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I wouldn't really do anything, your skin is fine.

+1 to subcision + sculptra. Finish it off with some facial hair and you'll be good to go. Fat grafting won't do much for acne scars - since fat is too soft/palpable and sinks back down with the scar....

There's also stuff like "facetite" but not sure how well it works.

A combination of high concentarion (not the 2% they sell at drug stores) aha/bha usually works fairly well at making the pores look smaller. Here's a good read on enlarged "pores." [Removed]

Doing fractional co2 for that is a waste of time & money. Not only will it likely not help, it has the risk of side effects + a long recovery period. You should try 14% aha () or prescription ret...

For the "official" stuff: The official dermapen is ~$400 for the personal (fixed needles - sold with 0.5mm but you can swap out to 1.5mm ($75 for 5)) and although prices aren't listed, I'm gussing ~$...

Hey all, I have mild acne scarring and have some money aside that I want to spend on sorting it out. I have visited a couple of places that offer the Electronic Dermastamp, a more advanced dermaroller...

Glad to see Panos back on the forum.

Your attachment didn't work. The issue with lasers is most people think of them as a "one and done" procedure. In reality, you'll most likely be disappointed with your improvement unless you do 3-5 f...

why no updates? im guessing you didnt get the improvement you was hoping for. I actually got fairly good improvement and had 2 more treatments done (combination with laser (3 pulse depth), subcisio...

Old school co2 or fractional co2? With either, if you go super aggressive settings (which you should) - you're looking at a week of downtime + 1-2 months of varying degrees of redness/pinkness for th...

You can get 0% improvement, 20% improvement, 60% improvement, 80% improvement or anywhere in between - it's not something that can be "predicted." Most people who do the highest settings with a good d...

Also, I wouldn't rush out and say Dr. Lam is the foremost expert either. He definitely has the gift of gab and can sell ice to an eskimo, but the actual results are not that great. Take a look at hi...

Dr Lam is the best "known" doctor in the US that performs silicone microdroplet injections. He has a bunch of actual pics on his site.

What kind of total improvement % would you estimate you got from starting laser -> now?

Yup. Some docs recommend doing retin-a before lasers as it reduces the risks of side effects.

Sounds like rf micro needling moreso than co2 laser.

They mainly do the 1-2 month spacing so you're not red for 6 months each time. You can do 3 treatments in 3 months and be red for 9 months total, or do 3 treatments in 18 months and be red for 24 mont...

I personally wouldn't bother with anything more aggressive than retin-a.

Just make sure they go to a depth of ~1.5mm+ or it won't give you the effects you want.

Smartxide is cheaper because it has no consumables - re:pair does + re:pair is more expensive for the PS to buy. Has nothing to do with the power of the laser.

They're both good lasers with the proper aggressive settings. Both will be bad with low settings. Re:pair is more proven and technically deeper. The xide can go just as deep with proper settings (bu...

Subcision + suction would probably help decent for you. Honestly though, the risk/reward isn't worth the hassle for you to do scar treatments. I personally wouldn't do anything, your skin seems fine.

Subcision is best done for circular deep scars (rolling scars). Unfortunately due to your skin type and scars - I don't personally think subcision would help too much as your cheek scars have jagged ...