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Long-term Improvement of Acne Scars?

asked 3 years ago by Sadycal in North Hollywood, CA
Latest answer by Philip Young, MD
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Tags: boxcar, deep, ice pick scar, scar

I have a lot of depressed acne scars and pock marks along with a horrible skin texture. I have had dermabrasion, chemical peels, and most recently, Total FX and Restylane injections. The Restylane makes a difference, and I will continue with it, but there are so many depressed scars that it is hard to get to them all, and the improvement is so temporary. Can I ever really have a long-term improvement my acne scars?

2 answers to Long-term Improvement of Acne Scars?

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Long term improvement in acne scars is possible

You can have long term improvement in some acne scars. For depressed scars, a strong chemical peel using a toothpick can help raise the depressed scars/pock marks. Also, this can be done with the co2 laser. The other way to improve those scars is just to incise them and remove the scars and carry out a reclosure. This new incision can then be resurfaced with a chemical peel or laser to improve the appearance of the new incision. This can be done all throughout your face. It takes a... more
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drphilipyoung.com

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Long-term improvement of acne scars

I would have expected Total FX to give you some noticeable improvement in your skin texture and acne scarring. It may be that you may need to wait a few months for the full effect of that treatment to take effect. In my experience, durable (indefinite) improvement can be achieved with a combination of subcision and the TCA cross method (though I prefer to use a modified phenol solution rather than TCA). A series of treatments at 4 week intervals is recommended. The main side effect with... more
Bryan K. Chen, MD

San Diego Dermatologist

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