Concerns · Skin
Acne scarring
The marks acne leaves after it has gone.
The Skin Physician
Dr Kiran Shahid
MBBS, FRACGP · Practising in Perth since 1991
AHPRA MED0001577305
Skin assessment with Dr Kiran Shahid — 20 minutes, $250, redeemable against treatment.
- Doctor-run · A physician assesses you first
- Examined before treated
- Inside a medical centre · Discreet by design
Dr Kiran Shahid — MBBS, FRACGP, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Dermatology · Practising in Perth since 1991 · AHPRA MED0001577305
Who to see
The Skin Physician
Dr Kiran Shahid
Skin Health & Skin Medicine
Dr Kiran Shahid is a dermatology-trained general practitioner — MBBS, FRACGP, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Dermatology — practising in Perth since 1991..
View profileWhat can realistically be done
Medical needling
First-line for most scarring — remodels the collagen architecture over a course.
Regenerative treatment
Doctor-delivered, often combined with needling for compounding effect.
Laser resurfacing
For texture and pigment within scars, timed to winter.
What can't
Deep icepick scars improve but rarely disappear. We will show you what improvement realistically looks like for your scars before you commit to a course.
What's going on
Acne scars come in types — rolling, boxcar, icepick — and they respond to different treatments at different depths. This is why a single-technology clinic so often disappoints: the scar type dictates the tool.
Improvement is real but graded. Most patients see meaningful softening over a course of treatment; complete erasure is not an honest promise for established scarring.
Why it happens
- Past inflammatory acne
- Picking or squeezing — no judgement, but it matters
- Delayed treatment of the original acne
- Skin type — some scar more readily
What a first visit involves
- Your history and what's bothering you, in your words
- An examination and an honest plan, with costs in writing
- No treatment at a first visit
Skin assessment with Dr Kiran Shahid — 20 minutes, $250, redeemable against treatment.
What to expectQuestions
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Start with a consultation
New patients are assessed before anything is booked. Honest advice, natural results.