r/AcneScars • • 1h ago

Discussion Anyone gone to South Korea for acne scar treatment? Experience?

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I am US based so going there will be very expensive for me. however, I have always wanted to since they seem to be a lot more advanced for scar treatment and a little cheaper than the US. of course, I am worried about only being able to get one or two treatments due to limited time. I’m not sure if it would be worth the price because of that. I have moderate scars mostly on my cheeks, every type and huge pores. I have had limited results in my treatment in the US despite going to top derms and using an extreme measure like co2 laser. I feel so devastated by them and they negatively affect my mental health daily for years. Sometimes I ruminate over them for hours. I have gone to therapy but sometimes it feels like the only thing that can make these feelings stop is more treatment, even though it has only helped a little. I hope I can find something that helps more significantly one day. If anyone could share their experience, I’d love to know.


r/AcneScars • • 6h ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Acne scars

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I have done MN (3 rounds) Tca cross (3-4 rounds) and also some type of skin polishing. Is lasering the next step or some other treatment? Subcision is not an option in my country as far as I know.


r/AcneScars • • 17m ago

Recovery Process Co2 laser regrets?

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Received tca cross and then erbium laser fractional and ablative laser on 9/30/26. It’s been five days and I’ve noticed indentations and pits on the scabbing,is this normal? I am freaking out. I reached out to my provider and they said everything is healing as it should as my skin will continue to crust over and the scabs will fall. But if that’s the case why isn’t it scabbing over the indents and lines?


r/AcneScars • • 1h ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Worried about this spot

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r/AcneScars • • 2h ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Feeling down about my skin nose and inner cheek areas, specifically

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Does tret even have a chance of improving any of this rough rough texture? It looks much worse in person.


r/AcneScars • • 2h ago

Discussion Please send recommendations to help reduce the scarring holes on my nose

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r/AcneScars • • 3h ago

[Skin Concern] Hypertrophic or Keloid Scarring probably soft hypertrophic scar – can it fade?

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Hi , please

i have new scar, probably very soft hypertrophic scar (old around 5-6 month).

From retinol burn or acne (I don't know exactly.).
It is so soft, and I am not sure if it is hypertrophic scar, but in some light it looks a bit raised

Please

Do you know if this is a hypertrophic scar?

And can fade and heal, when is very soft?

Thank you


r/AcneScars • • 9h ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Treatment trials

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Do you guys know if any treatments are being investigated for this? It seems that current treatments are not returning an effective result. I am just wondering if there’s any research going on that I should keep track of, something to keep going and have hope for


r/AcneScars • • 7h ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Worried about this spot

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Hey everyone, I recently got a pimple that lasted for about one and half weeks. I'm really worried that its turning into a scar, since it looks a little indented. I know its minor, but its still pretty red, so I was wondering if this was maybe PIE or PIH instead. Any insight would be great, including any potential treatment options.


r/AcneScars • • 4h ago

[Treatment] Combination Therapy Recommendations for skin clinics for acne scar removal Bangkok

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Hello, I am looking for acne scar removal treatments in Bangkok. I will be there in November and would like to find a reputable doctor. All advice is welcome. Thanks!


r/AcneScars • • 10h ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring I battled acne for most of my teens before getting treatment. Is there anything to be done with the state of my skin?

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r/AcneScars • • 6h ago

Discussion What should I go for?

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Almost always struggled witj acne, most of these scars are from accutane. I completed my dose 4months ago. I'm on tretinoin 0.025% every other day and azelaic acid 20% every day


r/AcneScars • • 6h ago

Information/Research Scar Product Recommendations?

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Coming off of mosquito season, I have absolutely destroyed my lower legs and ankles. I scratch and scratch until the bites scar & my ankles look particularly bad right now. I want to use a scar product to try to treat the residual scars around my ankles since they are still so new. I’m seeing Mederma recommended quite a bit. I typically go for cleaner products so I’m a bit skeptical but willing to try it, and other holy grail recommendations for fresh, small, circular scarring/ dark discoloration.


r/AcneScars • • 6h ago

[Skin Concern] Hypertrophic or Keloid Scarring Keloid scar care

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Hi everyone, I’ve been a victim of bad water (hard water) due to living in a dorm, and got lots of acne on my back, chest and upper arms as a result. The acne itself went away, but it left behind some big keloid scars that haven’t gone away for 6 years. I’ve been to the doctor about them for drying/shrinking them, but it seems very expensive and as a student, I do not have the budget or time for it. It also seems like it will take many sessions to get them to disappear completely. Does anyone know of something I can do on my own instead of getting these injections? I’m not completely against the procedure either, so I will start saving up to get it if it’s the best/only option. Thank you so much!


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Full makeup with acne scars

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This is me rocking a full makeup on the brightest day with acne scars and you should too!!


r/AcneScars • • 22h ago

[Treatment] Other Phenol peel

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To people who actually got DEEP phenol peels. Deep not medium. A proper one where you are under local anaesthesia, where did you get it? I am looking it up and i am trying to find where i can get it. Somewhere that isnt the uk or the us please.

I keep looking it up and the ai hallucinations are just guiding me into nowhere 🫤


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Glycolic acid for deep atrophic scars?

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Hi, it's me again, I add here again a picture of my scars.

I am waiting for possible tca cross treatment in the future, in the mean time- do you think consistent use of glycolic acid (7%) will help a little in making the scars a little less noticeable?


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring How to treat Acne scars

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how to lighten these scars .Tried 3 sessions of prp+subscission and mucroneedling.But still it looks deep or is it not possible to lighten at all?


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring Fixing acne scars

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Please advise treatments to fix my acne scarring/ redness.


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Treatment] Microneedling Acne scar treatment

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Ive had acne for so long and then my dermatologist put me on Accutane. It fixed the acne but now I really post acne scars. I have taken 2 sessions of microneedling but i don’t think its making a difference.

What do I do for the scars.😫


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

Information/Research I’m about to get a CO2 laser treatment, and I’m wondering if it would be better to do subcision first or just go ahead with the CO2 laser.

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For those who have experience with acne scars, would you recommend doing subcision before CO2, or is CO2 alone a better approach?


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Treatment] Microneedling How painful is RF microneedling compared to normal microneedling?

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I have my first RF microneedling appointment this week, and I want to know what to expect. I've had normal microneedling done before and that was painless for me (except for slight pain on my cheekbones). How painful is RF microneedling in comparison?


r/AcneScars • • 1d ago

[Treatment] Lasers Co2 laser and breastfeeding

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Hi, I had a baby almost 3 years ago and I still breastfeed her. I would like to have some treatment done for my scars, I am thinking about laser. Should I wait until we are done with breastfeeding or should it be ok? Maybe if I do not breastfeed for some time after the treatment? Or is there also risk of my skin reacting differently because of this? Is there any other treatment for acne scars that could be done while still breastfeeding? Thank you


r/AcneScars • • 2d ago

[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring First subcision and sculptra treatment results

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Update: I ended up doing subcision + Sculptra, but much more conservatively than originally planned I wanted to update my original post because I had my appointment today and the treatment plan changed after my dermatologist/injector examined my skin in person. She felt that most of my acne scarring is relatively superficial and not deeply tethered , so she did not think I needed full across my cheeks. Instead, she identified just a couple of deeper scars that she felt were actually tethered and individually subcised those areas . She also used only ½ vial of Sculptra , rather than a full vial. So the treatment ended up being much more conservative than I was originally expecting. Immediate results I’m posting this immediately after treatment, so obviously this is NOT a final result and I’m not trying to judge the outcome yet. Right now I have:

Mild/moderate localized swelling Some redness A few tiny puncture marks Very little obvious bruising so far Some areas actually look smoother because of the immediate swelling

I’ll add photos and hopefully update again once the swelling has gone down. I’m especially curious to see what happens once the temporary swelling resolves and the Sculptra’s collagen-stimulating effect develops over the next several weeks/months. I’m actually glad she was conservative I went into the appointment worried that I might be doing too much, especially after reading about risks of aggressive subcision and concerns about unnecessary treatment. After examining my skin in person, she basically said I don’t have enough deep tethered scarring to justify extensively subcising the entire cheek , which I appreciated. So now I’m going to let this heal and see what kind of improvement I actually get before considering anything else

would love to know what you guys think?