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Skin Boosters for Acne Scars

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I'll start by giving some background information....

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I'll start by giving some background information. I had acne as a teenager and was left with numerous icepick scars on my cheeks . I then had cystic acne after the birth of my third child and had a further 3/4 boxcar type scars as I stupidly picked my spots !.
Over the years I've had 11 fractional laser treatments, a chemical peel and an ablative laser treatment before having skin booster injections . The fractional laser and the peel did absolutely nothing to help . The ablative laser did soften a lot of the scars but I still want happy with my skin . The first before photo is after the ablative laser in the worst lighting possible . I am wearing make up in most of the photos but it does nothing to hide the 'depth ' of my scars , my skin is naturally very red as I'm so fair and it covers that .
I had a course of skin boosters last summer , 3 treatments a month apart . The second picture is after the third treatment . Maintenance treatments are needed about once a year as the effect starts to wear off as the 'filler' breaks down . The third and fourth photos are last week before my maintenance treatment . Skin boosters are very similar to fillers but treat the area as opposed to individual scars . The injections are slightly painful but more than bearable. My face was swollen and red after the treatment and the skin feels hard . Lumps can be felt under the skin but I couldn't see them when looking in the mirror . The fifth and sixth photos were taken the day of treatment . My left side is now fully 'recovered ' so the last photo is of that side , 4 days later . The right side is still a bit red and swollen so not taken a photo of that side as it may change before I get the final result . Overall I would recommend it as it definitely does give a noticeable improvement . Maintaining the results cost £250 a year but when I think of the thousands I spent on fractional laser with no results it's worth it .

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Replies (27)

July 12, 2017
Never heard of skin boosters. What is it? I would love to know since I have a lot of scars from laser treatments. Thanks
July 12, 2017
They are similar to fillers but treat a whole area rather than individual scars / wrinkles .
July 15, 2017
Thanks for the review. I've been considering this treatment as well. The results look really great! Were you injected with a needle or the gun-like contraption? Also, I know you must have three sessions to start but did you see any improvement at all after your very first session?
July 15, 2017
Hi , it was a needle . I did see improvement after first treatment but I do think the course of 3 was needed . As you can see by the photos the effects do start wearing off so yearly treatments would be needed . The doctor said my skin should never go back to how bad it was before but I think once you see real improvement you don't want to lose it .
July 30, 2017
Could you tell me what brand you used? I think your results are amazing and would love to know if we have that brand in the US? Thank you!
July 30, 2017
Hi , it was restylane .
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August 3, 2017
face look much better great job! I have same skin i scare do fraxel treadment or legato laser bc i read many bad revew after months after treadment
September 1, 2017
I'm trying to find information on restylane boosters but can only find fillers. Where can I get the information please ?