A member asked:

Will a chemical peel help with the pitted scars on my face from acne?

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Dr. Darab Hormozi answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

In some degree: Chemical peel can reduce the appearance of pits to some degree. For deeper pits a minor surgical intervention can be needed to with injection of fat or fillers under the pits.

Answered 1/31/2015

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Dr. Robert Alexander answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Partially: Use of chemical peels follow the existing surface scars so cannot provide much smoothing effects. Mechanical dermabrasion to plane the skin usually works better. Some strong laser resurfacing works. Each help stimulate new collagen under your skin to provide some additional smoothing of the scar sites.

Answered 2/8/2017

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Dr. Todd Sisto answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Not unless deep: Other options better.

Answered 2/6/2019

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Dr. Jason Hall answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

A little: Deep acne scars are difficult to completely remove. Chemical peeling will help some, but the best results are with fractional laser skin resurfacing. It usually takes 2-4 treatments depending on how bad the acne scars are, but the improvement gained with laser treatments can be impressive.

Answered 9/28/2016

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If i did chemical peeling for my skin , will the acne scars go away?

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