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what scars did u have treated acne scar? how long did the lumps last for? Mix of box car/ice pick scars. Possibly some small rolling scars in there as well. I already answered this before - they las...

If it's just two specific scars - wouldn't excision (and then laser after) be a decent option as well?

If I had to guess - in total it helped around 20-30%. I expected a little better results (closer to 30-40%) but it helped a bit. Results didn't go down in time. I just don't think it causes enough dam...

Any % improvement guesstimate Ozay? What type of scarring did you have? Did he combine it with subcision ? I think IPL laser is the best way to get rid of redness, but you can try other exfoliation s...

You should read this thread : It will give you an idea of what to expect (as you have similar type scars).

From what I remember reading in some of the other laser threads - the recovery gets easier each time.

Thanks slee3.

However, my derm said it was okay if I had laser treatment while on accutane but he said that I gotta lower it to 10mg/day. So any advice guys?? Thank you. I think you should find a new dermatologis...

Slee3, Would you be able to upload some of the pictures on imgur.com or something (as a gallery) as some of them appear out of order in the attachments I think. Your scarring looks like it's slowly s...

Any % improvement estimate Ozay? Did he just do laser, or did he combine it with subcision?

This is the best review I've seen on lasers on here:

Thanks for the pics. Your right side looks pretty good. Those scars look more like boxcar/ small circular scars - not really rolling scars (I have similar type scarring unfortunately). Interested to ...

Thanks for the post. Do you happen to have any pictures of the type of scarring you have?

Thanks for keeping us in the loop. From the pics it looks like your scars are getting softer?

Both lasers are pretty much the same/have the same downtime + results. Only thing that effects the downtime is the treatment settings. It's good that your derm is giving you realistic expectations ra...

Just wanted to say thanks for keeping us updated with this. Is Dr. R combining the laser with anything like subcision or just doing a straight laser? Is there any particular reason you chose to treat...

You don't have any scarring - just wait it out.

I think most of them do 2-3 treatments in a span of 2-3 months and then wait 3 months to see what happens. That seems to be the ideal thing to do - if you can combine it with subcisision, even better....

Fractional co2 + subcision would probably be your best bet IMO

Too see reasonable improvement - you would need at least 2-3 sessions over at least a 3 month period (ideally longer though) + a few more months to see the actual final results (3-6 months). i have...

Would you mind telling us what kind of improvement you got from the procedures you got done? I think something like retin a might help your skin?

I would lean more towards large pores with minimal actual scarring. I find little evidence to recommend anything other than ablative fractionalized CO2. I think tca cross is worth trying before las...

If they're actual "severe" ice pick scars then either tca cross (not a tca peel) or fractional co2 would probably help you the most. If they're just milder scars you can look into stuff like retin a,...

Just wondering - is there any reason you decided to do subcision vs fractional co2 if the old co2 laser helped your scars?

Just wanted to say that your scarring looks much better compared to the original photos (even with the redness).