I had five acne scars excised with a small punch. They are much deeper and wider than before and I am looking for realistic results and a plan to fix them. I visited plastic surgeons and dermatologist all over my state and they all tell me CO2 laser but they are deep and look dark holes I'm wondering how to raise them up or what the best thing is.
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Thank you for
your question ScarMom. I am sorry to hear about your situation. Fractional
CO2 laser resurfacing is an outstanding treatment that can address multiple
aspects of aging in a single treatment. For those in whom excision does not work well, fractional laser treatment can be tried. A ...
It is hard to give exact advice. I don't like to do the punch excision, it always leaves a scar. I would try lasers, chemical peels or Infini for this. You must also get on a good topical regime including Retin A or Retinol for exfoliation.
Punch excision is an option. In my opinion, not the best one. Grafting could work but there are other ways to make it better. There are ways to get these scars to raise up with lasering or peels. TCA deep peels can help raise the up. This is often called TCA CROSS using 80% or stronger TCA. B...
