29yo Caucasian Female with Moderate Acne Scaring

My struggle with acne started at about 13. My mother and older brother had struggled with acne all through their teens and into adulthood and I knew that even when I got the horrendous acne under control the scars would inevitably follow. By the time I was an adult I had learned how to manage the breakouts and the dream of having acne free skin evolved in to the dream of scar free skin. It is this dream and slog of research that has led me here... and so my journey starts.

After searching and researching and tons of self education I had learned two things: 1.There are many different approaches to scar treatment and 2. The greatest influencing factor on the success of any of these procedures is the physician performing it. After hours of lurking on many sites searching for people who had traveled down this same path i was on I came across a review for acne scar treatment on real self by a young man with remarkable results. I read through his reviews and was struck by the attention to detail and multifaceted approach his physician had taken with him. I looked into this Dr. Rahimi and I found that the more I learned the more I liked. Dr Rahimi writes that he prefers a more natural and holistic approach to cosmetic procedures and his ideas on the use of multiple different approaches to treat the whole problem just makes sense! I knew in the end that even though it would be about a 2-3 hour drive I had to see this doctor. With butterflies in my tummy I phoned the office, a friendly voice answered, and within minutes deed was done; my appointment set. First step- check!

March first at 10am my Husband and I arrived at the Los Angeles office of Dr Rahimi. We were greeted by friendly down to earth front office staff and asked to sign in then offered a seat in a pleasant low key waiting room. After several minutes had passed we were called back into an exam room and shortly after joined by Dr Rahimi. The Dr took a seat across from us introduced himself and gave us a quick background on his ideals and approaches to cosmetic procedures. He asked me to tell him what I was unhappy with and what my expectations and hopes were for improvement. When I had said all that I could he asked to examine my skin and after a short examination he broke it down for me very simply. He listed for me the steps he would suggest and then showed me several B&A photos of others who had followed a similar treatment plan. He went briefly over pricing and explained that the price would include everything we had discussed. He said his goodbyes and his staff member replaced him to finalize details of payment and scheduling as well as to give us the detailed pre procedure instructions. And like that step two-check!