| If you have suffered from severe acne for | | | | treating the cause of your skin problems, laser |
| years, you are not alone. Millions of people suffer | | | | treatment for acne stops existing breakouts and |
| from this condition, and they are not just | | | | prevent new ones. Some can even affect acne |
| teenagers. If you're tired of dealing with your | | | | scars from previous blemishes. |
| stubborn skin condition using topical creams or | | | | During the treatment, your doctor will press a |
| medications, consider laser treatment for acne as | | | | handheld laser device to your skin. It emits laser |
| a more effective way of fighting your skin | | | | pulses that enter the skin, killing bacteria or |
| blemishes. | | | | shrinking your sebaceous glands. This treatment |
| Unlike most other remedies, laser treatments | | | | can be used not only on the face, but anywhere |
| focus on the causes of the problem. Many for | | | | else you are prone to breakouts, like your chest |
| example, work by targeting the sebaceous glands | | | | or back. |
| that produce the oil in your skin. A significant | | | | Most patients choose to undergo a series of |
| proportion of acne sufferers have overactive | | | | treatments, between four and eight, spaced |
| glands. As a result, they have oily skin, and spots | | | | several weeks apart. After each treatment, which |
| caused by clogged pores and hair follicles. Although | | | | takes just a few minutes, your skin may be a |
| there are other ways of getting rid of the oil, | | | | little red and swollen. However, you can return to |
| including the medication Accutane, laser treatment | | | | your normal activities immediately; some people |
| for acne is a much safer method. There is no risk | | | | even choose to schedule treatments during their |
| of medical complications with laser treatments. | | | | lunch break. |
| The other main kind of laser acne treatment | | | | Laser treatment for acne is not usually |
| targets another main cause of acne, the p. acnis | | | | recommended for those with mild or occasional |
| bacteria living deep in your skin. This bacteria is | | | | spots; it is usually suggested for those with |
| not removed by simply washing your face. | | | | moderate or severe acne that does not seem to |
| Although the bacteria occur naturally, high levels | | | | be responding to traditional treatments like topical |
| cause acne. Blue light treatments are used to kill | | | | creams or medications. If you have tried all of the |
| the bacteria in your skin. | | | | options and feel like giving up on your skin |
| Laser treatments are typically very efficient at | | | | condition, consider laser acne treatment. It is very |
| stopping active acne. You may even begin to see | | | | safe, and it is actually one of the easiest ways to |
| results after your first treatment session. | | | | get rid of your acne when you compare it to the |
| Meanwhile, other treatments can take weeks or | | | | daily hassle of applying medicated creams or |
| even months before you see visible results. By | | | | taking medications with dangerous side effects. |