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Scar elevation traitment

The best treatments are directed at the scars- hence it is the METHOD rather than the machine. If scars are depressed, a good treatment is use of fillers with subcission. I think lasers are indeed ove...

In forum Acne Scars

10 years ago
New Acne Scar Treatment

Just a word of advice.... it is always the METHOD of treatment that gives you the best results. Scar revision is based on 3 main factors- skin type ( skin colour), scar type (box car, ice pick, rollin...

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10 years ago
Bad pitted scars

Agree... needling with INFINI rf - radio frequency. Then TCA CROSS followed by focal fillers. THIS is really bad scarring, so expect an improvement of say 50% with 4-8 treatment sessions. ...

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10 years ago
Please advice- boxcar,rolling scars-done 2x fractional co2 without success

I think they are indeed atrophic scars with tethering. So it seems that subcission and focal follicular filling with HA fillers would be the choice. CO2 laser is a good overall treatment, but targeted...

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10 years ago
Would I Need A Subcision?

Subcision and dermal filling with a product such as Juvederm ... you do have atrophic scars as well as tethered scars. Some specialists do both in the one session...ie subcise to break the bonds tha...

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10 years ago
Scar Type?

Agreed... subcision and a dermal filler such as Volbella (Juvederm). CO2 fractional laser may help with some atrophic scars.   Regards   Davin

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10 years ago
Just Had Subcision

Be patient, subscion takes awhile to work. Collagen remodelling may take a few months before optimal results are seen.   DONOT place BPO on the area, as this may lead to irritation.   Ch...

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10 years ago
Heard of successful dermal grafting for acne scars in Brisbane- Share your experience

wary77 i have a few questions: what is a fraxel eCO2 laser and the FDA laser - do you mean fraxel repair and restore? or a completely different brand of laser? why were you offered subcision for bo...

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15 years ago
Just got Fraxel Repair

QUOTE Cartwheeling Monkey 'secondly ! why rely only on lasers. Ive getting so many ice pick scars and boxcar scars and am going to get TCA cross done professionally quite a times. mainly cause they ...

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15 years ago
Heard of successful dermal grafting for acne scars in Brisbane- Share your experience

Yes, Dermal Grafting can be successful. I ve done a few cases with Robert in the past. What we do is harvest some dermis form the back of the ear ( denude the epidermis with laser), create slits just...

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15 years ago