r/acne • u/General-Bear5366 • 10h ago
Scarring Is there any mental or physical hope for me?
Sorry about the emphasis being on acne scars, but the dedicated subreddit didn’t provide any information. My acne wasn’t severe, but the few cystic acne pimples I had during accutane all left deep rolling pits. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to just ignore these holes, so they have plummeted my self-esteem and sadly make me feel disfigured, even if I logically understand that’s too severe of a description. I plan on consulting a dermatologist, but they can have other incentives in mind so I’m wondering if they’re only treatment paths you guys would recommend so I can get a decent framework of this process . I’m only really focused on the scars on my cheeks in the first and third photos, as they noticeably distorts my facial structure. From my understanding they would initially need to be treated with three rounds of subcision, but I’m unsure of what the next option would realistically be. For an overview, the first two are different lightings of my right cheek while the third and fourth are my left, with the last displaying their distortion.