Pigment correction from old acne scars?

[caseyjones]

I am hoping I can find an option here for this. I looked into local options and they are too costly or don't offer the results I want. Basically, I had fairly bad hormonal acne for 10 or so years. It happens around my mouth and chin. Now I have dark patches of skin that makes it look like I have a mustache and beard. Anyone I ask says I am being silly and maybe I do notice it more than others but it drives me nuts. I tried creams and serums, nothing has helped. I heard there are options from plastic surgery clinics, things like laser treatment that could actually help. Anyone know about this? Anyone with personal experience? 

[justzoe]

That upper11 skin clinic is said to do this. Correcting old acne scars specifically. The issue I had with this clinic was finding up to date information. A lot of things get lost in translation. While it may be a great clinic, I can't say I would recommend them because of this but you can look into it more. Maybe find someone who knows Korean that can help translate some of the stuff? 

[pinkdaisyz]

When it comes to Korea, you want to look for places that offer Pico laser and Fractional laser treatments. They also do microneedling as a secondary treatment but you can get that locally and cheaper so I wouldn't worry about that!

[tikicat76]

On 7/23/2026 at 9:01 AM, justzoe said:

That upper11 skin clinic is said to do this. Correcting old acne scars specifically. The issue I had with this clinic was finding up to date information. A lot of things get lost in translation. While it may be a great clinic, I can't say I would recommend them because of this but you can look into it more. Maybe find someone who knows Korean that can help translate some of the stuff? 

I have had this issue with certain clinics too unfortunately. I wonder if reaching out to clinics in cases like this would be worth it. I am sure they have English speakers there, even if not fluent. They want to attract as many people as possible and English is the most universally used language in the world I think. 

[glowyyy]

I am in the process of looking for stuff myself, for burn scars and issues like that. I have yet to find a clinic I like. I have contacted a few but it didn't feel right for me. I am making sure I take my time though and being very thorough with my decisions.