Supernova30

Just wanted to give another update since I know those are helpful when you're dealing with this. It is now about 10 months since my atrophy appeared. I'm pleased with my healing. It is not perfectly h...

  An update on my dent - still slowly improving, probably 95% better than at its worst. It's been about 7 months since the cortisone shot. I had 3 saline injections around the 4-5 month mark th...

An update on my dent - still slowly improving, probably 95% better than at its worst. It's been about 7 months since the cortisone shot. I had 3 saline injections around the 4-5 month mark that seemed...

Oh I know exactly how you feel. It's TOUGH. This has been the hardest thing psychologically. But I think I'm on the home stretch. I'm close to 6 months since the cortisone injection so I've had this i...

Brief update - I still have an indentation and bluish discolouration but it is much better than it was before and gradually improving. I feel better about it these days (limiting mirror checking is a ...

Has anyone tried using copper peptide products for their indents? I'm specifically looking at the SkinBiology product line (like their acne scar reduction kit which includes their copper serum and sup...

One more story to hopefully ease your mind. I broke out with a bad cyst a few weeks before my wedding and was so utterly stressed about it. By the time the wedding came along it was definitely healing...

Freaking out,   I believe your doctor when he says it will heal on its own (I like the 100% figure!) but in my experience the saline is definitely speeding it up. It's not a miracle but I estima...

Question: If you've had a filler put in your cortisone dent, are you happy with it? If it has been a while, did it heal in the long term? What info have you gotten from your doctor about using fillers...

Hey guys - I wanted to give you an update on my situation. I wrote a few weeks ago saying that I was pretty much healed after my fifth saline injection, but I have actually regressed as the saline wa...

Well it's been a week since my latest saline injection (my third) and it's not looking like it has done much, despite bruising. Quite disappointing. I'd like to have more saline injections but they ca...

Well I have some hope to spread around. I have had atrophy on several different occasions from cortisone shots and all have ended up filling in, usually within a month. Every time I get the atrophy I ...

Had my third saline injection yesterday. My doctor was also disappointed to see that the second injection didn't seem to help, whereas the first one had. He went back to using a larger needle like he ...

It's hard to describe (I think each of these damn dents has a life of their own!) and I can't bring myself to start photographing it. But mine is on the side edge of my chin and has an underlying cany...

Oh that's great to hear an area filled in! Do the injections affect the filler you have at all? I'll try and take comfort in hearing that it might take 6 injections - I've only had 2 so far and I gues...

I really think the saline helps. I've read a ton of articles about saline injection treatments for atrophy. I had my first one done on Tuesday and noticed SLIGHT improvement. But my derm said I will n...

On 9/6/2013 at 1:13 AM, JennaBean said: On 9/5/2013 at 1:26 PM, Supernova30 said: Oh man you guys, I'm feeling really discouraged right now. I think I overestimated my improv...

Oh man you guys, I'm feeling really discouraged right now. I think I overestimated my improvement before. I really think it's barely half way there, if that. So hard to tell. I've had two saline injec...

I have a question for everyone to had/has atrophy. What does yours look like as its starting to go back to normal? I can't tell if mine is! It looks like part of it has or is trying to go back to norm...

Thanks Supernova for your reply. I did have filler put it so I have no idea if the depth is improving. But, the skin was/is thinner in that area. It seems to be improving slowly. But hard to tell sinc...

Like others have said, I think it's absolutely what you are personally looking for/self-conscious about. I have had acne to some degree since being a teen and when I'm breaking out I do tend to notice...

Supernova: when did your atrophy occur? I'm at 12 weeks since the kenalog injection. And about 10 weeks since the atrophy occurred. It does look better but the discoloration is still there. I've done ...

if the saline injections work, are they a permanent fix to the indentation? or will it wear off just like fillers? The saline will be absorbed by your body within hours and might leave behind a temp...

I actually think most people have their indentations fill in without saline, including Ugghh on this thread. I think the saline can speed up healing in general, and for people whose indentations aren'...

Hopeful,   I would probably just leave it for now if I were you. I bet 6 months will be long enough for it to mostly heal on it's own and if it hasn't then go for the saline. The people in the...