Laser Acne Scar Treatment
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Acne Scar Treatment
Scars are depressions or indentations in the skin that occur after a medical condition such as acne or after a surgical incision. Especially when they’re on the face or other visible areas, scars can carry the stigma of adolescent acne long after the acne is gone, or they can serve as unpleasant reminders of a past surgery.
Causes
Acne scars can occur as the skin heals from pimples, whiteheads and blackheads that form when oil, bacteria and dead cells get stuck below the skin’s surface. Acne scars are typically indented marks or raised, red areas that sometimes give the skin a wavy appearance. Surgical scars, meanwhile, form naturally as skin heals from an incision.
Treatment
Treatment of acne scars and surgical scars requires both the removal of damaged skin and the production of new collagen to improve the area’s tone and texture. Traditional approaches—such as deep chemical peeling, conventional lasers, topical agents and abrasion therapies—usually achieve only moderate results or, worse, they destroy a lot of healthy tissue along with the scar. In addition, these treatments often require extensive recovery time.
Unlike other procedures, Fraxel treatment removes damaged skin on the surface and reaches deep into the skin to stimulate collagen remodeling. In this way, Fraxel treatment improves the elasticity, texture and tone of your damaged skin while keeping your healthy tissue intact—which minimizes any discomfort or downtime.
Fraxel Laser- Acne Scar TreatmentA monumental breakthrough came recently when the FDA cleared the Fraxel Laser for acne scarring after studies showed that the laser could be far more effective than traditional therapies at gently repairing epidermal abnormalities and reaching deep into the dermis to induce collagen formation without compromising patient safety. The Fraxel Laser, with its gentle non-ablative skin rejuvenation and rapid healing time, is now available to people of all skin types for the treatment of acne scarring.

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