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Hi Sarbear - Good to know you have normal hormones too and Spiro worked for you. I had another blood test today to check for free testosterone, as it was the one thing that wasn't checked last time (j...

Bump. Anyone have any progress?

Greensmoothies - What have you done on your chin for scar revision so far? I'm travelling to see Rapaport on Monday. I'll let you know what he says...

Wow, it just keeps getting better doesn't it.

I don't understand this...how do muscles relate to scars coming back? A major problem with the chin is that there's so many muscles there so the scars can come back easier.

That's helpful to know. Please update if and when you have any consultations or treatments. I'm currently interested in subcision and possibly lavive. Good luck!

Hi. I just want to say I have the same exact thing, mainly on one side of my chin. Looks like a big wrinkle when I smile. I have not done any treatments yet, but did consult with a plastic surgeon abo...

Wow, it's amazing you are sticking with it. I hope it works for you in the end. Does your derm say this is normal? Mine says he has written over 1,000 scripts for Spiro and has never seen anyone's acn...

Hi! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I haven't embarked on any treatments yet, I'm still in the research phase. My impression of dermarolling is that it accomplishes what Fraxel does witho...

Yes I also agree that it is important to hear from people who have experiened the long term effects of these treatments. I think doctors believe there are no long term effects from things like laser, ...

Interesting post. Curious, what kind of scarring you have and how severe it is? Are you recommending that people refrain from getting any treatments?

I just found an old post by a member who did get hormone testing before and during Spiro. Her testosterone actually went up! So she switched to Flutamide (which is a pure antagonist) and was instantly...

That is frightening. It's unacceptable to me to go through that to get clear skin because I will inevitably be left with more scars. I went back to the derm yesterday and showed him my cyst, and he th...

Hey there! I quit taking the Spiro - it is not worth it to me to find out whether it works if I'm going to be getting huge cystic pimples. I truly feel it was making me more androgenic, not less. I th...

Dudley - Just curious, why do you think the cheeks are the most difficult? I was under the impression that areas where the skin is thinner; forhead and around the chin are more difficult. Your sca...

Sorry you're dealing with this, hopefully it will pass soon and you'll have good results. I quit taking Spiro after a week. I started it to deal with lingering pimples and developed a huge under the s...

Wow, well it's looking really good. Keep us posted in the coming weeks for sure. I can't believe how quickly your bruising resolved too! Was it quicker than last time?

While spiro is primarily and in most instances an androgen receptor antagonist, it can also act as an agonist (enhancing androgen receptors) in the absense of sufficiently high testosterone: "It sho...

Isn't Fraxel Restore an erbium laser?

Ugh. Terrible for me since I'm losing weight post pregnancy. Makes me not want to!

I wonder how you are doing after laser?

There's nothing in any research I've seen that confirms this, but only peoples' experiences. There are tons on this site if you do a search...here are just a couple. Honestly if this happens to me I m...

Mine are only about 2 lesions at a time also, so maybe a lower dose would be effective for me too! I really hope so, because it felt kind of scary last night while trying to sleep - with my earplugs i...

Hey there. I've seen you over on the scar treatment boards. I am also seeking to treat scars but need to eradicate the random breakouts I still get. I also started Spiro yesterday! 50m 2x a day. I hav...