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Hey collegeboy, Approximately how long after the procedure did all the swelling go away for you so you could start to "gauge" results? was it 10 days? Any guesstimate of improvement so far after you...

More likely than not - it won't help with blackheads/enlarged pores. It would also be dumb to undergo a treatment such as a fractional co2 just for blackheads.

An ENT doctor who does plastic surgeries as well as penile enlargement surgeries? This guy seems like a quack.

I think PRP itself is more of a marketing gimmick than it actually helping. Maybe it might help a bit if injected directly into the scars - but I haven't really seen any studies done on it. It also co...

It's a form of RF needling. It ablates much deeper than the other ones however (like ematrix). Oddly enough, it's made by the same company who makes airgent.

AFR = co2, NAFR = erbium" So ~40% improvement - which in my opinion is reasonable. There is a problem on how exactly they measure the amount of improvement: "The only objective tool is the software ...

the asian dude barley has a difference in before and after and when they was using the machine it looks like the needles didnt even penetrate. i cant say for sure but it doenst seem promising . If y...

I have done the single needling from owndoc.com along with the suction device broke on me after a short period of time because it was made so cheaply- don't recommend it. The single needles were so s...

So about 2 years ago I started using a neutrogena daily scrub that has salicylic acid in it.it help clear up my acne well but it made my nose turn red and it has been like that for 2 years. I started ...

I think PRP itself is more of a marketing gimmick than it actually helping. Maybe it might help a bit if injected directly into the scars - but I haven't really seen any studies done on it. It also co...

Considering you have darker skin - probably not. You would have to personally analyze the risk:reward for yourself. Maybe if they're able to spot treat (like tca cross) it might be a little bit less r...

This paper doesn't seem to portrait lasers in a favorable light: If it's hard to understand (for the non scientist/statistician) just jump to the conclusions. Here I quote some words: "We have reliab...

First of all - to all of you talking about having done/being recommend lasers - the "only" real laser that gives results is the fractional co2. The other lasers are too mild to do much. You can't comp...

Apparently the concentration of phenol used for this procedure is substantially less than for traditional phenol peeling, which decreases some of the risks, such as loss of pigmentation. I'm particul...

Apparently the concentration of phenol used for this procedure is substantially less than for traditional phenol peeling, which decreases some of the risks, such as loss of pigmentation. I'm particul...

Most of us who've researched lasers have seen that post. Thing is - he doesn't suggest anything else.....so there isn't really any reasonable options other than lasers. I'd also be happy with 50% impr...

Keep rubbing eggs on your face Panos - let us know how that turns out for you.

I'm sure it would give decent results BUT Phenol peels by themselves are really risky. Dermabrasion is somewhat risky in general. Combining the two seems like a recipe for disaster. I found this:

Austa just as an unrelated fyi - you should be able to do just the scarred skin with laser if you wanted too. Or at least just the cheeks.

Did you notice under some of the Repair studies, they used up to 100mJ/pulse. But, I thought 70mJ was the absolute max safe setting limit. If you look at the study by Chan et al., they used the stand...

Most likely? Nope. If you want you can try it and let us know how it goes.

If you have actual scars and not just pigmentation, then no you aren't too young.

Dr. Lam is considered the best silicone doctor in the US for acne scars. He has a bunch of posts about it on his forum + before and afters on his site. If you are interested in it - then go check out ...

All medical studies show average laser improvement after 6 months to be 30-40%+ if doing 2-3 sessions of aggressive fractional co2. Yes there are risks - just like there are risks with anything. If yo...

Subcision would probably help you quite a bit.