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I am a 50 yr old woman with the history of severe acne from the past and acne scars made unevenness on my skin.I am researching around to find the best treatment to this issue in addition to overall improvement of my skin at this age. One doctor recommends 3 treatments of Venus Viva and one doctor recommends 4 treatments of Microneedling + IPL. I have to choose one but don't know which one is the best option and if they are going to help me actually get rid of my scars and make my face smooth.

A. David Rahimi, MD · Answer

Dear patient, In addition to skin laxity you have rolling a atrophic scarring. I don't see too much sun-damage and IPl (photofacial) would not have been my first choice for you. Micro-needling with Venus Via and RF energy with tighten the skin and improve some of your scars. having aid that the rolling scars need an additional treatment with Subcision and a filler. there is deep fibrous bands that are pulling the skin down and causing puckering of the skin. These bands need to be cut and the dents filled in with a suitable filler. I use a combination of Bellafill (permanent filler), sculptra and Hyaluronic acid fillers to accomplish this. Please look for an experienced Dermatologist and review your option. I hope this was helpful. Yours, Dr David r.

Apratim Goel, MD · Answer

Hey, your question is whether 3 venus viva Vs 4 IPL + MNRF then my suggestion is 3 venus viva. However let me set your expectation at a reasonable level . None of the treatments will take away the scars 100%. However it will make a lot of difference right from first session onwards. Go for it.

Robert J. Troell, MD, FACS - Account Suspended · Answer

Good Day. Thank you for your question, narrative and photographs.Answer: CO2 is the best acne scarring treatment, followed by Er:YAG laser, and then radio frequency (RF) needle devices.IPL is poor for acne scarring. The main uses of IPL is hair removal, vascular and pigment improvements. Skin resurfacing known as the photo facial yields only mild improvements and is not used in my practice for this purpose because of the lack of results.Venus viva in a recent cosmetic surgery conference presentation revealed a 30-70% improvement in wrinkles, and a 30-60% improvement in acne scarring compared to Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser resurfacing with a 50-90% improvement in wrinkles and 30-70% improvement in acne scarring.Adding dermal needling with PRP, Alastin collagen and elastin extracellular matrix modulators and human stem cell growth factors as with Regency and Stemulation products further improves aesthetic outcome and speeds recovery.In summary, Venus Viva and RF devices will yield far superior skin resurfacing results for acne scarring than IPL.

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