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Is 13 Too Young To Try More Intense Treatment For Acne Scars?

asked 4 months ago by mab64
Latest answer by Channing R. Barnett, MD
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Tags: age 17 or under, options, PIH, severe

My son had a short lived battle with acne, but it has left lots of scarring on one cheek. He is taking doxycycline and using retin-A. He has lots of PIH and about 5 large poc marks. He also has lots of smaller scars. I don't want to waste time because I know since his skin is young, it has a greater rejenerative property. Is he too young for any procedures? Is there anything else he should be doing?

2 answers to Is 13 Too Young To Try More Intense Treatment For Acne Scars?

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Treating Acne Scars In Young Patients

I entirely agree with Dr. Sheri Feldman's answer. I have a very busy acne practice and do a tremendous amount of work treating acne scarring as well. At this point, given that he is on doxycycline and applying RetinA, both of which are helpful for acne but also potentially irritating in the sun, he absolutely needs to be careful with his sun exposure. As she mentioned, sun can also exacerbate the discoloration secondary to acne. I do not feel he is necessarily too young to consider... more
Channing R. Barnett, MD

New York Dermatologist

www.barnettdermatology.com

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Treatment for Acne Scars in a 13 Year Old

The number one thing your son should be using is sunscreen. Hopefully the Doxycycline and the Retin-A are preventing further breakouts, but both are photo sensitizing. If he already has PIH, we want to prevent more pigmentation by using sunscreen. As far as the scarring you describe, this needs to be evaluated by a dermatologist. Young skin is very forgiving. He may do fine on his own!
Sheri G. Feldman, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologist

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