Acne laser Treatments

 Today Laser has an important role in the treatment of acne lesions.
 

- Ablative acne laser treatments: used to sculpt or vaporize the skin’s surface (performed with a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser), ablative laser targets both the surface and the lower layers of skin. Although the CO2 laser has been around since the 1960's, advancements have made it safer and more effective for use on human skin. 

This laser can greatly improve the skin’s appearance but with serious risks and complications. (irritations, redness, scabbing, swelling).

Except when the skin is deeply damaged, usually only one laser skin resurfacing session is necessary. After the laser skin resurfacing procedure  is completed, protective creams may be prescribed and bandages may be applied to the treated area. Ice packs and medication can control any swelling or pain that may occur.

For regional areas (zones), a local anesthetic combined with a topical anesthetic cream and a light oral sedative is all that is required. For full face laser resurfacing, an I.V. sedation administered by an anesthesiologist is recommended.

Ablative acne laser treatments have become less common, in favour of non ablative laser.

- Non ablative acne laser treatments: utilizes light energy to stimulate collagen to removing irregular pigmentation and acne scars without creating any damage to the skin surface.

This technique doesn't injure the outer layers of skin, the healing process is very rapid, and the risk associated with these procedures is minimal. 

Acne sufferers everywhere who have had to face the world every day with disfiguring ice-pick acne scars  have a  effective scar treatment option that affords minimal downtime from personal daily activities, as they do not have to deal with the healing of a large wound area such as with a traditional CO2 laser that completely removes the top layer of skin--a very effective resurfacing treatment.

The major disadvantage of Non-Ablative acne laser treatments is the modest improvement typically seen after treatment. This therapy generally requires a series of treatments to achieve maximum benefits.The treatment is costly and four sessions are usually required to treat the whole affected area.Depending on the type of acne scar, improvement can be dramatic. The improvement is gradual and continues to improve even after the treatment stops.

As laser skin surgery becomes increasingly popular for treating acne scarring and reversing damage from sun exposure, a new study reported in Dermatologic Surgery, the peer-review journal of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), shows that six in ten patients undergoing minimally invasive or non-ablative laser procedures said they are satisfied with overall improvements from the treatment.

The worl’d first non-ablative resurfacing laser is the Fraxel laser ; this device have revolutionized the treatment of acne scars, having the ability to promote collagene growt and to greatly improve the appearance of acne scars after 3-5 treatments .

Fraxel™ is a unique non invasive laser therapy designed and FDA approved to dramatically improve acne scars.

Side effects are minimal and typically involve mild-to-moderate swelling and redness. Routine activities can be resumed immediately after treatment.In contrast to ablative rejuvenation procedures, non ablative laser  procedures induce a dermal healing response without notable injury to the epidermis. Improving the appearance of the skin without injury to the epidermis is a hallmark of non ablative skin treatments.

The treatment delivers a series of microscopic spots penetrating the stratum corneum of the skin and leaving it absolutely intact.

Another non ablative laser is Smoothbeam:this treatment employs new process with Dynamic Cooling Device. This device first deep-cools the area of skin to be treated with a cryogen spray which protects the skin. Then the laser beam targets the upper dermis

An acne laser removal scar treatment with Smoothbeam typically will take approximately 20-40 minutes. Click Here for more informations about Smoothbeam.

The skin heal fast using the healthy tissue to replace skin imperfections.

Finally you can consider a treatment with NLite laser; a non ablative  device very effective for active acne and acne scars.

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