dragonn

9 hours ago, keving100 said: @dragonn What brand of laser did your doc used? Sciton Contour TRL? Do you mind sharing the name of your doc too? He used the sciton erbium laser in full ablati...

I’ve attached a pic of my scarring on my worst cheek looking its worst in that lighting. Based on my research it seemed fully ablative laser was the best option for me (numerous shal...

I do have ethnic skin and he explained the hyperpigmentation that will follow, etc but you are right that he still did not go deep enough. I think he assumed I’d prefer to have less downtime/PIH and w...

Hi all! I underwent fully ablative erbium resurfacing 1 week ago for my boxcar scarring. After 6 days I was fully peeled and barely pink, not the raw redness I expected after an aggressive fully ablat...

15 hours ago, Obi wan said: 2 sessions TCA CROSS - 80-90% - wait 8 weeks, fully ablative erbium down to 400 microns. 3 sessions, done correctly, 95% of scars done for life. All the best.( PIH m...

1 hour ago, Sirius Lee said: Mine's more severe than yours. I've had a pretty good result, about 50% improvement, if not more. The weird thing is most of that improvement came from the first t...

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! She did say that any type of filler or microneedling would be useless for my scarring. She suggested the two TCA 40% peels, and said THEN my scars would be shallo...

Thanks Petsme! The deep ice picks never really bothered me. But the boxcar scars do a lot. The doctor said too that I would need TCA cross but that I have so many scars so close together it would b...

I am at a loss. I didn’t think my scars were that bad. Other than a few that are deep, I thought most were rather shallow and would be amenable to resurfacing (like Dr. Lim suggests for shallow boxc...

Hi moreimpossible, Thank you so much for sharing! Please take this as a compliment but I really don't see any rolling scars in your photos. I do see the icepick/boxcar scars and it also looks like th...

Hi NuMan, I don't have any information on Enerjet in the States, although I hope it's coming soon. I was wondering where you got the CO2RE laser done here?

Hey Slee, it looks like he went a lot harder this time around! I hope you get great results from this session! I bet around week 6 they'll be really noticeable shallowing and improvement. Thank you fo...

Wait, I'm a bit confused. The color differences with spot treatment wouldn't be permanent though, right? I know people get hyperpigmentation but if it eventually fades, then I see no reason why blendi...

May 4th Update / Week 8 Post Mixto #2 I'm so happy for you Slee! The scars do look a lot softer and I agree with your assessment of your improvement. I hope your next one is even better! Thank you s...

Hey Ozay, congrats on the improvement! Thank you so much for keeping us updated;it's really thoughtful of you. Would you mind telling us what types of scars you have, their severity, and your Fitz sk...

Thanks for the tips. Yea I have the same type of scarring and I have Type IV skin so I'm not a candidate for fractional CO2 either. I've read that erbium lasers are actually much better at sanding dow...

Hey Veteran999, Great inspiring post! I'm glad you're seeing results. Could you explain what type of scars you have? I'm interested in a 2940 wavelength laser. Thanks!

Thanks for the update Slee! I'm so excited for you and your improvement. I can really see the difference in your pics and totally agree with your assessment. Wish you the best next Saturday! And hones...

Biologically speaking, I'm not sure whether or not I buy into the necessity of ablating healthy tissue argument. There are two good arguments for both sides that I can think of so I think I would just...

I personally think doing fractional co2 + activefx/restore + subcision of the deeper scars (all in one treatment) is a good way to go. Repeat 2-3X and it should give decent results. Of course things l...

Yes I agree with you acnescar. The problem is finding a doctor competent enough to really use the lasers to their full potential. Punch out method, shoulder technique, erbium for ablating edges as wel...

Does anyone call BS on these? I can't make up my mind. I don't know how many treatments he had but the website said it was the Mixto laser. Thanks for your input!

Day 56/Week 8 Post Mixto Update Hey slee! I think it definitely looks softer, especially around your temples. Do you know if he used the sculpting head on the scar edges?

Starlite, congrats on your improvement! You must be ecstatic. What you said about your boxcar scar has gotten me discouraged. Maybe subcision really is just for rolling scars. It hasn't improved at a...

I think with dermabrasion hypopigmentation is an even bigger problem and that is permanent. I told the doctor I would rather have temporary hyperpigmentation (even if it lasted eight or nine months) t...