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I am a 27 year old black male.

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 15:12
Question:

I am a 27 year old black male. As a teenager I had horrible acne. Now as an adult where the worst of the acne was has very dark scar tissue. Will dermabrasion treatments fix this?

Answer:

I would consider conservative dermabrasion in very small areas of the face in very select cases in patients with no history of keloid formation. However, in my experience, I have more often performed scar revision for non-active acne scarring in African American individuals.

Posted by William E. O'Mara Jr., M.D.

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