Skin Care Chat

Ah, so confused! I was looking into getting a microdermabrasian for acne scars, but read only bad things. So there is this Levulin and blue light and fraxil, right? Anybody have a definitve preference for acne scar removal? It\'s hard to draw any conclusions...I appreciate your help! - quinn

 Hi quinn!

I had my Chicken pox scars excised and then stitched. About five months after that, I had dermabrasion done to them and then finally---I had Aquamid filler to fill the least bit of shallowness left to my scars.

Now, for surface "white" scars, IPL has helped a lot and other laser treatments can help as well.

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner----I have bot been on this board lately.

Hugs!
Hallie

good point. well, i have a bunch of little indentation scars, and a few white scars. so both i guess.


Laser resurfacing is so drastic, I would try other less invasive
 treatments---YES, IPL.   Does your scar have a color to it or is it
 whitish?
 Does your scar have any sort of indention?
 
 Hallie

 YES! Thank you soo soo much for your help!
 
 
 
 Hi quinn! Sorry for not getting back sooner.  I know that scars with
 any
 depth to them, can be treated with fillers such as Silikon and
 Aquamid--this has worked very well for me in the final stages of
 getting
 rid of my scars. Like I said before, my Chicken pox scars were excised
 and
 sewn to make them smaller, then I had dermabrasion (not micro
 dermabrasion)
 but the sanding type dermabrasion. After my scars healed, I had any
 remaining depth to my scars filled in with facial fillers that I
 mentioned
 above. My face is really smoother.
 
 Now, as far as the "white type" scars, IPL did help---but I still have
 one
 tiny scar that is a little white. If you keep in mind that scar
 dissipation
 is a process and not a one shot deal, you have mastered the
 understanding
 of scars. There is really no quick fix. I had a friend that had
 "needling"
 done to her scars and she swears by it! Needling is done with a tattoo
 gun,
 and tiny pricks are made around and on the scar which in turns
 stimulates
 collagen beneath the skin and fills in the scar.  Just thought I\'d
 mention
 this to you as well.
 
 I hope I helped you a little.
 
 Hallie

well, they are not that deep. just acne scars thata i can\'t, for the life of me, deal with. i was looking at some forms of lazer treatment. what do you think about those?

 Maybe you are talking about the dermabrasion and not the
 microdermabrasion. The dermabrasion procedure is done under local sedation
 and it leaves your face rathe raw! I had a few old Chicken pox scars and I
 had dermabrasion over them and it did help. How deep are your scars?
 
 Hallie

The process of eliminating current and old acne scarring HAS NO CUT AND DRY SOLUTION---but rather an accumulative of treatments to diminish the scars.

I have come a long way with my cystic acne scars to where they are extremely faint and 90% better. Also, a treatment called "needling" has helped so many people with scars.

Copper Peptides are great for helping restore your skin\'s youth and beauty!

Hallie

Hi quinn! Sorry for not getting back sooner.  I know that scars with any depth to them, can be treated with fillers such as Silikon and Aquamid--this has worked very well for me in the final stages of getting rid of my scars. Like I said before, my Chicken pox scars were excised and sewn to make them smaller, then I had dermabrasion (not micro dermabrasion) but the sanding type dermabrasion. After my scars healed, I had any remaining depth to my scars filled in with facial fillers that I mentioned above. My face is really smoother.

Now, as far as the "white type" scars, IPL did help---but I still have one tiny scar that is a little white. If you keep in mind that scar dissipation is a process and not a one shot deal, you have mastered the understanding of scars. There is really no quick fix. I had a friend that had "needling" done to her scars and she swears by it! Needling is done with a tattoo gun, and tiny pricks are made around and on the scar which in turns stimulates collagen beneath the skin and fills in the scar.  Just thought I\'d mention this to you as well.

I hope I helped you a little.

Hallie

This information really helped me a lot. Thanks a lot for giving all the suggestions and advices.