acne scars?
Monday, March 8th, 2010 at
12:59 am
Valerie A asked:
What have been your experiences with dermatology procedures to resurface skin from acne scars? From personal experience what is good/bad about microderm abrasions, chemical peels, and laser treatments? About how much do these things cost? How long did it take to heal? Were you satisfied with the results?
What have been your experiences with dermatology procedures to resurface skin from acne scars? From personal experience what is good/bad about microderm abrasions, chemical peels, and laser treatments? About how much do these things cost? How long did it take to heal? Were you satisfied with the results?
Tagged with: Acne • Experiences • Laser Treatments
Filed under: Acne
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mines usually fade away
Remedies For Reducing Acne Scars
* Apply aloe vera (gel or juice) to heal (and prevent) acne scars. Be careful when you choose your brand because most claim pure organic material. One good brand is Fruit of the Earth. If there’s hyperpigmentation, aloe vera can take time to fade them.
* Rosehip seed oil is another option that can work for you. It can regenerate new skin and fade the skin discoloration caused by acne scarring. Take time to massage onto scars twice daily.
* Lavender oil is also used to promote new cell regeneration to improve acne scars. Gently massage onto affected area.
* Topical skin lightening creams give the fastest results, and can inhibit and get rid of the melanin content that causes the hyperpigmentation.
Nothing really from personal experience,
but from what my dermatologist told me,
microderm and chemical peels don’t really get rid of acne scars,
the only thing that will really help is laser resurfacing,
and even then, the results may not be that great.
The most well known types of laser resurfacing treatments are fraxel and totalfx (combination of active fx and deepfx)
and personally I feel like totalfx seems to be the more effective,
but there aren’t that many places that offer it…
here’s some personal accounts of laser resurfacing from acne.org:
read through the thread, it’s quite interesting
and helpful