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14 hours ago, scarredandsad34 said: Yes I've tried meds and counseling. Nothing helps. I've lost all hope. FML big time. Nothing I say is going to make you feel better. But the offer still...

16 hours ago, scarredandsad34 said: It still looks like shit. I'm disfigured for life You're still only a week out.  It might actually get better.  In any case, have ...

On February 25, 2016 at 11:30 AM, scarredandsad34 said: Well folks I tried the filler and it looks like shit. Now it looks like I have a keloid on my face. I'm screwed now that this didn't work...

2 hours ago, fory0608 said: It looks way better! I would just leave it alone! i think you have nice skin. You are lucky that is the only scar you have. I have similar skin to yours but I ha...

21 hours ago, fory0608 said: Just curious if you have a recent picture?  I'm sure it doesn't look as bad as you say.  It does sound like the scar is tethered down which ...

2 minutes ago, somethingsomethingagain said: I'll just say that your skin has great texture regardless of that minor imperfection. It's cliché but we are our worst critics, no doubt about that,...

Just wanted to provide an update.  It's been about 9 months since the punch excision and it is the biggest mistake I've ever made.  I turned a small scar into an unsightly mark...

Thanks for the follow up!

Haven't tried it but please keep us posted. I'm dealing with the same thing...mainly on my forehead. Hate it!!

My scar is definitely still healing! It seems like it's stretched and a little indented.I did some needling with a needle stamp. Hoping it will start to look better soon Looking at the pics it looked...

      The thing about an excision is that you're basically replacing a larger, more noticeable scar with a smaller linear scar. For optimal results it's best to blend the remaining...

Any update?

Hey Snowflake, me again.   I'm sorry you're having a bad day.   I've had spot treatments with 2940 (Sciton Profractional). Zero results.   What about a filler? Nothing permanent ...

Hey Snowflake, I've had a SmartXide spot treatment for two areas on my cheeks. It cost me $150 CAD. I think it helped a scar that was just over a year old but did nothing for some of my older scars....

The thing about an excision is that you're basically replacing a larger, more noticeable scar with a smaller linear scar. For optimal results it's best to blend the remaining scar in some 2-3 months a...

I'm feeling really down at the moment. I'm one week out from stitch removal. There is no hole, thankfully. However, the entire area looks quite depressed and/or the ends of my incision are very bum...

Hi, how's it going now? Getting better every day I hope! I re-did my excision and got the stitches out on Friday. It looked totally flat but now the scar seems indented or the area around it is swo...

Here are pics from Sunday when I took the steri strip off.   The hole is gone and I can't really see the excision line. I can see the stitch marks but I'm told it will get better.   In ce...

Stitches came out today and it is looking really good! The doc did say that punches occasionally don't work out for no known reason but I'm still convinced that I touched it too much the first tim...

Stitches come out in 2 days time. I've been a lot more careful this time around. Last time I kept changing the steri-strips starting about 3 days post. I can't help but wonder if that's what caused th...

I went back to the PS today. He agreed that the excision failed and gave me 2 options: leave it for awhile to see if it gets any better (he didn't feel like it would) or re-excise/re-stitch. I went ...

  So here's an update...sorry for the delay. It's been over 3 weeks since my excision and as of right now, I think it's a failure The scar looks about the same size, only red, deeper (not s...

So here's an update...sorry for the delay. It's been over 3 weeks since my excision and as of right now, I think it's a failure The scar looks about the same size, only red, deeper (not sure if th...

  Side note, I didn't know you can email questions to doctors personally on realself! I guess I missed the button..where is that? Been wanting to do that for a while now. Though I guess it's not...

Stitch came out on Friday. Doctor wants me to keep a steri-strip on for another week. I did it for a few days but had to go back to work today so now I'm down to just doing it at night; with some Poly...