ryan

i see. you may want to see more than one plastic surgeon though to get a wider variety of opinions. i wouldn't suggest seeing a dermatologist about such surgery, nor would i recommend actually allowing them to perform the surgery. you're much better off with a plastic surgeon in most cases.

with dermabrasion though, you may end up with more scarring. that's often what happens. it isn't as controlled as lasers are. it may even produce some dispigmentation. i understand about the lasers though. actually, i just saw a girl who had full face co2 done, and she was pretty dark. it lightened her face a bit, but you couldn't really tell. the color was still uniform. with the erbium laser, there's even less of a chance for hypo/hyperpigmention. so, you may want to look into it anyway if it's worth it to you.

chemical peels i think usually fare much better. all except phenol. phenol is too drastic. the newer tca peels they have out now shouldn't be a problem for you though. make sure you get an accupeel tca peel if you get one. they're the newest and best type of tca out, i velieve. much better than the old peels. they have them in 11% and 16% varieties. the 11% is equivalent to about a 25-30% regular (older) tca peel while the 16% is equivalent to about a 40-45% peel.

i'm unsure about the nlite though. i think i'm going to have it done soon anyway and see how it works. my problems aren't too bad. so maybe it'll work some. microdermabrasion has done fairly well, though, my treatments have been kind of aggressive. if they aren't, then microdermabrasion is really pointless. so, we'll see.