Which treatment is best-suited for ice pick scars, i.e INTRAcel, Venus Viva, subcision?

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From the photos, you have primarily boxcar type acne scars rather than ice pick scars.

For boxcar type scars, a variety of effective treatment solutions exist. They include subcision, fractional CO2 laser, fractional microneedle RF and fractional pico-laser. Treatments may be combined to give better results subject to the expertise of your doctor.

There is really no one best treatment that triumphs over the rest. The choice of the preferred treatment often depends on several considerations such as:

  • tolerability of downtime,
  • doctor’s expertise and experience,
  • available equipment and
  • cost considerations.

More details about the above treatments may be found in the Acne Scar Treatment section of this forum.

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If you have described it as deep pitted scars, I would suggest that you speak to your doctor first. It is my experience that many patients have pre-formed notions of the correct treatments for their type of scars. which usually isn't that correct. I would probably consider TCA Cross for the deep pitted scars instead. Any photos would be useful! But that said, pertaining to your question, I echo Dr Boey's idea that subcision with fillers improves the overall appearance by reducing re-attachment rates AND the biostimulatory effects would help plump up the atrophic scarred areas.

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