“Acne scars gone”
Microdermabrasion: Worth it
Pain: Mild
I never ever thought that i could get rid of my awful acne scars. I had too many of them and i had started to hate the way i look. I must have tried every possible cream and treatment, all those shown on tv with celebrities endorsing them but nothing worked. Ofcourse i tried proactiv, which has helped me by stopping acne break outs now, but the scars that past break outs have left me , nothing worked to lighten them. I then heard about Microdremabrasion from a friend. I have not seen how she looks as she lives far away, but what i heard from her over the phone and what pics i saw of her were quite convincing. I just had a hard time believing that this treatment was so cheap.
The low cost made me feel that it might be a scam. But i was wrong. Microdermabrasion has removed my acne scars and though i don't read many good reviews about it, maybe i am an exception because the procedure has worked on me. My pores have cleaned out and there is this freshness about my skin and i also see no break outs now after 4 months. I had it done twice, with a gap of two weeks and saw great results.
My skin was first cleansed and then sandblasted to remove all the infection that must have been causing acne. Then i was cleansed again and a lotion and some sunscreen was applied. My skin looked sunburnt after that for a few days. The pain was more than bearable although it burnt a bit around the eyes. I avoided sun exposure for a month after that. Now after a few months, i dont see acne coming back and more importantly, i see the acne marks have reduced to a bare minimum which is amazing. It took a few weeks for the result to show but it was worth the wait.
May 3, 2007Comments and replies (7)
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7 Mar 2008
I had several treatments over the years and it definately makes your skin look years younger, but I was going for very mild acne scars. It did help a little but I am looking for a procedure to smooth out these very shallow scars. Does anyone know of any laser treatments. I heard fraxel is the newest and the best out there. I still get microdermabrasion done to help my skin. Should I still get micro and hope to diminish the scars or am I kidding myself?
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29 Mar 2008
I don't have acne anymore (i'm 45), but i have mild scarring around the jawline from teenage acne, and slight rosacea around the cheeks, so in the past few months, i have done 3 glycolic acid peels, first one was 20%, then 35%, and the latest was 50%...then just put this jelly like goop on your face and leave it on for about 3-5 minutes, then this nice cool spray to cool your skin down, then they put a nice moisturizer on. i was red for a few hours, and then it calmed right down...i noticed slight improvement, but not as much as til after this last one...i see a big improvement, but not enough to satisfy me, so i talked to the dr about it, and she said i could buy another package of 3, but i could intermingle microderm and the peels, and she also said that having the peels, was a great pre-cursor for the microderm, so i'm going to try one microderm, and see how i like it, and then maybe another one, then finally one more peel..i'm very excited for the final results.
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27 Apr 2008
i have a burnt scar on my face since i was 2yrs old...well its not that serious but i just wanted to know what type of treatment should i go through..micro, plastic surgery, lasar...please can you give me a good advise..