I'm thinking about either getting subcision or punch excision for acne scars on both of my cheeks I have done micro needling with a little results and I am afraid to get CO2 laser because of the color of my skin and the risk that comes with that, also not sure I would see results I'm looking with a laser rather than subcision or a punch excision.
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Answer: TCA CROSS: For Ice Pick Scars/Dilated Pores Has More Than Two Decades For Efficacy & Safety In All Skin Types
Punch excision of indented scars, which is a form of surgical removal followed by stitching, runs the real risk for the subsequent development of stretch scars and even tram track stitch marks, especially when performed in areas under tension or subject to a great deal of movement. I have a...
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
So sorry for your distress. As any reader who follows my posts would know, I gave up doing punch excisions many years ago, precisely because very often, particularly in areas subject to muscular tension or movement, such as the cheeks, they often result in unsightly stretch scars (and not...
