Agreed. Dermabrasion sounds great in theory but in actuality it does very little for acne scarring. Fraxel does nothing for acne scarring. If you have indented scarring, the only real solution is to have subscision. Do not waste your time/money with any other procedures. Don't believe that they will lower the surrounding skin to the level of the scarring because this simply does not happen unless you have VERY superficial scarring. If you have traditional acne scarring, there is no procedure that will lower the surrounding skin that much. Also, do not beleive fraxels claim to "stimulate collagen growth" because it simply does not happen with acne scarring. It just doesn't work. I know that you all are looking for the miracle cure, I was too but take this advice, be extremely careful, especially with the surface of your skin, (i.e. dermabrasion). Think of skinning your knee, now think of what the skin comes back looking like. Would you do that intentially to your face ? Obviously, the dermabrasion is more controlled but its the same idea. Once skin is cut, it will heal differently that traditional skin. You will lose your skin texture, not improve it. If you have indented scarring, ask for subscision with YAG laser. Also, be careful with punch exision because again, it sounds good in theory but will leave a scar behind which will still be indented. Trading one issue for another issue.
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