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A Detailed Guide of Laser Treatment for Acne Scars

Author: Debraj Shome
by Debraj Shome
Posted: Sep 12, 2018

Laser treatments are considered as one of the effective ways to deal with scars as well as hyperpigmentation. The scars that left behind after acne heals, can affect your beauty. So, it’s better to take help of laser treatment for acne scars and is also useful for inflammatory acne. We all know that acne treatment is mainly about skin concern issues. This can be due to excess amount of oil production by the oil glands. Overproduction of oil glands can make your skin sticky and there are lots of marks strewn near cheeks. Mainly skin sebum is essential for the lubrication of skin. This can trap the oil blocked ducts and this can eliminate rising of pimples.

There are enormous treatments which can be implemented for curing acne scars. Some of them are explained below:

  • Dermabrasion
  • Chemical Peeling
  • Punch Excision
  • Excision
  • Sub-cision
  • Non-Ablative lasers
  • Ablative Lasers
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Fractional laser

In Laser scar treatment short pulses are used for micro-fine laser light. This is implemented to focus on a deep layer of skin. The natural healing procedure can remove the damaged tissues. This Laser treatment can also remove the scars as well as pigmentation. In medical terms, the heating process of hemoglobin takes place inside the blood capillaries which are under the skin. Laser therapy procedure requires multiple visits to remove the scars permanently.

Various types of laser treatment:

There are various types of laser treatment for acne scars. A skin specialist can implement the required treatment for curing affected areas:

1. Frazel Laser:

In this process, the tissues are getting heated with laser energy. This is known as an ablative laser which does not vaporize any tissue. In simple words, it is a heat energy which stimulates new collagen.

2. Carbon dioxide lasers:

Carbon dioxide laser treatment produces short bursts which are extremely of a high-energy laser. This can vaporize the scarred tissue. This treatments work layer by layer thus the recovery process can take 3-10 days.

3. Fractional laser treatment:

In this, the infected part of the skin is treated by laser energy and rest part is spared. Thus this laser treatment for acne scars is responsible for faster recovery.

4. Pixilation:

This is an advanced technique in which small-pin sized laser is injected into the affected area. Other regions of skin are kept safe and untouched. The pulse can be controlled easily by deeper problematic areas.

Sometimes the hormonal changes are the main obstruction of sebaceous glands in the skin. These are the damages that take place in all around areas such as pilosebaceous unit. This acne process can lead to acne scarring.

About the Author

The Esthetic Clinic is a world class center for plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and skin, hair care. Currently it is located in Mumbai, India. It is founded and headed by the internationally renowned and trained Facial Plastic Surgeon,

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Author: Debraj Shome

Debraj Shome

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