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Can it? I'm also of Indian descent with brown skin. Would this treatment be ok for me?

I forgot to ask you Michi31, did you do the suction method at all? No I didn't as I was afraid of making things worse. In hindsight, I'm definitely glad I didn't because "filling in" was not the pro...

Any opinions on Dr. yang?

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1) do an online search for derms or plastic surgeons in your state who perform subcision 2) start calling as many derms in your area and ask for the name of a referral 3) do what I did: take copies o...

it's not really sticking out i am just worried about the color now it's gotten a lot better but i just want it to blend in color-wise

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I am a picker too.   Had no problems during high school.   After though, i began obsessing about miniscule defects.   Here is my latest problem. I will never pick again..  

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Hi guys, I used to comment here a lot 7 years ago. I always had good skin until after high school when I became reclusive (depression). My skin still remained good for several years after. Eventuall...

i had fraxel last summer and i have that same skin tone. the left side of my face is all uneven in skin depth now because of fraxel. it was the biggest mistake.   im sure people have benefitted ...

I think Effu is essentially right though. It's overhyped and gives the impression that the doctors doing the tx know what's going on.   I had fraxel last summer. My doctor took a look at my scars...

Just one and half years ago I had no scarring and no acne. I'm 23 now and things have gotten to the point where I cant stand going outside. I sought out tx such as fraxel to help w/ some minor scarrin...

have any pics Effu?^^ Also could you post in my Fraxell thread? Its a poll.   I am darkskinned and I could only got up to 18 i think on Fraxel treatments. Is there any point to me getting this do...

i would give it time and dont touch/aggravate it. if you're light skinned then id say you're fine. if you're darkskinned you shuold be ok too. there's a thread about darkskinned ppl getting fraxel, an...

can cortisone shots be helpful if you use them very conservatively(sp)?

can fraxel work on small small keloids?

how spaced out are fraxel treatments? 1 month apart?   the doc im going to told me he will treat me every 2 weeks. I am dark-skinned (indian) - about a 4-5 on fitzpartrick scale - and shallow sca...

I have a few questions:   Anyone here dark-skinned and have had success with fraxel or anyone know of dark-skinned individuals who've had success with any acne scar revision?   Does Fraxel h...

Anyone here with dark skin have success with fraxel?

Can subscision or excision make scars worse (seems like it from some of you)?

do your scars look worse now than they did befor?

Would you guys say that Fraxel is really good for complexion and only mildly ok for scars? Like if you have very shallow/mild scarring.   Perhaps subscision(sp) then Fraxel would yield good over...

For those who've had fraxel, what is the biggest improvement you've seen in general? As in tone/pore size/etc.