Hi I’m a 34 year old female who has under the skin, skin colored bumps on both sides of my chin. I have done two courses of Accutane with the last course completed 3 years ago. I have had chemical peels, microneedling, facials, etc. The bumps are not that noticeable unless I am in direct sunlight. I have had a biopsy and was told it is “sebaceous hyperplasia.” An esthetician said it is scarring from old acne. Someone else said it looks like calcium deposits. It is not milia. What is it?
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Answer: Light Electocautery Works Well For Flattening Sebaceous Hyperplasia
It is difficult to say for certain, but TCA, especially when applied in higher concentrations is well known for causing permanent loss of pigmentation. I personally have achieved gratifying results in repigmentation using professional microneedling accompanied by the application of pigment...
Photodynamic therapy typically would not cause a skin cancer, sometimes other background lesions are eliminated with standard photodynamic therapy, actinic keratoses, for example, and may allow one to see an early basal cell that otherwise would not be observed.
But photodynamic therapy...
Thanks for your question. You can definitely proceed safely with your PDT, especially if it has been a month since your neurotoxin and fillers were placed. Please see an expert and make sure you clear it with your dermatologist, but I think it will be fine. Best of luck!
