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Freaking out over dent from cortisone shot. Anyone here get saline injections? I'm sorry this has happened to you. There is hope though.. dents caused by cortisone injections tend to fill in by themselve over the next 2-3 months. | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
My scars - any suggestions? What types are they? Severity? First of all, I think there is a difference between 100 percent improvement and with being 100 percent satisfied. You can have a 50 percent improvement and be 100 percent satisfied. I think being sati... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Aha AHA in itself is not moisturising. But somegimes AHA is an ingredient of a moisturising cream. Same goes for the sun block, it can be moisturising but does not have to be. Moisturising is however not... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
My scars - any suggestions? What types are they? Severity? First of all, I think there is a difference between 100 percent improvement and with being 100 percent satisfied. You can have a 50 percent improvement and be 100 percent satisfied. I think being sati... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
My scars - any suggestions? What types are they? Severity? pretty mind blowing the quantity of bad advice around here. you have moderate to severe scars, I will be left after Roaccutane with almost the same scars you have and 4 dermatologists I've been in the... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
How much will procedures help me? I know how you feel. It makes you doubt about whether or not you should have tried other options to get rid of the acne before taking accutane. When i was on accutane I did also get some weird kind o... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Depressed acne scar treatments - mild to moderate boxcar and icepick post-acne scars Your scars are so minor; barely noticable. You are beautiful. | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Co2 Ultrapluse Hi MsBubbleTea, How are you doing now?Did you have the fully ablative, non-fractionated version (the old school resurfacing) of the ultrapulse, or did you have the fractionated activeFx/deepFX/totalFX... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
What Is This ? Scarring ? It is not scarring. Those bumps are caused by excessive oil production. What will help you greatly is a chemical exfoliant with salycilic acid. | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Need Your Help Please I don't think your scars are that bad. The redness is not bad either, and i think most of it is not acne related. For the redness that is acne related there are a few home remedies that are proven to ... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Need Your Help Please I don't want to burst your bubble, but i realy do think you have a few scars there. I can be wrong, it is always difficult to judge from pictures. Concerning the redness, I only see some slight rednes... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Dermatologist Says I Have Ice Pick Scars But I'm Certain They Are Just Red Marks? Maybe he is not refering to your red marks but to something you might see as dialated pores. Ice pick scars can be realy tiny | In forum Hyperpigmentation - red/dark marks | 10 years ago |
Hypopigmentation - Scars With Loss Of Pigment - White Scars Juwt wondering, how did you burn yourself with a tca peel? | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Do You Guys Feel Tired When You Are On Accutane? I had the same thing when i was taking accutane. Going to the store for food was about as much as i could do in a day. It is normal in this situation, and for you to decide if it is worth it or not. T... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
Is My Accutane Dosage Too High? 80 mg is ok for your weight, if you can handle the side effects. The higher your dosage the shorter your course, so that is a plus. I was on 60 mg with 45 kg, which is about the same per kg as you are... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
3Yr Old Cystic Acne "bruise" If it hasn't gone anywhere in 3 years, it is unlikely it will go anywhere soon. Your skin cells have already turned over many times without changing it, indicating that chemical peels are not going to... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Treatment Options For My Skin? Lasers are best for blending in, not filling up. True. For that reason it needs to be done after subcision. | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Treatment Options For My Skin? I would not bother with an ablative laser. Subcision and needling. Filler if you can afford it Can you elaborate? Some lasers can be realy helpfull in smoothing things out. It might just make the d... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
I Want To Get Colour On My Face But Don't Want To Worsen My Scars? Try using a fake tan. If you have a good one it can work out realy nice. | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Treatment Options For My Skin? You do not have many scars, but the ones you do have seem to be quite deep. I think your best bet is indeed subcision, followed by an ablative (fractional) laser. If you are still not happy after that... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Does Accutane Cause Infertility And Will It Fade Red Marks From Acne? Accutane does not cause infertility, it just increases the risk of having a baby with birth defects. It also does not do anything for pre-existing red marks. It does however causes new red marks from ... | In forum Hyperpigmentation - red/dark marks | 10 years ago |
Going Outside After Tca Peel? Please be carefull with a 30 percent tca peel, if you are doing it yourself. You can really harm yourself if you are not carefull. Regarding the sun exposure, if you apply sunscreen (at least ... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
What Type Of Treatment For My Scars? Hi, From what I can see, you have rolling and boxcar scars. Some of these scars appear to be quite deep, i would therefore recommend to go for subcision first to get the deeper scars closer to... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Accutane Did Something To My Brain/skull, Fixing My ArnoldChiari Malformation. Why are you so sure that the changes in your brain are caused by accutane and not something else? | In forum Prescription acne medications | 11 years ago |
Are Vitamin Deficiencies The Trick? I think the causal connection between vitamin D deficiency and acne might be the other way around: people with acne go outside less due to their condition and therefore develop a vitamin D deficiency ... | In forum Other acne treatments | 11 years ago |