jbird12

Thanks! That might be a good idea.

Hey All, I've been having success with the Mixto laser treatments but I'm beginning to think the only way to fix some of my scarring with significant tissue loss is to use a filler. I've been resear...

That scar is in a tough spot so it is going to be harder to fix. You can try needling. Excision is also an option. I don't know if that spot can even have subcision performed???

Yeah and if that doesn't work you can always have that scar cut out and made thinner with a plastic surgeon. That should be easy to fix!

I think trying to figure out percentage of improvement is pseudoscience at best. I guess you can try to take some measurements of the length, width, and depth of your scars before and after but I've ...

I've been treated by Dr. (Robert) Weiss with both of the lasers you mentioned at his Maryland Laser office. I don't know how severe your scarring is but for my rolling and boxscars, neither one of th...

You just finished your Accutane course so you shouldn't do any type of scar treatment to your skin for at least 6 months. After that time, a lot of the redmarks should fade away and you can evaluate ...

Your face is fine. I wouldn't do any treatments if I had your skin personally. You should wear sunscreen though!

My results were mixed in the sense that I don't think the treatments I did were right for me. I needed a more aggressive treatment than non-ablative lasers to fix my scarring and textural issues. 2 ...

Lighting looks brighter to me in the second picture which can fade out scars. Also looks like she's caked in makeup in the second picture. Also, the facial expression is different between the two pic...

Is that lump the cyst? Is that shadowing below the lump or an indention? It kind of looks like it's scarring. I don't know what to suggest other then to let it heal first before doing anything.

When I lived up that way I saw Dr Weiss. He treated me for years actually. He does do subcision but will push his lasers first. His costs are pretty good I thought. It depends on what kind of tre...

Acne scars are very difficult to treat. Everyone's skin heals differently so where someone may have success, others may not see much improvement. It took me several different types of treatments to ...

Looking good so far!

Sorry to hear about your hyperpigmentation. I'm still dealing with some redness myself 4+ weeks out. Hang in there!

What kind of laser did they mention? Based on your description, it sounds like they want to use a non-ablative laser. I personally have had little success and improvement with these types of lasers ...

Yep, if I look at my face in natural light like say my car rear view mirror, my face looks pretty evenly toned. However, if I look at my face in my bathroom lighting, the color seems to be all over t...

Yeah you should be good after 2 weeks. I did my treatments on a Friday and took off work the following week and went back to work on that second Monday. My face was just red at that point and while ...

Figured I'd update as I'm now about 24 days post my second treatment. Most of the dark redness finally subsided last week but I still have a red spot or two lingering. My complexion has improved gr...

I don't know about the less downtime if both lasers are being used to their full potential. You certainly aren't going to want to be wandering around in public for several days after your Mixto treat...

Looks good Inspired! I wouldn't worry about the scabbing. I scabbed up a bit (not to that extent) with my first Mixto treatment. My second treatment I surprisingly didn't scab up at all just ooze...

I don't know...I'm very private about my acne scarring. If I do post pictures, it won't be until about 3 months following my second procedure and in some sort of read-only format for a short period o...

Unfortunately, no topicals will get rid of scarring, no matter how mild. Products with Retin-A in them will help to speed skin turnover and in turn make your skin more thick/healthy and any redness sh...

I'm going through the same thing right now 2 weeks post Mixto so I feel your pain. The redness is a lot more obvious this time and while only one person at work asked if I got "too much sun" I can tel...

Hmm...never really noticed the hot/cold thing. Only correlations I've noticed are the more active I am (exercising,etc.) the worse my scars look. I guess that can have something to do with being hot....