Last pic shows my skin/treatment history (text). I was told by a board certified dermatologist just recently that any lasers like Profound RF or CO2 won’t help with my scarring and texture and that he recommends excision for some of my scarring. But in my experience, the treatments I’ve got in the last 12-15 months have helped my skin alot. I’ve seen much worse cases online and their skin seems to respond really well to these treatments. Please help!
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Answer: Multiple treatments such as TCA, Subsicion, resurfacing lasers such as CO2 and Resurfx, and Chemical peels can help.
Hi there! Sorry you're experiencing trouble with your chin scarring. It sounds like you've tried multiple things. Other options would be needle subcision with injection of nanofat. Nanofat contains stem cells and growth factors ideal for scar improvement. Microneedling RF can soften the collagen...
Microneedling, which is best used to treat very superficial, surface texture and color irregularities and topical tretinoin had little chance of working on a deep ice pick scar. So, no surprise there. If by TCA chemical peels is meant conventional 10%-35% peels, this, too, had little to no...
At least from the photos provided, the predominant issues are ice pick scars and dilated pores. If this is indeed so, then TCA CROSS, rather than subcision (best for boxcar/rolling scars) would be indicated. TCA CROSS, which was developed in South Korea over two decades ago, is also safe as well...