Jonah

great find! lots of useful info. I feel his overall success rate could've been vastly improved by including the below items in my opinion... - scalpel instead of punch excision - taping the area - s...

thx for sharing your experiences with us. btw, silktouch is very funny name for an ablative co2 laser Misnomer of the century yea, luckily I was under anesthesia while they were burning my face o...

i love this post and thanks for putting it together. i found your excision story rather interesting. it does appear to be very easy to make the scarrign worse and that sounds rather aweful! at the sam...

To illustrate the risk by comparison, procedures like needling or dermarolling strike me as much less risky in that they seem quite to actually make scars worse or affect pigmentation, where as this p...

I guess it's nine years since I've been visiting this board (and battling scars). Over those years I've tried a number of methods to diminish my scars. What follows is a brief summary of my type of ...

I just posted this in the "Ok guys.." dermarolling thread started by Lamarr, but given the pinned status and title of this thread, thought I should post it here as well. Hope the info helps, thanks. ...

I should post my experience.   I've been doing needling along with LEDs per Lamarr's advice for about the past 6 months.   It isn't a miracle cure and the results are slow, but it's the best...

Hey munsoned, your attitude is very positive and inspiring. I'm needling and using the LEDs as well. So far there appears to be potential, I see bits of real improvement after only a couple months. ...

Lamarr, thanks for your help.

yeah i'm wondering what her results were from said punch elevation!!!

Depends on the depth of the scar. Most of my areas that were floated are gone, but there are a couple of places where the scars were deep that you can still see. Keep in mind they are VASTLY improved,...

Depends on the depth of the scar. Most of my areas that were floated are gone, but there are a couple of places where the scars were deep that you can still see. Keep in mind they are VASTLY improved,...

So at least with Dr. Y, if an icepick scar is punch elevated, followed by dermabrasion, then the icepick will have virtually disappeared entirely?

How much longer until Dr. Y retires? Also, this may be a stupid question, but I'm assuming you all went to New Orleans to see him for a consultation before scheduling dermabrasion with him? (as oppose...

i think its great that u all are doing something about ur scars. i too have icepick scarring on my cheeks. please please please update with ur results over the next months as im really torn on whether...

homer where was the scar u had excised located?

thanks so much and contine to update

guys i was wondering, my scars are kind of linear. like they are thin, and maybe 1 to 2 cm long, but very thin. but they are real deep and noticeable. anyway, i was wondering if the excision of a thin...

u guys mite want to check out the smoothbeam thread a little also. it doesn't work for deep box or icepick scars, but it mite work on depressed excision scars?? supposed to correct shallow depressed s...

also i wanted to point out taht it seems ur supposed to do this cross method multiple times, like 3-6 is wut i took from the article, which mite imply it's not a real harsh treatment..

id be surprised if smoking had that much of an affect on wound healing, but i guess its possible. I think that's a good idea maya. maybe quit smoking then go in for 1 excision or something (hopefully ...

im sorry to hear that maya, maybe u should look into some sort of abrasive treatment to try to soften ur excision scars. dermabrasion, laser who knows. i know these are dangerous for people of certain...

I still have not seen any before/after pics strictly for excision of acne scars. Anyone interested in putting some up? Maya maria anyone? thanks a lot take care everyone. -jonah

Maya based on the research I've done, dermabrasion (sometimes laser) is often used after excision to help erase the excision scars. Have you considered this or asked your doctor? i dont know it seems ...

One of my scars is about 3mmx2mm, the most prominent one. But most tend to be less than 2mm, most are about 1mm x .5mm, u know, sort of long and thin. I guess that doesnt sound too bad, but I dont con...