Acne is part of normal skin process. But when it’s uncontrolled and continue  to become a severe acne and finally you get scars, it doesn’t make you happy if you have it right now. Maybe those scars on your face skin have been ruining your self confidence and you get so desperate. If you failed with your DIY (do it yourself) home remedies for acne, maybe it’s time for you to go to the dermatologist in the acne clinic and get some helps. And one of the acne treatment you will probably have is acne laser treatment.

Does laser treatments work for acne scars ?

Treatment using laser consist of treating active acne and acne scarring.  For scars the laser works to stimulate collagen production in the skin thus it will smoothing the scars in the interval time for few moths. And one of its method is using Fraxel SR 1500 Restore laser device as known as fractional resurfacing treatment.

Available Types of Laser Therapy for Acne

1. Using Aramis Laser

This device is a glass erbium laser which operating at 1540 nm. It can be used for treating acne, facial lines and wrinkles. It’s FDA approved. The laser works by thermally alters the sebaceous gland (the root cause of acne) to reduce oil production, reduces bacteria and reduce its size, thus overall it will reduce the lessions’s number that will appear in the skin.   For skin improvement aramis works to trigger the formation of new collagen. Crutchfield dermatology clinic use this laser for acne treatment with a series of 8 treatments administered, weekly for 2 months. Aramis is virtually painless, requires no pre-treatment regimen and without side effects.

2. With New N-Lite V3 laser system

It is used for both active acne and scarring. It is not suitable for everyone that’s why a consultation is advised. It works by kills the acne bacteria (thus reducing breakouts and stopping the infection spreading) and by the building of large amounts of new collagen below and around the pimples to boost the healing process (causing the spots to disappear with a decreased likelihood of acne scars developing).

Generally therapy for acne using laser is combined with non-laser treatment. And the treatment itself will be fitted with the patient’s skin condition (skin types, acne types).