Beauty | Acne Scar Removal / Treatment Journey with FusionMed Cosmetics Toronto

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Acne was the main reason why I started getting into skincare and makeup. Because of genetic and hormonal reasons, when I was in high school and first-year university, I experienced a lot of acne. This led to constant breakouts which really made me feel uncomfortable with how I looked. I got a lot of cystic acne which damaged deep layers of my skin tissue and left big scars. Finally, after years of working with my family doctor to no avail, he referred me to a dermatologist, where she prescribed me a cream and soon my acne stopped growing. 
However, after years of breakouts, my skin had these dents, or "craters" left behind by the acne. The dermatologist said I had Boxcar shaped scars, Icepick and rolling scars. He emphasized that no cream, no matter how expensive they were, was going to fix this problem. The only solution was getting treatments such as laser, Radio Frequency (RF), etc. 

I know a lot of people also struggle with this issue but with filters and editing programs, no one seems to have these issues anymore! As abnormal as it feels, acne is completely normal! This is why I wanted to document my journey and help those who also struggle with acne and acne scarring :) 
Originally, I had gone to a clinic in Bangkok, Thailand while I lived in south-east Asia and they did E-Matrix Gen 2 (RF) twice, which I saw improvements. However, I didn't know of a clinic I could trust back home in Toronto to continue my treatment.
FusionMed Cosmetics is a beauty clinic in Toronto that reached out to me and invited me in for a consultation to plan my acne scar healing journey. 

FusionMed Cosmetics is conveniently located at Sheppard Station, Toronto.



Fusion Med Cosmetics offers a range of services:
  • Advance Skincare Management
  • Acne/Scar/ Pigmentation
  • Non-Surgical Facelifting
  • Botox/Fillers/PRP
  • Lipolysis/Weight Loss
  • Hair Restoration
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • IV Vitamin Therapy
  • Event/Wedding Makeup







Annie Li founded FusionMed Cosmetic Center is a seasoned cosmetician and Registered Nurse with years of experience. She had 20 years of experience working in medical plastic surgery and completed a Masters of Eye Surgery in the Department of Ophthalmology and Plastic Surgery in the prestigious Guangzhou First Military Medical University in China. Coming to Canada, she got a medical diploma and worked in local hospitals for 10 years. Annie is renowned for her needle injection technique for procedures such as botox, fillers, acne injections etc. 
With her expertise in Asia and in Canada, I felt extremely confident in her hands. We discussed how she viewed acne and skincare and we completely aligned. Before starting to deal with scars or hyperpigmentation from acne, it is important to find a method to completely eliminate the active acne. Annie explained that the first step she recommends her clients is a skincare regime that will first remove active acne. Then after 1-2 months, she will then proceed to plan the next steps with her client after consultation. 
In my case, I had already had most of my active acne under control. However, since I recently just came back from living in Asia for 4 months, my skin was adjusting to the new environment and broke out. I had a huge cyst on my cheek from a few days prior which had slightly gone down but was still very much there. Annie planned with me a long-term plan which she was confident was going to help my skin and restore it. 
She recommended that we complete 2 things. First, was to inject the cyst to get rid of it since the longer it stays, the higher the chance it will scar my face. This injection didn't hurt too much and I saw the cyst go down in a matter of hours. And within a few days, it was completely gone, leaving NO NEW SCARS!!! (this never happens to me lol)
The second thing Annie recommended was to inject my skin so that it could restore itself by stimulating collagen. She first applies a numbing cream to my face which we let rest for 20 minutes. After, she first pricked my skin (with the smallest needle I've ever seen) lightly at an angle going in my skin at 2mm, all over. This was going to help my skin texture in general, helping to smooth out any small acne scars. She then went into specific spots where I had boxcar-shaped scars and injected deeper. Pain wise, the little pricks all over my face although looked painful, didn't hurt much (4/10), however, the deeper injects definitely hurt (7/10) but was still bearable. She explained that if you have smaller acne scars, doing this treatment 3 times (2-3 weeks apart) will help your skin completely heal. She constantly checked in with me on how I was feeling and if there was any disconfort. 
She explained to me that she wanted to see how my skin would react and how quickly it would heal. She said after I healed, my next step would be either PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) aka Vampire Facial or the Fractora (read more about the machine here). What's amazing is the Fractora she has is the most recent and newest model of the machine. It uses RadioFrequency which means it doesn't burn your skin like lasers do, which enables a much quicker healing time (4 days healing period). I'm very keen on the Fractora since I had done E-Matrix (a similar machine that uses RF) in Bangkok, which I saw good results with. PRP and Fractora are more expensive than the needling I got and is reserved for more severe acne scarring, such as boxcars. She approximated that I would need about 3 sessions of either or to fully heal my skin. Each session must be around 1 month apart.
2 Weeks later, my skin definitely looked smoother and I could tell that some of my scars were not as deep as they were before. The red dots from the "day of" picture is not my acne scarring, but the needle injection marks. The healing process for this method took much longer than E-Matrix Gen 2 (RF) which was fine after 4 days. My skin was still red after a week and it was only after 2 weeks where my skin seemed to be healed and not red. However, Annie said it was fine to wear makeup 2 days after the treatment which made it easy to cover up the redness. 
I can definitely say that the needling technique works, and is a good option for those who are looking to heal light acne scars. I strongly recommend Annie and FusionMed Cosmetics, and I feel confident that they can help me heal my skin! My skin is super important to me and it's hard to find a clinic I can completely trust and feel confident in. I'm so glad that I was able to visit FusionMed Cosmetic Clinic and plan my acne journey out. Thank you so much, Annie, for having me and I look forwards to my future visits :) Stay tuned for more updates on my acne scarring!

 If you have any questions feel free to message me or FusionMed Cosmetics via their different social media methods and book a consultation!




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  1. Qianhui19 February 2019 at 17:00

    Wow this is very detailed and helpful!! Thanks for detailing your journey, I might go and check them out for acne :)

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