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I am checking into Restalyne soon at a dermatologist/cosmetic guy around here in my neighborhood soon, and while I’m in there asking him about how I can fill in my increasingly bad crows feet, if he can maybe inject some pothole scars in my face from acne, namely one that I can’t seem to diminish completely with home microdermabrasion and other acne scar kits that I’ve tried that no doubt work well, but cannot completely get rid of this very deep one.

This one is right by the fold by my nose, and I think that as I’ve aged the depth of it has gotten worse because my face has sort of lost some of it’s tightness, so the hole seems to have gotten wider and deeper.  I’ve read before that cosmetic dermatologists can actually use dermal fillers such as Restalyne and other popular fillers to fill in some acne scars or other trauma scars on other areas of the body, but it just may require a little more filler and be more expensive to do it.

I did inquire about the cost, and it usually costs you per syringe, so this guy charges about $500 per syringe, and it depends on how many wrinkles or scars you would want filled as to how many syringes he will use on you.  Also, I was advised that it would last around 6-8 months before you would need to go in for touchup fillings, and you would of course then again need to pony up the money for the next syringe. 

I’ll keep you all posted, as I have a consultation appointment to talk about this further with his aesthetician in two weeks, and I of course will be sharing any of that information with all of you!  If anyone has any experience with fillers for acne scars, please share them here in comments!