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Any Hope for Severe Acne Scars? (photo)
From my research I've learned that acne scars are difficult to treat, is there anything that can improve this type of scarring?. I have ice picks, rolling, and box scars. thanks.
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Leon841
in New England
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Hope for Severe Scarring?
Leon, as you see from the varied opinions already expressed, there are different approaches to your problem. You absolutely can achieve significant improvement but it is going to take a combination of procedures over 2 years or so. I hope that you can be patient. From the photos, it appears that you have a combination of multiple scar types. Many of them are "box-car type" - sharply demarcated and relatively shallow. These respond to CO2 laser resurfacing but you will need more than one...
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Austin Dermatologic Surgeon
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Severe acne scars treatment
No one has mentioned Scuptra. From the photos, it looks like the cheek is hollowed out due to scarring. I would treat both from the inside and out. Sculptra to restore the natural contour of the face and help build collagen formation, Fraxel or other laser to help with the scarring and collagen formation, and probably some hyaluronic acid fillers. It will be a multifactorial approach over a year or so of multiple treatments, but I think the results would be great.
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Any hope for severe acne scars
Yes. Of course there is hope. I agree with Dr. Barnett that subcision with filler and punch excisions are extremely important here. I do think facial resurfacing has a role here, but not by itself. Unfortunately, most doctors want to introduce a desperate patient like yourself immediately to their favorite laser as this is the most expensive treatment option. I think you find a doctor who will use a multimodality approach and who will work with you to achieve...
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Acne Severe Scarring any hope
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Treating Severe Acne Scars
Your acne scars can definitely be improved. I hate to blatantly disagree with another physician, but lasers are a waste of your time and money. You have many broad-based, depressed scars which will do beautifully with injectable filler. In our practice we use liquid injectable silicone for these acne scars as it is very precise and permanent, giving you the opportunity to have long-lasting results. The scars that are more pitted or ice-pick in nature need to be treated with...
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Acne Scarring
If you were my patient, I would make sure that you would be happy with significant improvement. This type of scarring will never be completely improve. Getting rid of the scars may mean having hypo pigmented (very light) skin after a laser treatment. CO2 lasers are the gold standard here, but also have the highest risk of scarring and causing hypo pigmentation. I have used fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm to improve the scarring, but this has to be maintained....
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Acne
Hello,
Acne scars are hard to treat but not impossible. There's lasers that can help, Profractional,micro laser peels. You can do one treatment or a combination of lasers for the best results. You should see a plastic surgeon so you can get ask about your options.
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