Male 33. Toronto, ON

so it does take year and year, hmmm that too long, should i do Roller at home and speed up the healing process ? i would like to see the "How to roller at home" thanks again Eva G.

ps: thanks for warm welcome msg Eva G .

In my case the swelling lasted for 3-4 days only, right after when im done the laser i see a bit better and it back to normal after 5 days, and all of the laser practitioners said need to wait for at least 6 months to a year to see the difference, i don't if thats true or not thats why i'm on here searching for the real info about Non-Ablative fraxel laser, you had CO2 laser aswell but no help ? wow nothing can cure acne scars eh, i saw many people using roller and its cheap, does it work though ?

Dear DeathEmperor, I feel your frustration and I feel your pain. I want to emphasize that this answer is about my own experience and the conclusions I reached over time. Perhaps some others have had better results than I have. I was very optimistic when I had the CO2 laser. After a few weeks of healing, it seemed that there was some improvement. But after a few more months, I realized that it hadn't helped much, if any. When Fraxel came out, my dermatologist was promoting it and since I trusted her, I signed up for a full five sessions. I was initially pleased, but over time, I realized that there had been no lasting improvement. I have not used the roller, but as I understand it, the rollers have needles that prick the skin, causing the same type of microswelling that the Fraxel does. Sadly, in my opinion, it is all illusion. When the face swells, it pushes the indented scars up and it appears to make the scars better. The major swelling after a treatment does go down within a few days. But my experience is that a small amount of swelling lasts for several weeks or even months, giving the illusion of improvement. If you've seen the testimonials about Fraxel, you will see that the "After" photos are taken fairly soon after the procedure - when some swelling is still present. Even on this site, most before and after photos give no information about how long it has been since the procedure was done. If the photos are done within a few weeks of the procedure, then there is likely some swelling making the skin tighter and the scars seem less visible. I have researched injectable fillers but they are only temporary, so I have decided not to try them. I am now 61 years old (white female) and have been embarrassed by my skin since I was a teenager, so you see, I do understand. I have begun to know that my worth is not in my appearance and I have come to peace with that for the most part. My last attempt to improve my skin is to use a Collagen supplement and I will soon add a hyaluronic acid supplement. If it helps, hooray! If it doesn't, oh well. Anyone who doesn't accept me, scars and all, isn't worthy of my time. I do hope you will find a treatment that makes you feel better about yourself. But more, I hope you begin to understand that your worth has nothing at all to do with your appearance. I wish I had learned that a long time ago. Peace and best wishes. Cassie

Thanks for your great info Cassie, i believe you i think we have the same type of skins thats why we fell the same with these scars and laser thingy, my mom and you have the same age, mom told me only if i go for surgery and i'll see the real improvement cause mom said 30 years ago people used old technics and it worked, now people use hi-tech and it doesn't work, i do take Collagen supplement during the laser procedure and i will continue until a year like the laser people said, this is my only hope ill see if its work otherwise ill give up with it, to be honest my personal appearance isnt that important, i'd like to try out the LASER technology because i had EYE LASER CORRECTION with LASIK MD before, i had -2 prescriptions i spent 5k USD$ with LASIK MD and my eyes back to normal, now ive spent 4k usd$ with QEsthetics i don't know if my face back to normal ;) You said things that made sense according to my fraxel experience, you're right these swelling covered the scar for awhile only, i can tell, ive checked my pics last night ya it really was....ya will see if they lied to me ill wait for a year....thanks again Cassie.

Has anyone tried Evenswiss Regenerating Plasma after a CO2 laser treatment? It contains Vit. a,E, peptides and a whole lot of good ingrediates. It's the best product to use after a laser treatment.

Palomar Non-Ablative Fractional laser resurfacing. the hyperpigmentation was worst on the 1st day of 3rd treatment, i used OBAGI Hydrate, Sunscreen and Cleanser bought from the laser clinic, but right now i'm using Elizabeth Arden, i used most expensive products, i also take "Japanese Collagen Supplement called Mitsuwa" take 2 tubes a day. a box contain 30 tubes around 60$ cnd per box and the owner of this store gave me discount 3 boxes for 100$ cnd, pigmentation is not hard to treat, Seaweed All berries cucumber and collagen supplement get rid of that you know ? also you guys should have done 5 or 6 full session of laser treatment to see the result, most of you done 1 treatment only, but ill keep my face update with 1 full year cause the clinic told me the full result will be in a year.

Hi kjauderer thanks for your commenting, i'm on 6 months post now but ill post picture when its exact 1 year, you're right, the skin looks brighter and clearer, true all scars are hard to fix and very expensive, i'm gonna head to Asia cause it's very cheap there and they committed the result will be 80%, ive talked to them they said incision excision or subcision techniques are old and take too long, they doing fat grafting and injection to raise or fill the scar permanently, the thing is,,,, it's cheap so ill keep it a try, i lost HOPE in Laser technology i don't think they improve scars much except brightening your skin, right now i'm 6 months post and i don't see anything changed yet. after a year before i head to Asia ill post my pic and then after i come back to America ill show you guys me pics again see if Asian peoples can remove scars ;) good luck to you kjau