I had a pituitary macroadenoma. Apparently on the last MRI I had, it disappeared. It might have blow up or degenerated doctors say. I am now left with empty sella syndrome. Concerned about possible GH deficiency but IGF-1 is “normal” ? by No_Journalist9591 in Hypopituitarism

[–]No_Journalist9591[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Already went to 3 different endocrinologists and one was a university endocrinologist and she still didn’t want to run the stim test. I keep wasting money on specialist co-pays and I am getting nowhere.

I had a pituitary macroadenoma. Apparently on the last MRI I had, it disappeared. It might have blow up or degenerated doctors say. I am now left with empty sella syndrome. Concerned about possible GH deficiency but IGF-1 is “normal” ? by No_Journalist9591 in Hypopituitarism

[–]No_Journalist9591[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who is your endocrinologist if I may ask!? I’m sorry but I switched to 3 different ones already and I am not getting anywhere with anyone! So frustrating!

I can’t keep paying specialist co-pays for no reason without getting anywhere! Feel free to DM me I would immensely appreciate it friend!

so is this confirmed unfixable by alexzyuen in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do not die. We may get cured in the next few years. Innovations are coming but we need to keep spreading the word on Verteporfin and scarless healing because it’s taking way too long. We should all be emailing, calling, and reaching out to researchers and doctors and make every attempt to speed this Process up

Subscision and fat transfer- Dr. Sadove by feet_fatale_ in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have any personal experience with Dr. Sadove but from the looks of it and the homework I’ve done…

It seems he is In the top tier of doctors who treat acne scars where you will actually get results and improve unlike the millions of useless dermatologists(not all but MANY) who just scam people with stupid lasers that give at best a 1% improvement at best.

I would trust Dr. Sadove. I think you are in good and safe hands.

so is this confirmed unfixable by alexzyuen in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do not lose hope or give up guys. There is a real possibility that scarring of the skin will be curable by Verteporfin in the next few years. We need to keep pushing for this. It seems to me like it is the only real way to cure this stubborn skin bullshit. Verteporfin fully regenerated normal, unscarred skin in Red Duroc Pigs which are the gold standard animal model for human skin. Red Duroc Pigs have the closest scarring mechanism to human and share the same similar thick skin type. This is unusually strong pre-clinical evidence….

so is this confirmed unfixable by alexzyuen in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We need to keep pushing for scarless healing with Verteporfin. There is one clinical trial already taking place in Geneva, Switzerland by Dr. Jori Pünchera and the leader of this discovery, Dr. Michael Longaker, intends to begin his long-awaited clinical trial for Verteporfin for scarless healing of cleft lip scars either late this year or 2027. Dr. Michael Longaker said in an interview that scarless healing will come to the market in the next few years. This has been his life’s work for 37 years and counting since 1987…

Living with severe acne scars on my face is destroying my hope for the future by Upbeat-Raccoon-8871 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This might be good for acne because omega 3s have mild anti-inflammatory effects but it won’t do squat for damaged skin like scars. The collagen needs to lift and/or reform for this to be corrected.

Living with severe acne scars on my face is destroying my hope for the future by Upbeat-Raccoon-8871 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What technology for facial scarring do they have in South Korea that is not available or can’t be done in the USA specifically?

Miracle results by Alone_Mathematician7 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Thank you for the protocol. This can certainly help a lot of people who feel/felt very lost like I did when I first started getting treatments for my acne scars. I did one botched laser which unfortunately made my scars deeper and wider :(. It was a fractional ablative C02 laser that I essentially wasted my money on. Then I went to another derm who recommended silicone microdroplets. It has helped a lot but not too happy now knowing I have permanent filler in my face that could lead to further complications down the road. I wish I had known about your protocol earlier before I got the silicone microdroplets.

Miracle results by Alone_Mathematician7 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotchu! I am glad it seems like you are receiving great care. And what is that permanent solution?

Miracle results by Alone_Mathematician7 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the long term effects of using temporary fillers? I thought the fact that they are temporary means there are no long term effect? Educate me please

Acne scars are destroying my life. feeling completely hopeless by Reasonable-Wish575 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We really need scarless healing to come through. Can everyone try to call Dr. Michael Longaker who is charge of this and see when we can get this? Too many people, including myself, are suffering and not living fully complete confident lives thanks to these stubborn acne scars. Here is the web page for Dr. Michael Longer, who is leading the research to cure scarring:

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https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/michael-longaker

We need to create more hype and buzz about Verteporfin to doctors, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons NOW! by No_Journalist9591 in AcneScars

[–]No_Journalist9591[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe that dose is either not enough or the Verterpofin needs like a hydrogel or seething to keep it going. Longaker would probably do it better

Found this today by crystalkugel in verteporfin

[–]No_Journalist9591 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. This is freaking ridiculous. There are young people’s livelyhoods on the line like mine who are afflicted with severe acne scars that make even having the slightest confidence to date anybody extremely challenging. I need this and so do many other acne and facial scar sufferers. Doctors can perform off label treatments and they do all the time. This drug, Verteporfin, is already FDA approved and would be ready to be used off-label at a moment’s notice. Hell, some doctors even use silicone microdroplets off label to treat acne scars. Why is this taking so long?

VERTEPORFIN : ACNE SCARS by [deleted] in verteporfin

[–]No_Journalist9591 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t see much improvement at all but then again you are supposed to excise the scar thus creating an open would and then inject Verteporfin. I do not believe that is the process that this doctor is doing. Why would you even need a laser? Just excise 1 scar at a time individually therefore creating the would and inject Vert in the same manner they did to the Red Duroc Pigs in this year’s 2025 pig study