“What pockmark treatments don't use lasers?”
I'd like to get my pockmarked acne scars softened, but I have a pathological fear of lasers. Is there some way to do it without lasers?
5 Answers
Good for you. Fraxel lasers, and other relatively expensive bells and whistles devices, are far more backed by marketing hype than any hard science. There are a variety of time tested, proven, simple, relatively inexpensive and effective methods, such as subcision and TCA CROSS for dealing with rolling scars, boxcar scars, and ice pick scars.
Chemical peels, topical chemotherapy,
Acne-induced ice pick scars don't respond well to lasers.
Fillers, subscision, microneedling are other procedures that can help.
Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, DO, FAOCD, FAAD
Suzanne Sirota Rozenberg, DO, FAOCD, FAAD
Talk to your dermatologist for different options.
