CORTISONE shots leave indents, is this permanete?

[lonelyman 0]

hi i have undergo cortisone shot on acne last Oct 11 and it leave a dent scar, do you think somebody out there who has the same expereice that, will the scar fill-up since it is a month now...

[toomuch 1]

It very likely could fill up. If not, it will probably get better.

I had the same experience a year ago. I got a few cortisone shots that left scars. But my derm was really unskilled. The scars the derm left are the worst ones.

[lonelyman 0]

It very likely could fill up.  If not, it will probably get better.

I had the same experience a year ago.  I got a few cortisone shots that left scars.  But my derm was really unskilled.  The scars the derm left are the worst ones.

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[toomuch 1]

CAn you rate what percentage did your scars fill-up? are there any improvements after 3 months or it stays the same?

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[Violet 1]

My experience with cortisone injections is that the dents popped back up when I got the shots when I was in my teens and very early 20's by mid 20's when I got the shots the dents would not pop back up any more so when I got an injection and it left a dent it stayed. Now saline injections are helping those dents. See my post on this board on saline injections.

[dave666 0]

So how long did your cysts or scarring take to level out after you had cortisone shots?

I had a lump on my forehead (raised scar tissue) injected with a steriod that i believe was cortisone or similar and my derm said it would take about a month to level out, does this sound correct?

[cc123 2]

I have had a few cortisone injections, and although in all cases what I got injected was not extremely large (just stubborn) they completely leveled out after about 3-5 days.

Also, the first shot I got did leave a dent. It was by an OLD derm and I'm not even sure he could see what I was taking about, in any case it was my fault because there was really nothing there, I just thought a pimple was coming...most derms would never have injected that for me. Anyhow, this was about 2 years ago. After a few months it was barely noticeable, but the area to this day is still a little dark and every once in a while I can see it (although, like I said, it is still barely noticeable).

[lonelyman 0]

I have had a few cortisone injections, and although in all cases what I got injected was not extremely large (just stubborn) they completely leveled out after about 3-5 days.

Also, the first shot I got did leave a dent.  It was by an OLD derm and I'm not even sure he could see what I was taking about, in any case it was my fault because there was really nothing there, I just thought a pimple was coming...most derms would never have injected that for me.  Anyhow, this was about 2 years ago.  After a few months it was barely noticeable, but the area to this day is still a little dark and every once in a while I can see it (although, like I said, it is still barely noticeable).

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