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Greatly Reduced Acne Scars - San Francisco, CA

  • posted 9 months ago
  • updated 7 months ago

I did (3) 2.0 mm treatments at a dermatologists...

  • 27 Aug 2012

I did (3) 2.0 mm treatments at a dermatologists office in San Francisco, Ca. First off it hurts. Make sure you get shots with the numbing cream. Did my first one with only numbing cream and i felt every needle. I had acne scars all over my face, small ones on my forehead and deeper ones on my cheeks and temples. It really help with reducing all of my smaller scars. I had little hope that it would remove my deeper scars and was only hoping to reduce the appearance of them. I have had been looking for a fix for my scars for years and learned early on that theres nothing that will completely remove them, only improve the look. I have done microdermabrasion, collagen injections all with limited results.

This gave me the best results. While it didnt remove all my scars it allowed the rest of my face to look more healthy. Leaving me feel alot more comfortable. I no longer avoid mirrors. Hoping to start doing home dermal rollers since it gets expense really quick with having each procedure done about every 6 weeks. By the way I made plans to hide at my sister house for about 5 days. Your face looks really bad for the first 3 days, bruised face, white heads come up, alot of anti bacteria cream, can't allow your healing skin to dry out. I felt comfortable about the 5th day to return home. Feel free to send me any questions you may still have.

Well I'm sad to say my scars have return to their...

  • 6 Oct 2012
Well I'm sad to say my scars have return to their normal self. i'm disappointed that theres not much noticeable improvement. Even the light scars have came back. i don't understand why there so many different ways doctors tell you that you can remove your scars. You would think if something work they all be doing the same procedure. I think its become more about profit then providing procedures that work. I hate thinking this is the one that going to work and then becoming disappointed when it shows little to no improvement. My tablet about to die so i'll update the rest later.
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Comments (7)

JenCha91 8 Mar 2013
Hi Ixgon, thanks for your updates. May I ask about your experience immediately post-op? I have had the same procedure done 3 times over the past three years and my first two experiences were seamless, with mild swelling and redness for a week and then very smooth recovery therein, with subtle but noticeable improvements. I've recently had the procedure done at a new clinic with 1.5mm needles - and 20 days in, I still have red spots all over my face, which has never happened before. I am worried it's because the nurse let a training doctor roll over my cheeks, it was his first time. My forehead, which the nurse rolled, has gone back to normal (if a little flakey and dry), but my cheeks and chin are swollen with tiny red spots all over. How long does it usually take you to recover, and have you ever had red lingering red spots (not scabs). I can't tell if i'm being impatient or whether I should pay for another consultation...
lxgon 10 Mar 2013
After one week I did get what looked like pimples under my skin. They were red, hard and bumpy and I hated them. I would remove the top layer of died skin and help it to the surface. But only the ones that were already coming up to the surface. Some felt to deep to push out. I left them for a few more days then push them out. They left no scarring after. The main thing the dermatologists told me was do not to let your skin dry out or it will scar. I use an intensive treatment moisturizer almost like Vaseline texture with the antibacterial cream. I hope that helps. Sorry for the delay in return your email. Had the flu did 2 weeks.
JenCha91 18 Mar 2013
Thanks so much for your response, Ixgon! I think you got it right - I used vaseline on my face for two weeks and then stopped when the peeling set in, but I still had the red dots. They have faded somewhat, and are slowly improving with time. Now I'll just have to play the waiting game... Thanks again!!
lxgon 28 Oct 2012
Well I ordered a 1.0mm derma-roller over the internet. Along with the roller I purchased Kinerase Pro Plus Therapy C8 Peptide Intensive Treatment. I have to say I'm very pleased with the results. There's only slight pain when rolling and the swelling that occurs lifts my scars and looks better then when I would do Juvederm (derma-filler). Cheaper price with same results. I can handle doing more daily or weekly treatments compared to all the money I spent already on numerous procedures done at my dermatologist. Not to mention hiding for a week from everyone because my face looked horrible. With the home treatment I have no down time. I do recommend having at least one derma-rolling procedure done in a dermatologist office. So you can understand the proper way to care for your skin after its done, to get a idea on what its going to feel like when its done right and to get see your face healing without freaking out that you did something wrong. Results are slower but there's more pros then cons. Good luck, everyone looking for hope.
Mul1234 27 Oct 2012
wait you only had one treatment? for derma roller, you need to have at least 6-8 treatments in order to see visible results. these treatments should be done with 6 weeks of gap in between, and then after your last (8th treatment), you need to wait an extra 6 months to see the full and final results. so in total it will take you at least 1.5 to 2 years to see the best results. Dermaroller is those kind of treatments which take time, but give really good results, you can't force your skin to renew itself overnight. so don't give up! there is hope :)
lxgon 28 Oct 2012
No I did 3 treatments. When I first decided to do derma-rolling I said i'm going to do 3 treatments. Then wait for the swelling to go down and see if I saw any results. If I saw any results no matter how small I would continue with the rest of the procedures. So after my third one I waited. For the first 6 wks it looked like a great improvement, but shortly after 6 wks w/ no more swelling my skin looked exactly the same as when I started. I saw zero improvement. I wasn't expecting much change after 3, but I do think I should have notice a slight difference . I know nothing happens over night. I think for people with deep scars were screwed!
xoxoxo 21 Oct 2012
I'm proud of you because you did the skin needling roller treatment in the right way.

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