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How Can I Get Rid of Pockmarks Icepick Holes on my Face? I've Tried Everything That I Could Afford!
I never had medical insurance so always had to find my own remedies. but the past several years been seeking more professional treatments like a series of microdermatbration with tactic peels to TCA home peels/microneedle roller with copper peptides among other stuff including collegen creams + all kinds of supplements healthy eating...but nothing seems to fill in the holes like all these treatments claim :( i been more then very patient i used all these things for months/years at a time each.
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Juvéderm® micro injections, TCA CROSS, and fractional ablative laser are all useful
Sounds like you have wasted a lot of money on ineffective treatments.
Basically, the scarring you describe extends quite deeply into the skin, so there is no cream, simple low strength peel, or superficial treatment like microdermabrasion which will be the least bit useful.
Starting with the simplest treatment, Juvéderm Ultra XC® microinjections [~0.05 ml per injection] using a BD-II 0.3 ml syringe with 31 ga needle can often be helpful. This syringe and very fine needle...
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Ice pick scars can be improved but they are difficult and require multiple treatments
I would start with TCA deep chemical peels. I would then do a multilayered approach with co2 resurfacing and working form the deeper layers.
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Acne Scarring:TCA, Fillers,LASER, Excision
Acne scars are some of the most difficult scars that we treat in facial plastics. Home remedies just aren't enough. Sorry, you need a real doctor...
I typically use a combination approach of laser treatments, strong chemical peels in the scar itself and/or direct excision if necessary for deep scars. Flatter, broader scars are sometimes amenable to fillers. Skin type, downtime, type of scars and finances all play a role in determining what treatments are right...
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Punch excision is the answer!
The best way to treat ice pick holes from acne scarring is punch excision. This is a technique that can be done in the office that directly removes the ice pick hole and replaces it with a fine line scar. Don’t give up hope. There are good options!
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TCA CROSS can help ice pick scars
TCA CROSS involves the use of 90% TCA placed carefully into the icepick scars that will bore a hole through the icepick scar and then allow for healing, remodeling the architecture of the ocepick scar. This will not remove the scar, but may help remodel it that I believe is then amenable to other procedures like fractionated laser resurfacing, that it would otherwise not respond to.
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