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What I'm getting at is that all scar treatments other than subcision and fillers stretch the skin making the scars less noticeable. They don't fill them in. Scars change shape after procedures like fr...

It looks like you have icepick scars and some shallow boxcar (?) scars within the the pores. When you stretch the skin does the texture look a lot better or not much? That can give you an idea of what...

Are you asking if the aging process counteracts the improvements from derma rolling? I don't know the approximate amount of lost collagen per year, but If you're under the age of 40 results tend to b...

I see mostly boxcar scars, but nothing really deep or severe. I think you'd benefit from a combination of saline injections (chemical subcision) and dermastamp. Dermapen can sometimes cause more damag...

Natural aging isn't the same as damage from a foreign wound. Your body only responds to damage from wounds (ex. cut) because if it's not fixed it can cause an infection and as a defense mechanism your...

Everyone ages and loses collagen naturally, but your body doesn't perceive collagen depletion from aging as an injury and therefore there's no incentive for it to repair itself. Microneedling does wha...

Weight loss will definitely make scars look so much worse...when I lost 10lbs I could hardly recognize myself, scars looked much deeper. I have since gained close to 20lbs and my scars and skin look b...

The effects are supposed to be permanent for scars that are tethered down but if they aren't, about 1-2 years according to Dr Sire. Do you know if saline injections have temporary or permanent bene...

That's great to hear. The positive reviews I've read have been mostly from people who waited at least six months between treatments. Would you classify your scarring as severe? Have your results dimi...

How long did you wait in between treatments? When did you start seeing noticeable improvements? Yes, as you can tell by my signature I have had 5 Re:pairs with 75-80% improvement. My confidence le...

Retin-a will help to a small extent in lessening the appearance of some shallow scars, but not by a lot. Your skin overall will look better, though. You would have to keep using it to see lasting effe...

If you have a lot of deep scars it probably wouldn't be worth it. I have a lot of scars myself, but only a few of them are very deep and those are those are the ones I use it on. I haven't tried Ben ...

If you have any deep scars..Dermaflage. Seriously, stuff is AMAZING. It's a topical filler that gives the illusion of smooth skin, the only downside to it is the scar can't be too wide (anymore than a...

Do you have a picture? I wouldn't try doing traditional subcision for shallow scarring, but you can look into chemical subcision aka saline injections. I think that's a safer route to go for scarring...

I'm talking about the texture of her skin. She has a lot of freckles but I don't really consider those to be flaws. Yes, losing weight does make scar look more pronounced. I've gone through periods wh...

The oil cleansing method is incredibly over simplified in terms of it "healing skin". The problem with this particular method is that it's only working on the surface of the skin, and if you're someon...

I'd also be really interested in hearing any updates from anyone- good or bad.

If she lost a lot of weight I have no doubt in my mind she feels a lot better now, but pockmarks being cured from diet is just silly. The notion that people with scarring need to simply eat vegan to b...

What percentage of TCA did you have done? I've been looking into that just for overall texture. If I were to start back from scratch, I would have got a few subcisions first, then opt out for Legato...

I keep seeing vegans all over Youtube praising raw foods and making exaggerated claims- some of them down right laughable. My problem with a lot of these people is that not only are some of them incre...

With laser resurfacing and needling, the collagen forms evenly throughout the skin, not necessarily just into the recessed area. Even when stamping an individual scar, you're supposed to target the sc...

The treatments I mentioned do encourage collagen synthesis, which precisely why they tighten the skin. That is why they are commonly referred to as collagen induction treatments.That does not, however...

Do you happen to have a picture?

Quitting cigarettes is definitely a great idea especially in terms of scarring- over time it worsen the appearance of the scars due to loss of collagen. I used to smoke years ago, luckily got myself o...

I'm not on here to attack anyone and that was not my intention, so I apologize if it came off that way. I have severe scarring and like most people I am desperate for a solution. I'm on here to share ...