My skin had scars like shown due to a bad cosmetologist experience. She used a drawing knife to cut open some pimples 6-7 years ago. Then, things got worse when I tried to improve my scars using self TCA cross . I did the procedure over winter and now left with PIH. My question is : is there a method to both get rid of the acne scars and PIH? I'm looking for results that save budget as I'm still a college student. Wolf one fraxel laser treatment does what I'm looking for?
May 24, 2017
Answer: Complexity of treating acne scars Acne scars are the hardest to comment on without pictures or an in-person consult. There are a variety of approaches to treating scars and PIH ranging from topicals, peels, qs and long pulsed laser to fractionated devices, ablative and nonablative lasers, radiofrequency, subcision etc. I'm not a a huge fan of nonablative fractionated lasers on their own. They provide suboptimal benefit on their own but are great as an adjunct. I would recommend and in-person consult with someone that has experience treating these scars. Best of luck!
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May 24, 2017
Answer: Complexity of treating acne scars Acne scars are the hardest to comment on without pictures or an in-person consult. There are a variety of approaches to treating scars and PIH ranging from topicals, peels, qs and long pulsed laser to fractionated devices, ablative and nonablative lasers, radiofrequency, subcision etc. I'm not a a huge fan of nonablative fractionated lasers on their own. They provide suboptimal benefit on their own but are great as an adjunct. I would recommend and in-person consult with someone that has experience treating these scars. Best of luck!
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Answer: Hyperpigmentation and Acne scars I agree with Dr. Lim in that these types of scars can actually be made worse by high energy lasers. Without photos it is difficult to assess but in general fillers, bleaching creams, and chemical peels can help improve these types of scars. Please consult an expert in acne scars to help assess this area. Best, Dr. Green
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Answer: Hyperpigmentation and Acne scars I agree with Dr. Lim in that these types of scars can actually be made worse by high energy lasers. Without photos it is difficult to assess but in general fillers, bleaching creams, and chemical peels can help improve these types of scars. Please consult an expert in acne scars to help assess this area. Best, Dr. Green
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