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33 Year Old with Acne Scars (showing two procedures here, not sure why old posts still go with new procedure)- Miami Beach, FL

UPDATED FROM Acnescarringprincess
2 years post

10 weeks post-op

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AcnescarringprincessJanuary 1, 2017
WORTH IT$1,850
Scarring from incisions are still red and left a bit of an indent but i am still hopeful that overtime they will look better. I am not wearing silicone patches anymore and just my Aveda concealer makeup and keeping my face out of the sun. I see my cheeks continue to go down in volume and some craters are still left but i see some improvement. As the swelling subsides i see a bit of what was left behind around my mouth area on the right side which i wanted to be gone. I am hoping that in time it will get better. I will keep you updated. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHETHER I SHOULD GET A CHEMICAL PEEL OR NOT? I am not 100% satisfied just yet on my skin's texture and color. Even though Dr Sadove did a great job, i feel like there should have been more change after such an intense procedure. Maybe in time it will get better.

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Dr. Jason Shapiro

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The staff is unbelievably brilliant with going above and beyond to help you get the best results and feel at ease. Dr Shapiro and the medical chief, Christina, were there for me throughout the night being that I was concerned and in pain. When I woke up in the morning I had messages from both of them making sure I was doing better and what my face looked and felt like. He did it just as I asked for, aggressively as possible so that this can be my last treatment and he wants me to get great results. It really eases any worries I have. Having an attentive dr as well as with superb bedside manner is so important and I can't stress this enough. Not only does he prepare the room to make you feel comfortable but he also continues to ease your fears and calm you throughout the procedure. When picking a Dr for cosmetic procedures, it's utmost important to have a highly skilled Dr such as Dr Shapiro but post op is when you realize you need a Dr that really cares about his patients and checks on them continuously. My mom is getting her eyes done there. I've been a patient of there's since 2012 and I live 90 minutes away from them and I refuse to go elsewhere. The staff really makes Tribecca Medistatics the best cosmetic surgery company by far. I've been to many and nothing beats their service, Dr Shapiro's compassion and bedside mannerisms and everyone's smiles as well as their constant encouragement and the clean and calming workplace that they all work together to maintain.

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LSanchez
January 4, 2017
Question. Why did you decide to go with a different doctor this time and not Jason Shapiro?
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Acnescarringprincess
January 5, 2017
I am sorry, i posted this in the wrong procedure review. I went to this Dr because i live in north Florida now. I did not get CO2 this time. Completely different procedure...It is subcision with fat transfer to my cheeks for acne craters. Dr Shapiro said it works better for craters than CO2. After 3 treatments of CO2 and still with craters i am ready to explore my options so i went for it.
hramos67
February 1, 2020
What a shame that these doctors have you do 3 treatments of C02 for your acne scars. You basically throw away money on several C02 procedures only to have very minimal results. I had C02 done years ago and the results were minimal. The best options are deep chemical peels, incissions, and fillers / grafting if needed. Shame on these doctors. If anyone has had great results from C02 for acne scars, please post your pictures and prove me wrong.
Cat814
July 24, 2017
Hey, so what are your final thoughts? I am hoping to get treatment for my rolling scars on my chin. Would this be to aggressive of a treatment?
aScarredFace
September 8, 2017
What type of laser treatment did you get? (fractional co2 or fully ablative co2?)
and what are your overall thoughts on the procedure?
Thank you for posting
finger728
December 8, 2017
So after 3 laser treatments did you still have deep scarring? Does that mean the CO2 laser just didn’t work or was it new acne scarring after the laser? Do you feel that the laser treatments were worth it in the end? Thx.
jham2838
February 18, 2018
I believe you could benefit from more subsicion, fillers and TCA cross. Looks like the excised scars have healed well. Also something to consider is infini
UPDATED FROM Acnescarringprincess
4 months post

Day 6 of third co2 treatment

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AcnescarringprincessSeptember 29, 2014
A little dry still. Some blotches of redness. Stopped antibiotics this morning. Going to leave aquaphor of most of my face except patchy red spots for today and see how tight or dry it feels without it.

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GeminiBeauty
October 31, 2014
Your results are awesome! You look great! How long did you have to wait between each co2 treatment?
NEVER4GET
November 5, 2014
What kind of FX CO2 did you have?
VictoriainNJ
November 19, 2014
do you have any additional photos? Did the scarring come back??? I am going in for CO2 laser on January 9th and I would love to know if it actually works lol
agw3c8
April 7, 2015
your scarring look similar to mine! Overall, you saw a major improvement?
UPDATED FROM Acnescarringprincess
4 months post

Day 5 of third co2 treatment

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AcnescarringprincessSeptember 29, 2014
Face is just red and dry. All skin is done peeling off. Still on three antibiotics and still putting aquaphor on my face. Haven't been outside. Staying away from sunlight still.

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