motherofms

Thank you both for your helpful responses!

Hi! My teenage daughter is developing a cyst on her face. As I have severe acne scars, I want to do everything I can to treat this early and limit scaring for her. We are out of the country and do n...

Wow! Great catch BA and Obi! It's great you were able to see there was a problem and advise getting medical attention ASAP.

On 6/26/2018 at 1:42 PM, Adi332 said: He doesn't have any YouTube videos up in English but he speaks perfect English. Some have English subtitles.

I am so sorry you are suffering. It's really hard to deal with the scars acne leaves behind. Know that you are not alone. I really think acne scars require a dual approach -- physical treatment and...

45 minutes ago, Sirius Lee said: Do you mean photo manipulation? Why, that's easy. PHOTOSHOP.    

Do you have any tips/hints for making indented scars less noticeable in photos (angle, lighting, etc.)? What works for you?

On 3/11/2018 at 11:28 PM, beautifulambition said: Honey and Aloe are always a good way to start for wounds, or your can go with the triple antibiotic route which the Aussies don't have, I am su...

No personal experience or recommendation, but I saw these two reviews on realself:

7 hours ago, NeoFight said: * Reviva Labs DMAE cream with vitamin C, alpha lipoic acid (this was a Mr. Matt recommendation on here ages ago ... many people on amazon say the formula has changed...

AM: face wash (La Roche-Posay Toleraine) Hyaluronic Acid (Eucerin) moisturizer (La Roche-Posay Toleraine) - if needed sunscreen (La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL) makeup (foundation - Vichy Dermablend) ...

5 hours ago, beautifulambition said: If you can get 0.05% strength by a family friend, do that. That is fine. Just use moisturizer to make it less if you need 50/50 disillusion. Does not matt...

On 3/1/2018 at 6:12 PM, Nina22 said: La Roche-Possay - Cicaplast I really like this product too.

On 12/11/2017 at 4:10 PM, AbigaiL29 said: Hey guys As promised I've got some photos, please note the swelling hasn't completely gone down and I still have two sessions remaining. I've t...

Thank you so much for sharing this. I live in Europe and have thought about traveling to be treated by Dr. Emil. I wish you the best in your scar treatment.

5 hours ago, dragonn said: The doctor said too that I would need TCA cross but that I have so many scars so close together it would be too risky and instead recommended two deep 40% TCA peels. ...

3 minutes ago, ScarRight said: Has anyone from this forum actually had scar treatment from him? Anyone from Australia or who has made the journey to Australia? It would be interesting to hear f...

Your advice, recommendations, and encouragement are helpful and valuable. One of the leading scar experts, Dr. Davin Lim, referred someone seeking a specialist to this forum for recommendations. Tha...

Thank you @beautifulambition. My doctor has agreed to subscision of one of my worse scars as a test case. It's in this area. That's why I'm asking. Thank you for your helpful and reassuring reply.

On 1/6/2018 at 1:46 AM, beautifulambition said: You have skin / vein, damage, let it heal. The posters are giving you general advice, we are not your doctor, plastic surgeon. This is not acne s...

4 hours ago, Petsme said: I'm going to be documenting my scar treatments in both natural light (to show surface scars) and artificial light (to show shadowing) because I feel that both aspects ...

As we treat our scars, it is so helpful to document progress. Try to keep things as consistent as possible in your before and progress photos/video (same location, time of day, lighting, distance fro...

It's looking really good!

22 hours ago, Petsme said: @motherofms I was prescribed another month of Accutane, and should be finishing around January 10th. Actually most of the spots have now cleared up, I sti...

On 11/29/2017 at 3:55 AM, Petsme said: I'm really discouraged and upset now  Today alone I suddenly broke out with 17 red inflamed pimples. Completely out of the blue, they slowly f...