What is the best laser for scars – especially raised scars?
This is a little tricky because often a raised scar needs to be either pretreated or simultaneously treated with other things, to get a a good result with a laser. ...
Darkening of a scar after sun exposure – what to do?
You’re not alone on this. A true scar is usually whiter than your baseline skin tone and will usually stay whiter. If you’re having trouble with more color after a...
Is there a good product for scars – especially on the chest?
Laverne – thank you for writing!! It’s a good chance to remind all women that we are at risk for heart disease. Women’s symptoms are often “not classic” so...
Scars on the face and age of treatment.
Thank you for reading! On facial scars, in my opinion the microneedling doesn’t work even remotely as well as a fractionted CO2 laser or, in some cases the originial 1550nm...
Is there anything new for treatment of scars?
There is …….and please see the blog post right before this one! Also, presented at the Paris IMCAS conference this year was some research showing (preliminarily) better results with fractionated...
Acne on the nose and scars.
You are brave to write about this but I think many share your concern. Here are some things to try but I have one thing to say that’s very important!!!...
Which lasers and in what order for acne scarring & redness??
Thanks for writing Elin – these are good questions! We are all individuals so your treatments need to be customized to you but here are some ideas and things to...
Is it possible to shorten the area between the nose and the upper lip?
This is a tough question and it’s where the idiom “long at the tooth” comes from partly. MRIs done on, okay I hate to say this, but cadavers, seem to...
Self inflicted scars – is there a way to remove these?
My heart goes out to you. Many people who had a period where they did some cutting have gotten therapy and moved on to a new, happier chapter of their...
For scars – a chemical burn scar or other scars, would a peel or CO2…
For scar tissue, there is a lot of data now showing that fractional CO2 lasers and even some fractional erbium lasers consistently get the best results. Find an expert laser...
