Acne Scar Treatments

There are several ways to treat acne scars. Because scars are very different amongst each other there is no best treatment. Although chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and creams have been used in the past to treat acne scars, they are limited in their efficacy.  To date, fractional resurfacing lasers, both ablative and non-ablative, in conjunction with fillers are the standard of care. In our practice we use the Fraxel® Dual and the Fraxel:Repair® often with Silicone Microinjections. On occasion chemical acids such as TCA are used for ice pick scars. In general, non-ablative lasers that are non-fractional have proven very limited in efficacy. Examples of these technologies are the SmoothBeam™ and the CoolTouch® lasers. IPL technology has little to no benefit as well. VBeam® vascular lasers can be used for chronically red scars very effectively and should be used before fractional resurfacing technologies.

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