| When acne has finally healed, it may be necessary | | | | this is a procedure that calls for extreme |
| for acne scar laser treatment as often times the | | | | preciseness, the surgeon is able to treat all of the |
| scars that are left behind are every bit as | | | | affected areas of the problem skin. |
| frustrating as the actual acne itself. While | | | | The Two Types Of Lasers |
| dermabrasion slowly slips out of the acne scar | | | | Two types of lasers are available in acne scar |
| treatment spotlight, technology is quickly replacing | | | | laser treatment. The first of which is referred to |
| the rather aggressive procedure with that of | | | | as a YAG or Erbium laser. This laser produces |
| newer laser techniques. | | | | energy at a highly precise wavelength that |
| There Are Several Popular Forms of Lasers For | | | | enables it to penetrate the skins layers. The heat |
| Acne Treatment | | | | generated by this laser then works by scattering |
| One of the most popular forms of laser | | | | to through the site, leaving normal skin unharmed. |
| treatments uses what is referred to as a | | | | How CO2 Is Used For Acne Skin Treatment |
| non-ablative laser. With this laser, instead of | | | | Another type of acne scar laser treatment is |
| burning off the affected layers of the skin, it | | | | called a CO2 or carbon dioxide laser, a more |
| instead works its magic below the skins surface | | | | recent form of laser that is making its way |
| to both stimulate the production of collagen and | | | | through dermatological circles. This laser gives of |
| improve the texture by firming it up. While this is | | | | tiny bursts of very high energy that essentially |
| great, this procedure does little as an acne scar | | | | vaporizes the scarred tissue layer by layer. |
| laser treatment. | | | | However, patients usually have to be qualified |
| What's Actually Involved With Laser Acne | | | | under particular medical parameters in order to |
| Treatment | | | | undergo this procedure. |
| Laser-based acne scar treatments involve a | | | | The surgeons who practice laser therapy are |
| surgeon using a hand piece that is wand-like in | | | | usually exceptionally qualified within their field and |
| form that works to burn off the scarred cells of | | | | have an artistic mastery that is required to |
| the tissue without affecting the healthy skin | | | | remove this type of acne scarring. While acne |
| around it. Once this is done, new, healthy skin is | | | | laser treatments are usually rather expensive, |
| able to replace the previously scarred tissue. Since | | | | they do in fact get the job done quite efficiently. |