Fractional Treatment for Acne Scars

Various Treatments Have Been Available

Various Treatments Have Been Available New Treatment Available

Traditionally there have been a variety of treatments available to patients with acne scars, depending on the type of scars a patient has (see Acne Scar Types). We can use abrasion or sanding methods, to sand down the scars and smooth the skin. We have used fillers to plump up the scars and make them more level with the surrounding skin (see Dermal Fillers). Subcision may be used to break up the scar tissue, allowing the skin to lay flatter or we can use excision to cut out some of the deeper scars.

New Treatment Available

In early studies, we tend to get an average of 50-60% improvement with most acne scars (except for the “ice pick” scars) in a series of two to three treatments, with a minimal risk of side effects and a reasonable amount of downtime, maybe about a week or so. We can use other coagulative fractional technologies using the infrared lasers in the fractional modes that go fairly deep over a series of 4-6 treatments to get about 30% average improvement in most acne scars. We can use this treatment in conjunction with fillers, excisions, punch excisions or the cross technique to enhance results as well.