Laser treatment for stubborn chickenpox scars, gradually filling them with Cuberec.
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Today, I’d like to share a post about treating stubborn chickenpox scars with laser therapy, gradually filling them using JubeRuk (CureJet + JubeRuk).
Forehead chickenpox scars – CureJet
Before the procedure: 2023.02.17 – After the procedure: 2023.03.29
This photo was posted with consent and is an unedited, original photo of the same person taken in the same location.
The results of each procedure may vary, so please have a thorough consultation beforehand regarding possible side effects (such as pigmentation, bruising, or swelling).
Even though dermatological laser technology has advanced tremendously over the past few decades, there has been one challenge that remained difficult to overcome:
Among scar treatments, chickenpox scars are known as one of the most stubborn and almost impossible-to-treat scars.
The traditional foundation of scar treatment is Fraxel.
Fraxel works by creating controlled injuries in the scarred area, which then heal and regenerate to become more similar to the surrounding skin.
However, chickenpox scars are too widespread and shallow for the Fraxel method to be effective. No matter how much Fraxel treatment, subcision, or new skin needling you do, it’s difficult to see a real regenerative response.
- Most people end up trying various treatments and eventually consider a revision operation, where the scarred area is excised and reattached. This method essentially turns a round scar into a longer, linear scar.
- Another option is to fill the depressed area with filler to make it less noticeable. This approach can achieve some flattening without painful lasers and provides quick results, which is convenient.
But the downside is that the filler eventually dissolves, requiring repeated treatments, and it doesn’t feel like a fundamental, lasting solution—something preferred by those who value long-term results. For many Koreans, this was a limitation.
Personally, having tried various treatments for burn scars, I often felt like I was hitting a wall.
Then I became interested in JubeRuk, which regenerates scar tissue, and later in CureJet, which can effectively deliver JubeRuk into the scar.
Now, without surgery, without causing redness or scabs from Fraxel, without needling or repeatedly injecting filler, deep scars can gradually fill in and regenerate as your own natural skin.
Immediately after applying the chickenpox scar solution.
If you just apply a small piece of Duoderm like this, you can wash your face and put on makeup starting the next day.
It doesn’t interfere with daily life at all.
You can gradually see the area filling in, and the best part is—it’s not filler; it’s your own skin naturally regenerating.
Without surgery or the use of fillers or needles, chickenpox scars can gradually improve over time.
CureJet + JubeRuk
“JubeRuk” is a nickname given by our clinic’s director, and it’s likely to become a proprietary procedure of our clinic.
But this laser… administering the solution properly is incredibly difficult. The way the solution goes in varies widely depending on the quality of the JubeRuk solution, the laser’s intensity and speed, and the depth and shape of the scar.
Luckily, I’ve used a similar MiraJet before and am familiar with CureJet, so I manage okay. But for a doctor encountering this laser for the first time, they would need to try it at least a couple of times—maybe up to five—to roughly get the hang of it.
It’s a very delicate tool with many variables, and I worry that someone might try it a few times, think “Eh, this isn’t working,” and neglect it.
The laser and the solution themselves are truly impressive, and I genuinely worry that it might be abandoned. I hope that by using it well myself, this treatment spreads widely so that no one in the country has to undergo surgery for chickenpox scars anymore.
For those who, like the patient, are undergoing chickenpox scar treatment for the first time and may feel nervous or worried, we have posted before-and-after photos with the patient’s consent after signing a consent form.
Thank you.
