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With fractional co2 laser, some studies show you do lose some improvement to scars, even after microswelling has subsided. You peak at around 3 months and then could lose some improvement over the nex...

After the initial microswelling, yes. Beyond that, not exactly. You do lose collagen over time as you get older, but you don't lose collagen in the same spots as you had scars, it's more of an even lo...

As I said before, the edges are smoother and the indents are overall shallower, but the shapes haven't changed.

1. I had almost no rolling scars. 2. I had a moderate amount of icepick scars. 3. I had lots of boxcar scars. I am honestly not sure how you'd think my boxcar scars would have had little improveme...

You might quite possibly be allergic to benzoyl peroxide. It's fairly rare, but it's I've seen it on other people a few times myself. It especially sounds like an allergic reaction due to the swelling...

There looks to be some noticeable scarring, but it's honestly not that bad.

There was a point where people thought bee stings cured everything. There was even a King of the Hill episode parodying the phenomenon. It turned out bee stings don't do jack squat. It might tempo...

Hey TokyoGirl. Yeah, thanks. I had the second and final round of subcision done already. I don't think Dr. Rahimi went over my original dented area though (I mean, it's hard to tell where the area w...

...what? 1. Weight shouldn't have anything to do with getting microdermabrasion done. 2. Microdermabrasion does jack squat for scars. 3. Your doctor sounds like a hack.

Vaseline is not a good moisturizer. It seals moisture in, but also very easily clogs pores, plus, you're basically putting grease on your face. Use a non-comedogenic moisturizer, like Cetaphil.

If you REALLY took that picture under the worst lighting condition, then what you're seeing are not scars because they're not dented. THESE are dents. You have some skin texture issues. Retin...

You don't really have scars. You have some skin texture issues. He was right to recommend stuff like Retin-A or something along that line. It would be foolish to go for harsher procedures like dermast...

Silicone IS safe. For people that aren't allergic to it, it's 100% inert inside the body. The issue has always been the application of it, which requires a very good doctor, but that's true for any pr...

The controversy surrounding silicone fillers are justified, ESPECIALLY since many of them were done by practitioners who had no idea what they were doing and without awareness of possible long-term si...

Yeah, sanojoseskin def knows what he/she is talking about.

Charging for consultations is ALWAYS a bad sign.

Stretch marks are one of the hardest things ever to remove.

It was $3000 for the first, second was free, and my doctor is giving me $250 each time after. Prices will obviously vary from doctor to doctor, but $3000 for an initial ablative laser procedure is t...

would needling be ideal for pitted scars? not sure where to begin...   Some people have reported that needling works. I can't say for sure myself.

Yup.

ok so almost 4 weeks after the subcision it's healed fine! but, i have a lump from the subcision, is this normal? i don't really know if it worked properly because of the lump   Lumps after sub...

It's the exact same thing. This is not to say that there AREN'T incompetent quacks out there, far from it. And it's legitimately difficult to find a good doctor who'll treat your scars with great ef...

Most laser reviews are made by people who are unsatisfied. People who are satisfied generally don't care anymore. I think it has less to do with the laser than it does with the doctor and the experi...

There are plenty of positive experiences out there. They just have no reason to ever post on an acne scarring website. The only time you go to a forum like this, really, is to get help or to bitch abo...

To be perfectly honest, they DON'T know if it'll reform the right way or not. It's basically an educated guess based on prior experience and the situation. From what I understand, the reason scars a...