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In Safety and Efficacy of Tretin‐X Compared With Retin‐A in Patients With Mild‐to‐Severe Acne Vulgaris Skinmed. 2006 May-Jun;5(3):114-8. Webster GF Taz 0.1% reduction in mean total number...

Burrito, I am skeptical that adapalene can do the same thing. In my mind, more irritation = more efficacy. But if I am wrong about this it would be so great! Have you tried other adjuncts to help r...

I am not sure if this has already been posted: Topical Tazarotene Gel, 0.1%, as a Novel Treatment Approach for Atrophic Postacne Scars A Randomized Active-Controlled Clinical Trial JAMA Facial P...

I think the risk for PIH is significantly greater when sunscreen is omitted or used ineffectually. I am really scrupulous about mine and don't expect any PIH. The treatment I had was very shallow, too...

21 hours ago, superburrito said: @arug for the Infini, I’m not sure parameters they used, but I know they did one pass that was deep and one pass that was shallow. At first aft...

superburrito, do you have any idea what parameters they used on your face? i had endymed (similar to infini but the needles are not insulated) friday afternoon. they used 1.5mm on the chin and forehea...

Dermbrasion is what got me in the mess I am in today. I had it in 1993 to correct for extremely mild acne scarring (maybe 0.5/10 with 10 being worst) and it made me much worse, maybe 3/10. I cried at ...

1 hour ago, Smile7 said: Hi @screwscars Thank you so much for the willingness to keep us updated! I’m in my late 20’s and have similar scars as yours, with the exception of a few boxcars...

A phenol peel 30 years ago gave me horrible scars and changed my life significantly. I had a practitioner who didn't know what he was doing. I suspect he had never done it before. You're in safer hand...

Thanks for the update. I am itching (as we all are) to see your improvement. It's agonizingly slow, isn't it?

thanks BA. my skin always looks better when filled. but it hasn't done diddley squat for the actual scars--they're still there. i did get some modest improvement with halo, though. before/afters ar...

4) Filler is a treatment, we are NOT using it for volume with subcision, but a spacer for your OWN Collagen to be formed. I thought they could do that with saline or prp instead of filler, wh...

It makes me sad that they are classifying filler as "treatment." Filler is not treatment, it is camouflage. If they did not do that, the improvement would be only modest in most cases. Especially ...

I'd say maybe 50% improvement from the nose down and 20% from the nose up. But that's just the left cheek. Right side did not improve as much--I have a lot less fat on that side so every defect shows ...

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Reporting in 6 weeks after the procedure (fractionated erbium). My left side is very much improved, buy my right side, which was more depleted to begin with (unfortunately our asymmetries get worse as...

I found this one, which makes a good case for a minimum wait of 3 months: In Vivo Histological Evaluation of a Novel Ablative Fractional Resurfacing Device Hantash et al. Lasers in Surge...

Does anyone have good references for the collagen remodeling process, specifically, timelines? I know we are advised to wait 3 months between treatments here while doctors routinely advise multiple...

2 hours ago, Nemesis 89 said: Scars is really bad thing in life only people with scars understand how badly scars affect someones life Yes. It was 25 years ago. A lot of the things that ...

It will help the appearance of, but not completely resolve your scars. You will still need treatments every 3 months (for as long as you can stand/afford it). Filler will smooth out the surface as you...

Yes, I am filled with pits and dents from phenol in 1993. My acne scars to begin with were very mild, but I wanted perfection. A doctor gave me dermabrasion, which made me worse, and then phenol to co...

Those aren't depressions, it's just PIH. You need to invest in a high PPD sunscreen and use it religiously. Also use tretinoin or tazarotene to tolerance. Do not let the sun get on your face. Mild aci...

Excellent decision!

I'd go for one more session. You can speed up the healing/fade redness if you use sunscreens extremely high in UVA protection and wide-brimmed hats/visors. My recs are La Roche Posay Anthelios 50+ or ...

23 hours ago, 91baby said: Do you get filler for the whole area or just individual? And youve found success with this?? My scars are shallow but there's a lot of them which makes them hard to t...