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I recently got a fraxel treatment for shallow rolling scars. Is this a good treatment for this type of scar or did I get manipulated by a dermatologist that didn't have my interests at heart? It looks good now, just a little red but I keep worrying that I should have had my temples subcised and that this guy just pushed laser to make money. I know it's gonna heal back scarred but I want to know if I should carry on with the full course of 4 fraxel treatments or if I should find someone who will do manual methods for my depression scars.
@Faux_ fill I responded to your other posting previously, see my quote from below. I cannot tell from the above picture what you would need. Can you provide me a better set of pictures. It's red and blurry. I need from you as it's so hard to see bright light pictures showing detail, and also pictures with a flashlight or directional light making shadows of your scars. I don't see any scars in the above pictures.
We don't do laser first, move onto another manual Dr and insist on this first before any laser.
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@beautifulambition thank you, sorry for the frustration. This is just a scary time of life and I feel like everyone is purposefully misleading me. There aren't any scars visible because I had fraxel 2 days ago and the skin is swollen. I'll try and find a more ethical doctor.
@Faux_ fill Goto the main scar treatments forum, pinned to the top is a faq, scroll to the bottom of that, find the practitioners closest to you. Otherwise you must call around Virginia and ask the dermatologists do you do subcision and tca cross. This is very important to ask before going in. Look at their reviews on yelp.com or realself.com, also the local dermatology school (college) may be able to help treat you as well.
I cannot see your scars in the photo to best advise, scars make shadows (directional light or a flashlight), this is easiest to help with. Your skin looks perfect in the pictures you posted.
Shallow box cars are treated with a combo of subcisions, rf microneedling, and co2 laser. Bumps I am not sure as I can't see them but sometimes are treated with over dilute steriod and co2 laser.
Have you bought a dermastamp and started needling your temples at home with a 1mm size stamp or derminator (google it) monthly at home? Are you using nightly a retinoid / tretinorin / or differin found over the counter? Alternating that at home with also glycolic peels monthly can be helpful. If you can barley afford treatment do this at home monthly for a extended period of time, ... you can always afford subcisions once or twice a year as they are cheap compared to laser. RF needling is also reasonable at a local med spa when you can afford it. CO2 would be costly down the line.