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Date Posted: 23:13:16 07/01/08 Tue
Author: T.E. (depressed)
Subject: SOOOOOOOO tired of searching for products to fill in ice pick scars!

I also am suffering the emotional trauma of not having the perfect complexion everyone wants.I have those dreadful ice pick scars on my face.I have tried researching everything from camoflauging makeup.(which I just received an order in the mail.I ordered a makeup that it called Derma Blend.It does cover beautifully,if your problem is uneven skin tone,freckles,redness,dark uner eye circles.But unfortunately,.....It wont hide the ice pick scars.Someone needs to invent a face primer and putty.I have it in my head,I just wish someone would run with it.On July 8th,I am going in for a procedure to help eliminate the ice pick scars.Its done at your dermatologists office.They call it punching.It is where they go in and actually level out the skins surface,but putting the skin back together with a stich.The scar from this procedure is supposed to be very minimal,and of course much less noticeable than a tiny hole in your face.And when its healed I can then cover any scarring with the Derma Blend makeup.It is fairly cheap compared to what other procedures cost.My Dr.is going to charge $70.00 for the first and then $20.00 for any after that.To me its well worth it.Just a little something for yall to think about.I will let you know how the end results are.Good luck guys!!

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[> Re: SOOOOOOOO tired of searching for products to fill in ice pick scars! -- Gina (GOD this is me for over 30 years), 02:24:54 07/13/08 Sun

Hi dont let my email address fool you I am in Chicago, where can I get this procedure done? I am willing to go anywhere. The alternatives to this are dermabrasion and one women I knew had this done cost thousands and she did not heal quickly at all and did not leave her home for months! She said that the first 8 weeks she looked like hamburger! God can it be any worse? But your procedure sounds like worth a try. Thanks Gina


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[> [> Re: SOOOOOOOO tired of searching for products to fill in ice pick scars! -- Traci (SOOOOOOOOOOO Pleased with the results!!!!), 05:38:15 07/24/08 Thu

Hi Gina!Im sorry to hear you are going through the same thing.It is a tough thing to live with.I know.But girl,there IS hope!Finally!I got the procedure done and the results are unbelievably great!!I am so happy.It was so worth it.I just wish I would have known about this along time ago.I had the punches done on a Tuesday and by the following Monday the stitches were removed.It took about another week before they were totally healed up.I cant even tell I had any acne scarring!!This was definately worth it!I have to say,I did look a little scary when the stitches were in,and was really doubting that it was going to make any difference at all,but I was wrong.Thank God!All I can see now are tiny,and I mean tiny little red dots where there used to be unsightly holes in my face.Not only that but if you buy the camoflauge foundation you cant see anything at all!!I know in my last post I mentioned Dermablend makeup........but I have found another brand that works even better and it is the consistancy of any regular foundation and is non oily.The brand is Colortration.For $15.00 they will send you about seven sample colors so that you get the exact shade for your skin tone.Their website is www.colortration.com.I also wanted to mention that there are a couple of different punches that they offer.They have the one that I had done.....punch excision,and they have another where they actually take skin grafts from behind your ear.Try to avoid that one if you can.From what I understand it can make your skin look worse than before you started.The skin that they graft to your face can leave uneven skin and later need resurfacing(big bucks and alot of pain)and the grafted skin will likely not match the skin on your face.I of course dont know what your scars look like compared to the way mine was,but if you say you have the ice pick scars the procedure that I had done should work as well for you.Like I said in the last posting,you can go to your regular dermatologist to get it done.Check around on pricing though because some doctors charge more than others.My derm.gave me a great price and said he couldnt see charging me what some of his colleagues were charging.I wish you all the luck in the world and I hope that you will be able to get this done.It is a confidence booster.Well,well worth it.Take care Gina and let me know if you do get it done and how awesome you feel afterwords!Hope to hear from you soon.


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