Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

by **l5m3fr** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:26 am

Hi I wrote on youtube on july, I'm sending some pictures of my face. My doctor wants me to do the PLASMA treatment, but I think is too invasive. I'm also a Med student and I can't have so many days out of school. I wanted to know if CROSS with some other procedures are a good choice for me for my acne scars. My acne started when I was 25, know I'm 28 and trying to get rid of the scars.

by **l5m3fr** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:34 am

Those are the both sides of my face, plus how it looks when I make some facial expressions.

by **dr. lam** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:47 am

i have done a ton of plasma and i will say that you will almost certainly have NO results whatsoever. acne scars are already tough enough and in my experience plasma does close to nothing. i will only use plasma on acne scars as a last resort but not as a first line. you look like a good candidate for TCA Cross, but it might require 2 to 3 rounds to get the results you are looking for and a lot of patience in time. maybe 6 months before we start seeing some nice changes. also, remember the recovery could be longer if you pigment afterward. hope that helps.
best,
sml

by **l5m3fr** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:15 pm

Where could I find pictures of The hyperpegmintation cause bu CROSS treatment. I'm lookung foward to schelude a visit to your office to do The treatment by december when finish finals. The recovery time with this treatment is more than a week? Thanks for rha reply, I've learned to have patience with this kind of scar and that's why I've been investigating different treatments... I dint wanted to take the first one. Thanks again.

by **dr. lam** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:08 pm

please schedule your appt. soon. i am booking into december, and i am gone for half the month in december. i do not have photos of hyperpigmentation. just expect that it could happen and you might need bleaching products. but hp should be a temporary condition.
best,
sml

by **facialquestions** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:20 am

i have the same formation of rippling when i smile as the picture above. it is because i have some small holes in those areas. can those be fixed via tca cross dr. lam?

by **dr. lam** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:03 am

CROSS, etc. fixes static problems, i.e., problems in the skin when you don't smile. it is very hard to fix rippling or other problems when there is skin movement like smiling.
best,
sml

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