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Icepick Scar Treatment
asked 11 months ago by Hope11
Latest answer by Benjamin Barankin, MD
Question viewed 687 times
Tags: female, ice pick scar, options
Can anyone suggest a good treatment for someone with icepick scars. See attached photos. I went to a derma today and she told me these were deep pitted ice pick scars but could not really provide me with any treatment option?! Told me to continue with v-beam laser treatment for the redness. How can there be no solution for treating ice - pick scars? I'm probably a IV or V on the Fitzgerald skin scale. Please suggest! It really bothers me when makeup can't even cover the texture :(
3 answers to Icepick Scar Treatment
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Treating ice pick scars
Some of your acne scars are ice pick, others are rolled scars. Chemical peels & microdermabrasion can provide some modest benefit, and TCA cross and fractionated lasers even better results but at more downtime and cost and discomfort. Punch excisions in some cases is very helpful as well. Speak with your dermatologist about the best options for you.
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Acne scars
I would not call most of these ice pick scars. I consider the pinpoint sized acne scars to be ice picks. For these broader acne scars I have found punch incisions to be the best option. As the circular incision heals and contracts the center of the indent pops up. This procedure is limited though in that it cannot even out pigment
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Fractional erbium laser resurfacing for ice pick and boxcar acne scars
Fractional laser resurfacing works well to decrease atrophic acne scarring, including ice pick scars and boxcar scars. It may require several treatments to improve significantly.
You need to use a bleaching cream for a month before and a month after the resurfacing. You also need to avoid sun exposure to prevent hyperpigmentation.
