between medical peels, you can do you own home peels. The more you peel, the more turnover. The more turnover, the more even your texture will be.

I don't know why people get so gloom and doom-y when peels are such no-brainers.

Do you have photographs depicting perfectly smooth skin after 3-4 TCA peels?

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