Anaheim Acne Surgery doctors
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Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
23211 Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 200, Torrance |
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Renee Cobos, MD
Anaheim Dermatologist
1950 Sunny Crest Drive Suite 2300, Fullerton |
Recent Answers
I don't know if you understand exactly what a doctor did to me. I think the procedure I had is called acne surgery. I am not sure if the alternate name is comedone extraction--he used needle anyway. He convinced me that he should do this to me. From the first time, my face became totally red, and there was blood everywhere in my face. This situation continued for 3 treatments more (continued breaking the new spots). I changed doctor and did therapy of minaxen pills. Now, I am 21 and I have multiple small, needle-sized scars on my forehead, and some bigger-sized scars on my cheeks, which still look red. Help!
For the type of pinpoint acne scars you are describing, we would recommend some form of laser resurfacing. We usually perform Erbium laser resurfacing but there are several viable alternatives:
- Erbium Laser Resurfacing
- CO2 Laser resurfacing
- Fractional Laser resurfacing
I have tried almost everything to get rid of my severe acne, but nothing seems to work in the long-term, so I am starting to think I need to consider a more drastic solution. When is surgery an appropriate and effective acne treatment?
We do not perform acne surgery but have seen many patients in our acne laser program that have consistently used esthetician based "extractions" to open acne lesions. What we have seen in most cases is that this has worsened their scarring. We would recommend sticking with more traditional therapies like antibiotics and Accutane first and if those do not help, then alternative methods like lasers and photodynamic therapy with ALA (aminolevulinic acid) are options.