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Dude, steal away. I hope it all works out for you, man. In my experience, the Doxy doesn't really help unless I start taking it about two weeks before my treatment even begins, and topicals (especia...

Cysts start developing under your skin weeks before they become actually noticeable. It's likely that they were already brewing long before the subcisions even occurred, or that perhaps the subcisions...

Don't worry dude, as long as you're handling the cysts, they won't become scars. STAY STRONG

Thanks for your response. I suspect cortisone caused the depressions because I believe previous shots did the same thing. They were minor but permanent. I don't know why I got more. I was in a state o...

Cortisone injections wouldn't have caused the scars. In fact, they probably prevented the scars from being worse than what you see them as now. The chin actually isn't a particularly hard are to tre...

In those sorts of cases, especially when lots of scars are grouped together, each "subcision" treats an entire area of skin at once. The biggest subcision I have seen was on a youtube video, and they ...

Given the improvement on your deepest scar from the test spot, do you think it's possible to get 90% improvement or more on shallower scars? I don't expect to irradicate all my scars but besides my bi...

Thanks for sharing your story! I hope you find the results you're looking for.

Oh, it scabbed for me, too, and I guess it was technically two zaps. But it was done in like...five seconds.

I can't speak for TokyoGirl, but when he did the test spot for me, it was literally just a little zap. Nothing fancy.

Is Mixto the only fractional CO2 laser that has a different handpiece, head, what have you capable of shaving down scar edges? This seems so essential for boxcar scars.   I believe this can be ...

Dr. Rahimi does Mixto for $3000 for the first session, second session free, $500 for every session afterward. He's improved my scars quite a bit: I, however, wouldn't think it's specifically worth ...

call him on Tuesday, ask for a cortisone injection. He's off tomorrow, and all the cortisone stuff is in his office (as far as I can tell) so he won't have access to it until Tuesday.

I'd just like to say that Dr. Rahimi is DEFINITELY not the only doctor out there who is looking out for your best results. Seriously, there are tons out there who are great. They may seem rare, but th...

It won't hurt to eat lots of citrus, but it won't really do much because vitamin C exits your system so quickly, and your body can only absorb so much vitamin C every few hours. Vitamin C topicals, ho...

haha, that's funny about the business thing. I'm glad that the Juvederm's working out for you, even if it is temporary. A year off from worrying about your scars is a very productive year, haha.

All the light therapies are based on very erratic research. By "erratic" I mean that the conclusions are always uncertain (well, more uncertain than usual in medical studies). As far as we know as a...

I am honestly very interested to see how your filler goes. What is he going to use?

Ask your doctor. It may depend on the aggressiveness of the subcision, actually, but I am no expert.

Well, burn scars have been historically very difficult to treat, especially for males in the face because of the problem you just described of facial hair not growing back. I actually know of a doctor...

Not really, no. Even with reconstructive surgery, scars never go away completely. They can be treated to the point where they are not noticeable without very close inspection, even better once you add...

Out of curiosity, why do you believe that Repair won't eliminate his scars? His scars seem so minor that perhaps an aggressive treatment like Repair would no doubt remove them as they're incredibly su...

Subcision + Deep FX sounds like a good idea. If they offer TotalFX (which they should), you may want to consider that as well, although it is more expensive. If you opt for DeepFX, makes sure they get...

I feel like you'd get improvement, sure. I honestly couldn't say how many sessions it would take. To be honest, your scars don't look very bad at all. Any improvement you're looking to do would prob...

Uploaded new pictures. I had to delete some pictures to make room for the new ones. These are also probably the last pictures I'll be taking. I'm going to be moving to a new apartment in a week, so ...