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Sword--   Even though you and I have had very different experiences with (and therefore different opinions of) Dr. Y, I wish you continued healing and peace of mind. I know I've said this before...

Hi there everybody. Sorry Tom Tom for not responding earlier--it's been a crazy month for me. Actually, I just returned from New Orleans and my second forehead dermabrasion with Dr. Y and Cassandra....

hi dermpro--I'm just curious why you say that sammy's scars are hypertrophic and not keloidal. I'm obviously no expert, but those look pretty keloidal to me (the size, irregular shape, etc.). Most o...

Hi Sammy, I have not had keloid scars such as yours, but I have had hypertrophic scars that have responded well to aldara (imiquimod) applied after excision. However, there has been a big stir on an...

Yes, wantperfectskin, that's enough time--it's the minimum amount of time, but enough nonetheless. I had my derm on a Monday morning and flew out Thursday evening. You'll definitely still be wearing...

Miss Shady,   Medrol is the brand name for the chemical composition methylprednisolone (which is a prednisone derivative)--it's just like advil is to ibuprofin or tylenol is to acetaminophine (sp...

Sorry to correct you, Fainhart, but it's actually craigslist.org (not .com). But that's a great idea--I'm sure, if you could find something, it'd be cheaper than staying in a hotel for a month.  ...

Oldguy: I don't think it's that they're not permanent (well, I guess with aging nothing is permanent). I think that the results you find yourself with after 6 months to one year are the permanent eff...

Hi Love,   Thanks for reporting back your update--I know it's difficult to report things you know people don't want to hear, but it's useful. And I'm sorry to hear your disappointment. I would ...

lizlee,   I would also second portlandboy's warning about walking around NOLA at night, esp. the neighborhood in which Dr. Y practices. I really is not a safe area, in fact NOLA used to be the m...

Hi everyone. I've been AWOL for awhile, trying to shift focus away from my scars. But I've been keeoing up with everyone's stories, and I just wanted to give a brief almost-6-month update. But firs...

Hi Waite! Thanks for reporting back--I'm so glad to hear from you again! You were the very first one on this board to mention Dr. Y and to document your success with him--if it weren't for those ear...

Hey Miss Shady--glad you are feeling better about the whole thing--just a good healthy dose of nerves. I really look forward to your updates once you have the dermabrasion!   Hey Poe! Thanks fo...

HI Miss Shady. I think it's very normal to be be nervous before a dermabrasion. in fact, I think it would be worrysome if you weren't nervous because it would mean that you weren't fully comrehendin...

Hey Craig! I too use Neutrogena 45 and it's not my favorite in terms of how it goes on. But I want at least 45 and I trust Neutrogena products so I stuck with it. Now maybe I'll try the one Kiki re...

It's Baptist-affiliated --I think it's called Baptist Memorial Hospital. Hope that helps.   Sunblock-- So glad to know that things went so well. Please keep us posted.   Good luck to ever...

Hi everyone. Miss Shady--I am still doing very well. I posted about a week ago that I noticed a big "boost" at around the the 3 month mark. Dr. Y told me to expect thhis, but I guess I didn't quite...

Hi Sunblock. Yes, you can buy a roundtrip ticket from and back to the airport. The ticket counters are down by baggage claim (I think there's only one company, but there are several ticket counters)...

Welcome back Misty--I can't wait to hear about your trip and how things went. I just wanted to post very quickly to note that over the past few weeks, my skin has dramatically improved--much smoother ...

Hey guys. It's been a while since I've posted (though I've followed these threads), because I promised myself that I would try not to obssess about my skin quite so much (I gave myself a bit of a tim...

HI everyone. Poe, I'm so happy to hear how well your trip to Dr. Y went. I'm eager to hear how you progress in the coming weeks!   I just had to report something that happened to me to everyone....

HI Sunblock.   No, it didn't erase any scars, but I had two very large scars on my forehead (as opposed to lots of smaller scars). Actually, the scar that was very fresh (5 weeks at the time),...

HI Sunblock. Sorry I missed your post. I am doing very well. This past MOnday marked the 6 week mark for me. I still have some lingering pinkness and splotchiness, but very little, and make-up cove...

Hi everyone! Wow, there's been so much activity on this thread in the past few days.   Monsoon, congratulations on your procedure! That's so great--I'm so happy to hear that everything went we...

Hi, everyone. Well, it's now been 3 weeks (and one day=) since my dermabrasion with Dr. Y and I continue to heal up and continue to be very pleased with my decision to go out there. In fact, I just...