I know that smoking damaged collagen and prohibits it's growth. I am a smoker. I want to quit smoking before I have me rolling acne scars corrected with subscision and possibly dermafill as well as botox injections. How long should I wait for the effects of the nicotine to prohibit the benefits I want? Or can I have the procedures right after I stop the smoking? Thanks
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December 24, 2015
Answer: Smoking and Wrinkles and Acne Scarring
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Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Hi Bacoas. The dermal filler we use (Restylane or Perlane) typically lasts 6-9 months in acne scars. The goal though is to create a longer term benefit (lift) to the scars over a series of treatments. For your situation, it looks like 1 CC would be enough and you would expect...
Our office has many different treatments for acne scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Acne scars require a combination approach using our HIDEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
Thank you for your question. This procedure will not lead to premature aging in the area. It is also not going to make much of an improvement. You will get temporary swelling and bruising. The swelling will initially look like there has been meaningful improvement, but the fold...
