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Remove scars from skin picking (Dermatillomania)? (Photo)

AlanInNoHo
Thanks in advance for any advice! My long story is I've been in recovery (3mths) from a 10 year Vicodin addiction! And depression (a lot of it because of the Vicodin abuse). During that time, I also had a lot of anxiety and picked the skin on my arms and legs. I FINALLY got it under control and everything is mostly healed. It took over a year after I stopped! The scars are so embarrassing. Is there any sort of laser treatment that would get rid of these, or at least diminish , them?

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