I have had scar revision surgery on the two scars between my eyes (please see pictures). They were extremely pitted scars I got from deep painful pimples. I am still very unhappy after the scar revision surgery and want to improve how they look. I feel I would like to do CO2 laser based on consults I have been to and reading I have done. What do you think? Thanks!
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Our office has many different treatments for acne scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Acne 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...
For scars and changes like this on the nose, which we do often see with Asian skin types and skin of colour, I agree ablative laser is the most likely to produce results.
However I tend to combine it with intralesional steroid and 5FU delivered during the laser treatment and often with 1 to 2...
Results from ablative CO2 laser resurfacing can vary, but you have a good skin type for the procedure. I have not seen this procedure create enlarged pores or fat loss. In fact, the procedure should help improve large pores. The laser should not penetrate deep into the fat layer, so this sho...