I had dermabrasion done at the beginning of this summer. My dermatologist said my scars were deep enough that the laser would not make enough of a difference. I am still healing (it's August), just redness. I still have my ice pick scars and am disappointed by this. The dermabrasion did improve my scars but not the deeper ones. I would like to try something else, laser.? Any advice?
April 20, 2009
Answer: Options for acne scars: There are many different options for managing ice pick scars: Consider these other procedures: Fillers or autologus fat grafting Skin needling Fractionated laser Excision and puch grafting Acne scarring is a difficult problem and realize that any improvement that achieves a 30% correction is considered maximally successful.
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April 20, 2009
Answer: Options for acne scars: There are many different options for managing ice pick scars: Consider these other procedures: Fillers or autologus fat grafting Skin needling Fractionated laser Excision and puch grafting Acne scarring is a difficult problem and realize that any improvement that achieves a 30% correction is considered maximally successful.
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February 4, 2009
Answer: Deep scars need deeper treatment, like excision or Fraxel Microdermabrasion is not effective enough for ice pick scars. However, when the skin is pre-conditioned with prescription based skin care prior to Fraxel laser resurfacing procedures ( you will need 5-6 treatments), you will get nice improvement and great reduction in appearance of your scarring.
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February 4, 2009
Answer: Deep scars need deeper treatment, like excision or Fraxel Microdermabrasion is not effective enough for ice pick scars. However, when the skin is pre-conditioned with prescription based skin care prior to Fraxel laser resurfacing procedures ( you will need 5-6 treatments), you will get nice improvement and great reduction in appearance of your scarring.
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