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Wasted my money on laser - now what?

1 minute ago, Amanda Hall said: Sorry, saw that earlier but there have been so many posts and I'm also watching tv. I'm pretty sure Rullan would recommend Phenol Cross. I don't se...

In forum Acne Scars

4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

Just now, Amanda Hall said: Guessing it's La Jolla Derm and Laser or La Jolla Cosmetic Laser. You didn't tell us what type of scars you have. Lasers only work on certain types of scars. ...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

11 minutes ago, Amanda Hall said: Results from lasers are very operator dependent. They also depend on the device and your type of scars. Fractional CO2 smoothed out my scars. Erbium and non-ab...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

Just now, pleasehelp321 said: agreed sheila and please dont take bellafill as permanent its your BS that u said many other doctors I speak to and other patients ive spoken to say it didnt last ...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

2 minutes ago, pleasehelp321 said: I forgot..,.. as i said did punch incisions before but didnt do nothing but as stated am willing to do re excisions incisions again to try and make them into ...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

Just now, pleasehelp321 said: but this in the real harsh lighting and using mobile phone camera ive been told by most that they dont really look like this well I hope not please Yeah lig...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

2 minutes ago, pleasehelp321 said: not many doctors do punch floats grafts anymore unfortunately well cant find them its on my messages and my whole detailed history have done all treatm...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

4 minutes ago, pleasehelp321 said: Sheila whats your view on punch excision to try to make scars more thin and linear? Honestly I have not had a punch excision, the closest one is a subc...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

4 minutes ago, pleasehelp321 said: I did 3 full sessions with TCA Cross didnt do nothing for my acne scars at all so I gave up but then again didnt make them too much worse!!! do you hav...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

Just now, pleasehelp321 said: Maybe thats why Sheila I have those 4-5 big holes? but then again after the tca cross I went to have punch excision of those same scars and they look the same may...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

1 minute ago, LivingWithFaith said: I have a theory that there's a high fail rate with the toothpick method lol. So much of the acid gets absorbed into the tooth pick and barely penetrates the ...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

4 minutes ago, LivingWithFaith said: My scars are so bad that I'm envious of your mild scar pattern, Sheila, lol. Not to minimize your concerns though. If I were you, I would bite the bullet an...

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4 years ago
Anybody followed this strategy for acne scars as per this study? Thoughts!!!

Microneedling has risks to some skin too though. It can cause more scarring - which did so in my case. Also I did it for about a year and a half and I didn't see much of a chunky result. It just doesn...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

1 minute ago, pleasehelp321 said: looked but cant seem to find them Actually let me post my updated face after the 2 BS procedures that I got.

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

1 minute ago, pleasehelp321 said: Sheila619 I am with you 100 percent on all your comments....they post fraudlent and fake photos in different lighting but cant see any pics of your scars? ...

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4 years ago
To my darker skinned peeps, are you TIRED of doctors pushing RF microneedling on you like it's some sort of cure all?

1 minute ago, LivingWithFaith said: And I don't think we're doomed and fated. We just have to be very cautious of these high energy devices and other invasive procedures. Less is definitely mor...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

17 minutes ago, Sheila619 said: I did 2 laser surgeries and a subcision with a crappy doctor in la jolla and my acne scars got a little worse. 2 profractional + erbium. The lasers were r...

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4 years ago
To my darker skinned peeps, are you TIRED of doctors pushing RF microneedling on you like it's some sort of cure all?

Just now, LivingWithFaith said: How did it get worse? Deeper cuts, lots of redness, bigger pores. My doctor claimed to be an "acne scar specialist" then found out she was manipulating he...

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4 years ago
To my darker skinned peeps, are you TIRED of doctors pushing RF microneedling on you like it's some sort of cure all?

On 6/22/2021 at 7:27 PM, getsmart121 said: I think lasers and subcision helps, laser work well for for smoothing the scars again think sessions, subcision definitely helps in letting again sess...

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4 years ago
Wasted my money on laser - now what?

I did 2 laser surgeries and a subcision with a crappy doctor in la jolla and my acne scars got a little worse. 2 profractional + erbium. The lasers were repeated twice over a 7 month time span. ...

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4 years ago
Ice pick scars. Help?

On 6/12/2016 at 8:56 PM, UtterBalderdash said: Here's a quick update, guys! A few days after all the scabs fell off, the marks turned really dark. First pink, then now brown. I look like a l...

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5 years ago
Best doctors for acne scar fillers?

Hi this is my last topic. I read that there are some doctors who are VERY good at fillers - such as bellafill, etc. to cover acne scars. Does anyone know any good doctors who are skilled in this? Does...

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5 years ago
Best doctors in California?

11 minutes ago, Sirius Lee said: Not sure about who is the best, but the most popular on the list is Dr Rullan in San Diego. Just be prepared to pay top dollars. It sounds as if you want...

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5 years ago
Best doctors in California?

Hello, I have some minor ice pick scars, box scars, etc. on my face. I am looking for a very good doctor in California that is excellent in fixing these areas. I want to make sure that the doctor go ...

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5 years ago
Scars and pits - what to do?

Hi everyone. I have some pits/uneven skin on my cheeks. I was wondering what treatment would be the best to get rid of these? Thank you  

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6 years ago