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How Successful is Punch Excision of Ice Pick and Chicken Pox Scars?

March 26, 2010
Asked By:Hanna in singapore

I had a fractional co2 resurfacing done to reduce ice pick and chicken pox scars 2 weeks ago. However I don't see much of an improvement. I am considering punch excision. Did a research online but found that people always complaint of a indented linear line scar after excision. Please tell me based on your personal experience, What are the success rate of punch excision?

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