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HELP! TCA PEEL BURN

      You should go to Wal-green and buy the second skin moist burn pads and have someone tape them to your back, one square is fairly large, but you may need more than one. They are c...

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15 years ago
Full article for Subcision-Suction method!

    I am thinking of subcision soon, although I am consulting with a plastic surgeon not a dermatologic surgeon, wondering if he will be good. I think if we were to go in every other day fo...

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15 years ago
emcell

interesting info! I believe emcell has a bad rep, there is an article on them on quackwatch if you google.

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15 years ago
Why isn't PUNCH GRAFTING popular?

    I had two rounds of silicone and there wasn't a dramatic improvement, I believe because a. it was placed deeper than the scar, just pushing the whole thing up a little, or b. my body jus...

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15 years ago
Why isn't PUNCH GRAFTING popular?

    The punch excisions and grafts is only going to work for fairly small scars. Ice picks would do alright. It they are wider, you will be offered subcision. If you find someone to do it...

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15 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

        Hope it helps! The salt water needs to be strong, and it never does dry my skin out at all. Obviously if you have broken skin it will sting and perhaps the tissue will sw...

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15 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

        I didn't mention this before, because I'm not sure it will help with your type of scarring and I don't want to seem like I'm advertising, but when my inflammation was causi...

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15 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

    I think timehealsall one scar should worry him a bit since he had no idea where it came from and it does look similar to others scars on here.   Iloveuk--You have really researched ...

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15 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

      I found your post interesting, because I think everyone does have a small degree of scarring. Perhaps you are freaking out over something so minor on your face the derm really do...

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15 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

I took cod liver oil tabs some 20 years ago,it made my acne worse and i got a cyst twice in the same place at the top of my nasolabial fold,on my right cheek.It as sunken my face in really deep so i h...

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15 years ago
Combo Treatment: Subsicion + Fraxel + Re-Cell

    Thanks for the video bryles! I think in the future this will be what everyone gets!

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15 years ago
Combo Treatment: Subsicion + Fraxel + Re-Cell

      Yes, it's Caruth, spelled it wrong! Here is a link about him with a video     I wonder how much experience he really has with scars though. Perhaps he is good with th...

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15 years ago
Combo Treatment: Subsicion + Fraxel + Re-Cell

    Dr. Jeffrey Caruther is using the stem cells with fat grafting in Dallas as well as the dr. in beverly hills. However, I guess it is not FDA approved, yet they are still doing it. It i...

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15 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

Anti-inflammatory foods really shouldn't hurt you, imo, even GLA taken in supplement form gets converted to a substance called DGLA that fights inflammation.. sited:   So it is anti-inflammatory...

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16 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

Freedom,   do you subscribe the theory of Lamar that high doses of vitamin A in supplements causes scarring or weakened/thin skin as well as the 3 and 6 imbalance or improper GLA?   Also I...

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16 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

      That is cool that you stopped your scarring through balancing your 3 & 6 oils in the diet, I can see how you could possibly have this imbalance especially from insulin resista...

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16 years ago
Man in the Mirror: Pre and Post Subcision Photos

      I may go see your doc in Columbia since I am just an hour away. I have thought about subcision in the past but was told that it was for scars bound down and if you can stretch you...

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16 years ago
Stem Cells for Acne Scar Repair (SCIENCE FACT, not science fiction!)

      Marko,   From your pics you only have a few scars that I think would respond well the fillers. The small ones I doubt will respond, fillers work better of wider rolling scar...

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16 years ago
Stem Cells for Acne Scar Repair (SCIENCE FACT, not science fiction!)

      Marko, do you have any pics of your scarring? I had silicone microdroplet done twice with Dr. Alkek in Texas and really saw no results. I have been thinking of going to a differ...

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16 years ago
Combo Treatment: Subsicion + Fraxel + Re-Cell

ReCell has been on the market in europe for quite some time I believe? yes, in england and in germany ReCell is already available.       I read it's available in Canada and China too...

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16 years ago
Combo Treatment: Subsicion + Fraxel + Re-Cell

      This is very dramatic, I'm wondering if it is due to the recell. However, the before pictures show rather bumpy fibrotic scar tissue, I think even if you just had a deep dermabra...

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16 years ago
Gonna get a eMatrix, aka Sublative Rejuvenation soon

    glad someone is trying this too, do you have darker skin btw? Let us know how bad the downtime really is, I hate it when they say minimal downtown and you actually look horrid for a wee...

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16 years ago
Look at this!!! Vitalzym for scars?!!?!

    I didn't have an outbreak. I think my skin has been less inflamed since taking this, but not sure if it will be the cure I need for my scars. I know you have to be really patient thoug...

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17 years ago
Look at this!!! Vitalzym for scars?!!?!

Are you sure that new, lost colagen will be built up? How does the body know, if he should create new collagen on areas there only scar tissue was. Maybe I became a little too sceptic and afraid now t...

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17 years ago
Look at this!!! Vitalzym for scars?!!?!

    I've been taking the serrapeptase as well, and I think it is working some. I also think I experienced a healing crisis as well from it, I got some headaches the first week while taking i...

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17 years ago