chemical peel or microdermabrasion for acne
microdermabrasion/chemical peel?
I’m 17 and have struggled with acne since I was in 6th grade. My acne has been long gone, but whats left behind are some scars. My mom has made an appointment for our dermatologist in the Spring to see what he suggests for my scars. Right now I am using Vitamin E oil (for 2 days so far) and they seem less noticableish, but I was wondering if the dermatologist will suggest some sort of peel or possibly microdermabrasion? Do these peels/face things actually work? Any experiences with them? And how much do they usually cost? (I live in NJ if that helps) They are pretty old acne scars, will that matter? I’ve come to accept that these scars are apart of who I am, but I’ve always wanted to just wake up and leave the house to go out, instead of waking up and worrying about putting cover up on.
But yeah, just some of your thoughts/experiences with either face peel/treatment. Any advice about acne scars would be great too I always get great answers on here!
Thanks alot.
Peels (chemical and laser) can improve acne scars. The key elements are:
(1) How deep the scarring is in the skin (deeper scars require deeper peeling to affect improvement)
(2) What kind of procedure the patient will tolerate (anesthesia or not)
(3) Expense (varies from under a hundred to thousands of dollars a treatment)
(4) Healing time (a few days to weeks)
Pretty much what you should do is get a few opinions to see that which is suggested. Most patients start with something light such as light chemical peels as they can be done cheaply and without anesthesia or much recovery time. The deeper peels make you look kinda like a burn victim for a week or so, but offer much more improvement for deeper scarring.
Laser re-surfacing will in general cost more, but can offer the most dramatic improvement and take the longest to heal. Microdermabrasion is probably equivalent to light chemical peeling but tends to cost more.
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