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Your scarring is very mild. I wouldn't do anything more than a light TCA peel at home or potentially dermastamping. Topicals might even help. Definitely wouldn't do lasers or anything invasive.

Your skin looks great. I would probably just do some needling with a Derminator at home and light TCA peels.

Definitely some serious bruising, which can be a good thing when it comes to subcision. I would apply arnica gel to the area and eat a healthy anti-inflammatory diet. Suctioning may not be a good idea...

1 hour ago, Blanca00 said: I’m sitting in a hotel room with my son who is recovering from his first day of phenol. It’s supposed to be a 2 day process however Dr Rullan determined that it would...

43 minutes ago, MihaelaP said: I never said you should NOT have the phenol peel, I agreed with the comment above that in my books it's unethical to charge such money for a procedure that gives ...

Thanks for sharing. Look forward to tracking your progress and seeing the time frame for when demarcation lines fade and pigment returns. Your skin looks much smoother and shallow scars look nonexiste...

I have done many subcision sessions over the last five years and they have definitely improved my scarring. Peels, needling and lasers didn't yield much improvement because I had pitted scarring and t...

Mine did eventually resolve, and in fact, I learned to love nodules. Often times they're the only things preventing pitted scarring from returning to their sunken state. Mine took anywhere from a coup...

Dr. Rullan is the best in the business for acne scarring so I would definitely see him over a different dermatologist, especially since you can vouch for his work yourself. I'm skeptical a lighter pee...

I think your best bet is Rullan's phenol chemabrasion. It's very expensive and has extensive downtime, but it is likely your best option.

BA contributed so much valuable information to this community. He was so selfless and encouraging. It's a travesty some narcissistic posters caused him to abandon this forum.

Scarredandsad34, I just want to say this to you. I understand that your scar caused and causes you a lot of physical and psychological pain and suffering, but the way you came onto the message board, ...

"I don't understand why needling is allowed to be promoted as a scar treatment. I guess it's all about the Benjamin's." This is a perfect example of your narcissism. Have you not seen the success from...

I'm using a 2.0 depth so pretty deep. Started at 15% TCA now up to 21%. Downtime for TCA is usually a week. No, I'm not using retin or tazorac.

I'm currently alternating every two weeks between dermastamping and TCA peels. It's a slow process, not sure it's really helping, but I'm going to give it a year.

Keep us posted. My scarring looks similar to yours.

Thanks for your response. Yeah I'm done with lasers. The first one was okay, but the last three were unnecessary. I heal quickly. My skin is back to normal after a week from 18% TCA peels and five day...

Hi everyone,   Over the last five months, I've alternated 2.0 needling and TCA peels every other two weeks with very little improvement to show. I also have done four CO2 lasers over the last ye...

Thanks for doing this.

Did your skin frost when you did the peel?

Try a 15% TCA peel.

Thanks for your feedback.

@blahblah82 thanks for your response. I did have a very light dose of kenalog (2 mg/ml I believe), so I guess I shouldn't have expected it to disappear. I'd rather have a lump than another crater on m...

I totally feel this, but your qualifications and experience will trump your facial appearance. You just have to try and be confident in your abilities (easier said than done), but ultimately it's your...

Update: I have a serious nodule that is persistent as a result of the subcision. It is very noticeable and to be frank, I might not have had the procedure done, had I known this would have occurred. I...