What are the ways to treat acne rosacea and acne scars on my nose?

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Hi,

From the photos, it appears you primarily have papular acne scars on the nose rather than phymatous rosacea.

Papular acne scars on the nose are challenging to treat but I have found, in my experience, that Fractional CO2 resurfacing can give modest improvement of 25-50% after 3-5 treatment sessions.

Hope this helps!

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