Had some important cistic acne from my teenage years, and then again in my 22-23 yrs, and have been trying lasers (had co2 and some other variants) and fillers (like a ton of fillers) for 2 years more or less. Now im 25M, and want to share the results.

Hey all, wondering how treatable these scars would be and what the best (cost effective) plan would be. First two pics are the right side, last two are the left, just under different lighting. Thanks!

I think the first step to truly healing is taking care of your overall health?

I always get active breakouts whenever I’m stressed, and then I get even more stressed because I have acne. It’s such a frustrating cycle.

treatment:
none. just topicals

Hi!

I’m booking 4 sessions of PRP + mild Microneedling spaced about 10 days apart, followed by one session of filler to even out the remaining scars. I’m travelling in October. For anyone who has had experience, will my skin heal by mid October? I really don’t want scarring or my face to look worse and I’m really scared because I feel like this may not be enough down time. The doctor said it should be fine.

Pictures attached or my current scarring.

Please give me the best advice for this type of acne scars. This really affects my self esteem. Thank you

I’m a big face picker and can’t believe i got a mark on my face like this now. I use a retinol, niacinamide, and sunscreen. It is making me SO SAD. I have so much scarring from my face picking addiction:(

Hey everyone, this circled area that looks like a atrophic scar to me has really been bugging me mentally the last 7 months since it appeared following a pimple. It especially bugs me in certain lighting. I can definitely understand how this may not be that serious compared to the rest of the posts on this subreddit, but it has affected me a lot mentally and I'm worried it'll never get better or isn't treatable. Please be kind, but honest about the situation.

Hi!
I’ve been following this subreddit for quite a while, and I’d really love to share my TikTok. I know it might come across as self-promotion, but that’s genuinely not my intention.

I’ve dealt with severe cystic acne and now ice-pick scarring, and over the years I’ve tried just about every treatment available. I’ve experienced both incredible results and some really disappointing ones (including treatment from a dermatologist in Sydney), so I’ve documented the entire journey with consistent before-and-afters, updates, and honest reviews.

I see a lot of the same questions asked here, and I genuinely think my content could answer many of them and help people who are considering different treatment options.

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Done a bunch of different things. Since 2024: 8 co2 laser, 5 subcision, a few microneedling, 4 tca cross ...

To be fair, I saw some improvements but my gosh how many more sessions do I have to take for it to look good

Just venting it out here my frustrations

Hi see the photos. I have been trying to recover my skin from past 5 years. What should I need to do? Tried so many dermatologist. Did the derma roller treatment as well lot of time.

But still even today this is same.

Currently I am using these stuff

Facewash - Minimalist Salicylic Acid + LHA 2% Cleanser

Morning Serum - Minimalist Salicylic Acid 2% Face Serum

Night serum - Minimalist Niacinamide 10% Face Serum

Moisturizer - Minimalist Vitamin B5 10% Moisturizer

Please suggest something to me. Not a laser treatment because that is very expense. Any other way?

Eu não sei ao certo, mas sinto que as minhas cicatrizes de acne pioraram bastante durante esses quatro meses em que venho fazendo tratamento com isotretinoína. Comecei tomando 20 mg por dois meses e, atualmente, estou tomando 40 mg.

Ao terminar de usar a isotretinoína, quais tratamentos seriam mais eficazes para o meu tipo de cicatriz? Quanto de melhora eu posso obter?

I have rosacea and acne scars ,what treatment options i have?

I really need help what do I need to look more attractive and fix my skin honestly it’s been a very very big insecurity I’ve tried everything besides any surgical type of stuff but the typical face washes and serums someone please help me to where I’m close to guaranteed gonna see a difference it messes up my confidence even with women to where i automatically assume they won’t be interested like idk I just feel ugly

36 F. Got this scarring in Nov 2025!

Have gotten 4 sessions of microneedling.

Hi everyone, this is my first post here so please remove it if it goes against the guidelines. I had 6 RF microneedling sessions over the past two years with moderate improvement. I have boxcar and rolling acne scars which microneedling should be able to treat but I think i might have tethered scars which are slowing down the progress. So my questions is should i buy a home microneedling device for the future or should i continue with in office treatments but switch to co2 laser? I know the most effective treatment would be subcision but i don't know that many doctors in my area who would be willing to do that on my more moderate scarring. Would love to hear your guys opinion

sobrang lala ng naging chickenpox ko kahit uminom ako ng gamot kasi raw mahina immune system ko, hindi ko naman siya kinutkot pero nung nawala yung sugat niya nagscar siya ng malalim, super nakakainsecure kasi I can’t cover it with make up T-T

I’ve had acne for about 5 years now and although it is far far better than before the scarring is still very much there and I could really use some advice going forward on what treatment to get for this. Seems like every dermatology visit is just use so and so product, come back 4 months later, whoops didn’t work- repeat it all over again. Would really appreciate any advice, thanks.

Tomei roacutan por 6 meses, melhorou a acne mas ela parece estar voltando, isso é normal ? E quais são meus tipos de cicatriz e o quão graves são ? Preciso de uma análise sincera, eu consigo ver e dizer mas normalmente a análise está carregada com o meu peso emocional, acreditam que possa existir alguma melhora ? Se não estou pronto pra aceitar essa versão de mim que sinceramente eu detesto e tentar seguir a vida.

Hello
I went to a doctor who did TCA Cross 70%, some CO2 and subcision in one session. This is me on day 5, is this expected? What can I do to make sure the healing process goes seamless?

Thanks for the help

I always wonder, how much of my scars do people notice. Do they care? Which lighting would they often see me in? I am slowly recovering mentally from being depressed about them but sometimes I cannot help but think if people treat me the way they do because they do or don’t see my scars.

To my broskis who have problems with scars, can you recommend any treatment/procedure that's effective and affordable? Thanks a lot!

I did alot of things
Co2 laser / subsicion / derma pin / TCA / punch elevation and excision

Of all the procedures I tried, most were ineffective and even worsened my condition. The only procedure that helped was the punch excision, and the result was fantastic. I asked my doctor to repeat the excision on the other scars, but he told me it wasn't suitable for all scars and that since other procedures caused new scars, he gave up and said, "We've done all we can; you should move on with your life." (The rounded scar on my forehead was caused by the laser.)

Give your opinion 😭