Maya

Jonah - I would never consider dermabrasion as I am Asian skinned and it would cause deep hyperpigmentation. I don't have a problem with having a few lines on my face which in a year or so will look l...

will - yes, it has totally prevented scabbing and in fact made the excised scars painless - I still had some pain when I applied CP and emu before. The only problem with the 18 manuka is that it's v...

vaudor - Sorry, I didn't say to stop using CP on surgery scars - in fact, the standard CP serum seems very good after surgery - it's just that the SUPER CP serum has salicylic acid in it, and it seems...

Thanks Jonah - yes, I am pleased with the improvements through excision, although I need to give it a little more time to see final results - they will never be 'perfect' but I realised that - I can l...

Jonah - Glad you found us! Welcome! It's been around 6 weeks since my first set of excisions, the marks are now pink, not red - I think Lonelyman is right, it will take around 3 monhs for the redne...

Rock - NLite helps with collagen growth, not red marks - and since excised scars can sometimes still remain slightly indented, the NLite is very useful (but in no way essential).. The red marks for ...

The long scar with 6 stitches and the 1 inch line down the middle - My kids said I look like action man.

I had more excision today - received 8 stitches in all: 2 stitches on left cheek - a deep boxscar, and 6 stitches on my right, which covered two large scars together (he punched the whole thing tog...

Maya I'm so sorry to learn that your excisions opened up. Don't worry too much because Dr Chu can do them again, I know it must sux.

Info about 2 layer stitches: I spoke with a medical aesthetician today and she said that a 2 layer stitch is more effective because the skin would try and heal itself faster when trying to dissolve ...

For those of you who have had excision, do you have suggestions or recommendations for things that I should do before, and after the surgery? Thanks.

1 month update: 2 of my 12 excised scars look worse and larger - because they re-opened (no bleeding though) - all the other 10 look better - 2-3 of them look 90% improved (just small red marks) the...

Maya, How long after the surgery have you started using the mandelic acid ?  

Claudia Well, it's been 3 weeks - and although I would say overall they look better, most are still indented scars - 1 didn't work, 1 re-opened and now is slightly larger - all are still red, but th...

Homer The linear scars are around twice as long as the original scar (I am still hoping they will dissapear/improve greatly within a few months but can't be too sure) Please also bear in mind that...

Maria - I am very happy for your improvement, unfortunately mine aren't as positive as yours as most of them still look indented - still, apart from 2 of them, I can no longer call them ice picks - th...

lonelyman - Dr Chu is the only doc who can offer me this on the NHS (insurance). I can't change doctors even if I wanted to - but I am quite happy with him.

lonelyman - My doc is Dr Chu - he is as good as you get from the UK - he is a derm AND a qualified surgeon - that is rare to get the combination. I will ask him about tis again - I next see him on the...

Sorry Eddy, I don't have any scars on my nose so I can't advise. Perhaps you could start a new topic/thread - "How to deal with scars on the nose?"

It will take atleast a couple of months to see good results ,and with the red marks the scars looks worser than the really are. You can re excise the same scar twice ,I had a few scars re excised . ...

hi maya , i hope you have gone a 2 layer stich instead of 1 layer..One plastic surgeon told me that there is a tendency the scars will become wider if 2nd layer stich is lacking..Coz there is no sup...

The red marks left from the excisions look pretty horrible - with makeup, the scars look a lot better. I've ordered the mandelic serum since others are reporting good results from it. Bad news, a co...

Thanks Lola! I saw that you may be getting some excision with Dr Chu too - yeah, this is the best thing I've had done to my face so far. Around 4 are totally flat (with discolouration though) and t...

Maya, What I meant is that My chances of getting an appointment with him seem remote. So I was wondering if there was anyone else out there offering the same sort of treatment you have been having. ...

My 6.5 day update Most of the pinkiness around the scars is fading very nicely, still a little peeling around the scars are taking place - 4 of them are totally flat!!! the rest (barr one) are just...