Do you ever see 100% removal of tiny 'pox' scars with dermabrasion or Fraxel?

With all the options available (dermabrasion, dermasanding, peels, laser treatment, percutaneous collagen induction therapy), a moderate improvement is all that is possible. In order to set expectations in a realistic order, we usually refer to a "less then 50%" improvement. Although this is by no... more

Unfortunately I must agree with all of the other physicians on this one. 100% improvement in any kind of scarring is not possible. My experience with facial resurfacing is at best a 75% improvement in scarring but more realistically a 50% improvement. Obviously this depends on the starting point and what type... more

There is no treatment that capable to remove pox scars 100%. The pox scars start from the inside and no treatment will permanently remove it. Fraxel will give the best improvement, but not complete removal.

Fraxel is able to achive a softening of pox scars by "blending" the appearance into the surrounding normal skin, but due to the depth of scarring, 100% improvement is not realistic. In general, they will tend to be less noticeable.

When a patient has pitted scars, many treatments can be done to improve, but not totally remove them. These include dermabrasion, chemical peels, and lasers. The key thing for a patient to understand is that total removal resulting in perfectly smooth skin will never be achievable. Improvement is all you... more