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How Do Stars Like Brad Pitt Get Rid of Their Acne Scars?
I have seen pictures of Brad Pitt and other actors in films with acne scars. How did they get rid of them? Are they getting fillers or some kind of treatments that we are not shown? I was just wondering what you guys as professionals thought. Thanks. I can't believe even Brad Pitt had bad acne scars.
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Brad Pitt acne scar remedy
Fillers are commonly done. Some last only several months. Although not FDA-approved for this use, medical grade silicone can be injected by an expert and this lasts longer but there are occasions of migration of the silicone to different areas which might need to be surgically removed. Isolagen is in the third phase of FDA testing and is exciting! A small removal of skin is done behind the ear and this is sent to the Isolagen laboratory which then produces your fibroblasts which make your...
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First off, professional make-up used in the movies can...
First off, professional make-up used in the movies can camouflage a lot of things.
However, there are many modalities to treat acne scarring. There are some lasers that will treat the underlying collagen to plump the acne pits. Also, the pits can sometimes be filled with Injectable products. Also, the areas adjacent to the acne scars can be "buffed" down with lasers as well.
There really are a lot of choices. No one technique is perfect, and no one patient gets 100% improvement....
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Treating Acne Scars on Celebrities
Acne scars are treated with a whole host of different procedures. If they are ice pick scars, then we punch graft them, which means we take a piece of their skin from behind their ear and place it in the hole then dermabrade or sand over it to allow it to blend in ($350/scar).
Some sharp-edged, deep scars, we just excise and suture up ($150-200/scar). Some scars that are broad and shallow we fill in with fillers like collagen$450/syringe), Juvaderm, restylane, elevess($550/syr), Radiesse...
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Treatment of Celebrity or High-Profile Acne Scars
I cant speak for a specific celebrity, but in general, people who cannot tolerate much down time (i.e. healing time) or potential for risk or complications will use treatments like injections of dermal fillers (e.g. Juvederm or Restylane). Both last about 9 months for acne scars, but if done properly, greatest risk is bruising which lasts only a week or so and can be covered by make up. Other more aggressive treatments like dermabrasion or laser resurfacing or excision of scars has the...
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Celebrity Acne Scar Treatment
This is a great question. There are many treatment options for improving the appearance of acne scars. The most effective treatment for permanent improvement of acne scars is treatment with the Fractional CO2 laser - this stimulates your body's own collagen renewal to fill in the areas of pitted acne scarring. However, this treatment has some downtime, so it is likely that celebrities may undergo other faster treatments prior to a movie. Treatments like fillers for...
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Fillers are a temporary fix
Some people choose to get fillers to "fill in" these scars. There are other procedure such as the DOT CO2 that is a resurfacing laser that can work wonders on acne scars. It will take several treatments depending on the severity. I would need to see the severity of the scars before making a definitive treatment plan.
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Acne Scars
There may be several options from fillers to laser resurfacing. Contact a reputable board certified facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon and schedule a consultation. Upon examination, your surgeon will be able to recommend the treatment options which would best address your concerns. The benefits and risks of the individual procedures would be discussed as well. As for Brad Pitt and other stars use professional make-up and have access to the best professional make-up...
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Dont believe what you see
What you see on the silver screen in completely re-edited so that any defects or imperfections are removed as the director wants. Any scar or skin imperfection can easily be removed by computer, no make up necessary. Most likely if you saw Brad Pitt in person, up close, you would be suprised to see that he still has acne scars you did not see in the movie
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