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The problem with laser is two things 1. lame results and 2. worsening texture. I guess the third is redness but that's fixable. You have a 50/50 chance imo, so risk is high with benefits potentially l...

I attempted the 3 step peel in office. It was the most painful treatment I've had so far and the esthetician actually refused to do the second part with the retinol. I was calm and collected on the ou...

Did you share the price on this dermabrasion? I have no idea the cost range on this.

From that description, Mascaro sounds uneasy with dermabrasion. Also, the timing sounds rough if you'll be on campus. I know I need at least 10 days after any procedure to feel comfortable again. ...

Thanks for sharing your positive experience. You mentioned you did laser treatments. What laser did you do? Your skin looks incredibly healthy in tone and texture.

That's also why there aren't good treatments developing. The demand is low. People want to brighten their beautiful skin and lesson some wrinkles. Very few people need the heavy duty revision we need.

11 minutes ago, researchresearch said: I have another subcision coming up so I won't be able to get dermbrasion for a bit. Actually can you do a consultation with him and see what he says? I wi...

3 hours ago, researchresearch said: I see that now it says "This procedure requires 3-4 days of recovery." I guess it depends what they mean by "recovery" in this sense. Just wondering because ...

What are the common risks of dermabrasion other than hypopigmentation?

This is what happened to me on tretinoin. It didn't cause scars but it caused swelling of my tissue that made the borders of my acne scars more apparent. It also messed up my skin tone causing a red t...

Scarring? Is that not aging? I'd need to see acne scar results. For some reason they always have amazing wrinkle results but the acne scarring is not as responsive.

7 hours ago, Jason2121 said: Right. And if doctors mess up your face they push it in your mental health.  I was quite depressed because my doctor ( acne scar expert) did mess...

47 minutes ago, Fehheh77 said: What’s the name of the community? How can I find it? I don't think there's a name. Once you start following a few accounts the algorithm picks up the tags ...

Can you max out a credit card instead?

There's an acne scar community on Instagram that helped me get more positive about this. There are scarred individuals out there living their best life and it makes me feel less alone. I've been br...

19 hours ago, scarsarebeautiful said: Seriously ? Now your scaring me. Also by doctor you mean Dermatologist, Family doc or go to the ER? That's right near the thyroid, isn't it?...

Yes it elevated. My main problem now is textural when before there was more definable scar borders.

My scars are the same depth and type and 3 genius rf sessions improved it by about 50%. I think rf is made for us with shallow scarring. I'm doing dermabrasion to finish off the surface. On 4/...

Oh that needs to be seen by a doctor immediately.

I wouldn't do anything if my skin looked like that, especially not laser.

Honestly if you're living in NYC and LA that's probably contributing to your worry about it. LA is a cesspool. I would do Genius RF. It works for shallow boxcars. If you're in California and have t...

I'm getting dermabrasion this year. Hopefully I'll have some before/afters to show.

Just be careful with fractional co2. I've seen too many situations where people with mild scarring get fractional co2 side effects and end up in despair. Your scarring is mild. I would consider ful...

co2 is a long recovery. A year or more.

Ivermectin is used for rosacea but it won't improve scars.