You must see a physician to evaluate you because every acne scar is different. Some require more aggressive laser treatments. It is rare that a chemical peel can improve acne scars unless it is a deep chemical peel, but that is rarely done these days. A medium depth chemical peel with dry ice first on the... more
Is it safe to have multiple procedure on the face at once?
I have acne scars on my face and also quite a bit of facial hair. I am considering either a chemical peel or some other alternative, but I also want to remove facial hair at the same time with laser treatment. I am wondering is doing the chemical peel and laser treatment in a period of 6 months ruin my skin or make it really sensitive? I need to see immediate results by beginning of next year, that's why I want multiple treatments. This would really decide whether I'll do the treatments or not.
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A: Multiple approaches for treating acne scars.
Probably, if you are like most patients with acne scars, all of your scars do not look the same. I would also say that not every scar will respond equally to any modality. If you need to look your best, and you are in a big hurry then you may want to start with the worst area first . We use subcisions (freeing... more
A: Multiple Facial Procedures
You can have the various procedures you have indicated but make sure you wait for six months in between and have completely healed from the first procedure. I would do the peel first. The new skin grows from pilosebaceous units and it will help to have the hair follicles still intact. Make sure you have not... more
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