Concern
Acne scars
“I'm tired of covering the same scars.”
Acne scarring is rarely one thing. Rolling scars are broad and tethered from below. Boxcar scars have sharp edges. Ice-pick scars are narrow and deep. On top of the texture, there's often leftover color, the red and brown marks that outlast the breakouts. Each of those responds to a different tool, which is why no single treatment fixes every scar.
Texture scarring usually responds to remodeling and resurfacing: Morpheus8 for the deeper, tethered scars, CO2 or Morpheus Resurfacing for surface irregularity. The leftover color is often a Lumecca conversation. Most real scar plans combine tools, and improvement is meaningful rather than complete. I'll show you realistic expectations from skin like yours, not a stock photo.
Deep ice-pick scarring has a ceiling with any device, and you'll know where that ceiling sits before you spend anything.
Is this a fit for you?
Usually a good fit
- Scars have been stable for a while and breakouts are mostly under control
- You want meaningful improvement and understand it will not be complete
- You can commit to a series rather than a single appointment
- Leftover red or brown marks are part of what bothers you
Probably not the right path
- You are in an active breakout phase; that gets calmed first
- You expect any device to erase deep ice-pick scars
- You recently used isotretinoin; timing needs to be discussed before treatment
- You need zero visible recovery at any point
What a visit and recovery feel like
- The consult
- I look at your skin bare and in good light, sort the scars by type, and tell you which ones should respond and which have a ceiling.
- Treatment day
- Morpheus8 and CO₂ start with an hour of numbing. You feel pressure and heat; most clients find it very manageable. Lumecca is quicker, with a snapping sensation and no numbing hour.
- Recovery
- Morpheus8 is generally about two days of redness and tightness. Morpheus Resurfacing is about one to two days. CO₂ ranges from about 3 days to 4+ weeks depending on intensity. Lumecca spots often darken and flake over several days.
- When you see change
- Scar remodeling builds over weeks after each session, so most people judge results a few months after the series, not the week after.
Common questions
Treatments referenced
Bring your bare skin or a clear photo. I'll tell you what's treatable.