Acne laser Treatment

Acne laser treatment?

It is estimated that approximately 50 million people in the United States alone are affected by acne vulgaris.

Therapies using lasers for acne have really increased in the last few years, with more clinical research being conducted that will help shed light on the effectiveness of these new applications.

Dermatologists have found laser and light therapies to be viable alternatives in improving acne, and acne scars, with limited side effects.

Lasers and light sources are thought to work by targeting the bacterium responsible for causing acne, Propionibacterium acnes, which contains a light-absorbing molecule known as porphyrin.

This bacterium can absorb various lasers and light, which cause the bacterium to burst and become destroyed - leading to an improvement in the condition.