Austin Acne Surgery doctors
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Daniel J. Ladd Jr., DO
Austin Dermatologist
3500 Jefferson Street Suite 200, Austin |
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Thomas T. Jeneby, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
7272 Wurzbach Unit 801 801, San Antonio |
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Robert Caridi, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
4407 Bee Cave Road Suite 303, Austin |
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Michael Coverman, MD
Austin Dermatologist
11623 Angus Rd Ste 25, Austin |
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Jennifer Lauren Crawford, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
3003 Bee Cave Road Suite 203 , Austin |
Recent Answers
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?
I know the word "surgery" makes it sound like this is a final solution to your acne, but if you are still developing acne lesions it is worth considering accutane to get the "long term" solution you seek. Discuss this with your dermatologist, but I think doing surgery before getting control of the acne is putting the horse before the cart. Why spend money on surgery when new acne lesions can still arise and create the need for even more surgery later? Accutane shrinks the oil glands that cause acne over a period of about 6 months. After that, most patients have only mild acne, if any. Note: you absolutely cannot get pregnant while on accutane and you should wait 6-12 months after finishing accutane to consider any type of resurfacing.
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!
Acne surgery helps to speed the resolution of acne lesions. It is not a guaranteed "cure" for each acne lesion as scarring may or may not occur based on how large the acne lesion was and how long it stayed. Fractional laser resurfacing is currently the most popular treatment for acne scarring because it has very little down time compared to other laser procedures. Fillers and punch removal techniques are also useful for scars that don't respond to the above.