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What Can I Do About the Scars on my Face? (photo)
asked 5 months ago by ImJustCam in Baltimore, MD
Latest answer by Philip Young, MD
Question viewed 91 times
Tags: face, at-home, acne scars, chicken pox, options
I have scars for various reasons on my face. From chicken pox as a child, scratches and even a dent from falling as a child, and most recently acne scars. The acne is really on the sides of my cheeks and chin. But, childhood scars are everywhere forehead, cheeks, nose, chin and even my neck. What would be an effective professional treatment to completely correct the damage caused to my skin? Is there more than one treatment? I don't want to do anything at home, I only want to see a professional?
1 answer to What Can I Do About the Scars on my Face? (photo)
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Scars on my face and what you can do
CO2 laser resurfacing is one of the main ways to improve general Acne scarring. This technique takes the top layers of tissue and skin away. In this process some of the scars are reduced and new skin regrows to soften and improve the scars. Other options are also available; excisions (cutting scars away); subcision (elevating depressed scars); tissue grafting into depressed scars; and sometimes fillers / fat grafting to volumize the tissue under the scars before resurfacing. This...
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