Infini RF or etwo? or neither?

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I have rolling acne scars on which I've had countless small and big procedures on and have spent so much over so many years to still not be where I want. This is the next procedure being recommended and I would appreciate any advice

Steven F. Weiner, MD · Answer

The Infini is a safer procedure. It uses insulated needles to put energy deeper than the etwo. The etwo is ablative and will take more time to heal. There is more risk with the etwo with scarring and pigmentation. Infini is becoming the gold standard for acne scarring. Davin Lim is a colleague is Australia who is an expert with acne scars. He agrees with me in using Infini for acne scars and also believes in using PRP for most patients as well.

Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended · Answer

It not about the device, its about the operator. But to answer your question, Infini is specifically designed for scar revision in mind, e two is more aesthetic. If I can give you one piece of advice- treat the scar type. Acne scar revision comprises of specialised procedures. For the best results, one should target the acne scar type with ideal treatments METHODS. Using one device is not optimal. As everyone has a unique pattern of acne scarring, the best solution is a tailored one.  The web reference below will take you to a resource to help you understand acne scar revision at a specialist level. I embedded all the videos in one page to help.

As an example deep ice pick scars, and narrow box car scars are best treated with TCA CROSS. Deep narrow scars respond better to this treatment than even the most expensive lasers. On the flip side, rolling, and atrophic acne scars can improve with fractional devices such as Fraxel, fractional lasers, ProFractional erbium lasers, Infiini –Intensif –Intracel radiofrequency microneedling. Atrophic scars (depressions) can be treated with either fat grafts, PRP or dermal fillers. Tethered and anchored scars are best treated with surgical techniques such as subcision. Other surgical techniques that I use include punch elevation, surgical elevation, punch excision and traditional excision for focal scars. Early and very mild acne scars respond well to eMatrix and non-energy microneedling, as well as vascular lasers. Skin colour changes such as PIH or dark marks respond best to sun protection, creams, and Q switch lasers in the nano and pico pulse durations.

The majority of patients will have a collection of different scar types, and hence a tailored treatment METHOD will be best. Careful examination, especially under angled lighting with scar mapping will give you an understanding of what are the best options for your scars. Additionally tactile examination namely touch will give me an understanding of the amount of subdermal fibrosis, as special equipment is needed for this sub-set of acne scars.  In the majority of patients its finding the correct combination that give you best results, and everyone is unique! It is never about the device, its about the specialist behind the equipment that will deliver the best outcomes. All the best, Dr Davin Lim. Acne scar dermatologist specialist. Brisbane, Australia.

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