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Looking for a doctor to perform subcision for acne scar in Philadelphia area. (photo)

hopefulforbetterskinNov 8, 2016
I am looking for a doctor to perform subcision for an acne scar on my forehead in the Greater Philadelphia area. I'm looking for a doctor who has many years of experience and who specializes in acne scar revision, not someone who does more general plastic surgery and not a dermatologist who sometimes does scar revision on the side. Thank you.

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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended

Great question, I tell my patients that dermatology is so sub specialised, it is like going to a SPECIFIC orthopaedic surgeon eg. hand, knee, ankle, hip etc.. get what I mean? Dermatology and Plastics are broad fields, so I would suggest going to someone who ONLY does procedural work- this mea...

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Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended

Just with my experience this is somewhat unusual, unless one is working on different areas of the face. It often takes 5- 10 days to heal from subcision, with bruising that may last beyond a week, for stubborn scars. Korean dermatologist have a very high standard in general, so I would be guided...

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...

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