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I Am Getting Married in 3 Months! Help! Moderate Acne and Scarring?

asked 9 months ago by jennyjohns in Chicago, IL
Latest answer by Mark Taylor, MD
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Tags: female, options, wedding

I am an African American woman getting married at the end of October. I have moderate acne, hyperpigmentation and some rolling/ice pick scarring. I would like to look as good as I can on my wedding day and have been trying to get my skin under control for the last year. I am on tazorac/finacea and also taking an antibiotic which helped but did not totally clear me. I still get embarrassing undergrounders on my chin and lower face. What can I do?

1 answer to I Am Getting Married in 3 Months! Help! Moderate Acne and Scarring?

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Scars in darkly pigmented skin must be treated more carefully to get good results and avoid complications.

I would recommend multiple treatments with eMatrix and filler for mild to moderate rolling scars. If you have deeper rolling scars, I would recommend extensive subcision and eMatrix and Perlane. Pitted scars are much more difficult to treat in Aftrican skin types. A lot depends on the type scars. Agressive Fractional ablative or full ablative laser resufacing is usually not an option for Aftrican skin.
Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

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