The acne decreases and the beans are cured. But, even though they are gone, you're left with the scars of acne. These may be from small discolorations on the surface of the skin to scars in the shape of the hole that completely change the appearance of the skin. Like acne, these scars cause a lot of embarrassment to those who suffer from it, so that I can seek treatments to remove them. Fortunately, a short time ago that arose laser treatments as an effective way to minimise or eliminate them completely.
What are acne scars?
Acne scars result from an outbreak of acne does not healed properly. After the emergence of a shin, the collagen in the skin is responsible for restoring the dermal tissue that has been damaged, so that the unsightly marks are the result of a defect or an excess in the production of this substance, as well as an irregular arrangement of your own collagen.
What types of lasers are used to treat acne scars?
In general terms, the devices employees are those that promote the formation of collagen in the dermis, whose function will be to fill the atrophy of the scars and facilitate the draw (skin tightening) from the skin surface. These include lasers erbium: yag laser (ablative classic, ablative fractional or non-ablative) of CO2 (ablative classic or ablative fractional) and Fraxel laser (ablative classic or ablative fractional).
In Laser Center Cali, we have 4 laser technologies different to remove acne scars. Fraxel laser, lasers Pixel CO2 laser, Erbium Yag, and nanoradiofrecuencia Venus Viva. Your choice will depend on the severity or grade of the lesions.
How does the laser work?
A laser treatment works by using a pulse of intense light that penetrates the first layer of the skin and accesses the second layer. The light from the laser works by stimulating the collagen and renewing cells at the same time tightens the skin. It removes the top layer of damaged old skin, allowing the emergence of the layers of healthy that are below.
This process can be a bit painful, but our doctor Fernando Motta generally use a topical anaesthetic to numb the treated areas for the convenience of the patient.
Amount of treatments needed
The process of removing scars with laser damages the top layer of the skin as part of the rejuvenation process. Complete in a single session, the entire treatment will cause the patient serious discomfort, along with a prolonged recovery time. In addition, treat small areas at a time ensures the best possible results because the focus is is to rejuvenate a small portion of the skin instead of the whole face. The time of convalescence in a small area is also short, which allows the patient to return to his daily life almost immediately.
Cost of laser treatment
Laser treatment for acne scars is the most high end of the range for those who want to see results; have their cost and that cost is not cheap. The cost per session will vary according to the harm of the skin, but the average price is $1,250,000 for each session of laser. This implies that a plan of treatment for three sessions will cost the patient about $3,750,000. The laser treatments are typically considered cosmetic, which means that most health insurers do not cover. In Laser Centre Cali we are doing promotions permanent so that patients could have access to this treatment.
Alterations in the color of the skin for acne
What is the best treatment for red marks consequence of acne?
The macular erythematous (red spots) that remain after an inflammatory acne recent tend to be of good prognosis and tend to go away in the course of months. However, when they require treatment by the patient, it is recommended to use vascular lasers (pulsed dye, KTP, or pulsed light) along with laser fractional non-ablative in the same session.
What is the best treatment for dark marks, which causes acne?
The post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation caused by acne is common in patients with dark skin (phototypes III or higher). In general are treated as if they were sun spots or tattoos with pulsed light or lasers, alexandrite or Nd:YAG laser pulse is very short (Q-switched).
What is the best treatment for the bright spots that acne leaves?
The hypopigmentation residual is not common after the inflammatory lesions of acne. It is recommended to treat them topically with bimatoprost 0.03% and tretinoin 0.25%. Some authors use these drugs and pimecrólimus after a session of laser fractional non-ablative laser to improve its penetration.
Alterations in the texture of the skin for acne
What is the best treatment for acne scars-type rolling or rolling?
Scars rolling are those that look like dunes of the desert. Its main feature is that under them there is fibrous tissue that anchor in deep to the skin. For this reason, it is essential to try to start this fibrosis underlying using the technique of subcisión. Otherwise, the following steps therapeutic will be less effective. The subcisión is a process with a risk/cost/benefit excellent.
What is the best treatment for scars in a van or boxcar?
The scars on van are depressions round or rectangular, with sharp borders and a size of between 1.5 and 4 mm and it Is recommended to perform a resection with punch always be deeper or wider than 3 mm in diameter. The scars on van superficial usually respond to the laser, CO2 fractional and/or the laser, fractional non-ablative.
What is the best treatment for acne scars in ice pick or icepick?
Given the scars on ice picks are deep and less than 2 mm in diameter is recommended for excision with punch or their destruction by laser CO2 fractional or pure, being the first option preferred by the majority of authors.
What is the best treatment of acne scars, hypertrophic and their keloids?
Although atrophic scars by acne (whether they are in the van, wavy or ice pick) there is a certain convention of therapeutic action, in hypertrophic scars and keloids is not the case once you get past the first step in the treatment. You have here a guide on the different therapeutic options available.
It seems that the therapy with a better benefit/risk/cost for the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids is cryotherapy more infiltration intralesional corticosteroids and/or 5-fluorouracil. However, it is common that, according to the stage of the lesions, we can add various types of lasers in combination.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best treatment for acne scars?
Depends on the type of scars. However, the fractional laser non-ablative is the one that allows you to treat all types, whether sobresalidas or depressed, extensive or not, comfortable, safe, and effective. It is a treatment with a risk-benefit ratio is optimal, and with a few indices of effectiveness and patient satisfaction is very high. In addition, the cost/benefit ratio is more favorable than in other therapies.
What is a treatment that is very aggressive that disrupts the normal rhythm of life?
No, you do not have disability, or perform healing on wounds or oblige them to take tablets to prevent bacterial infection. This system causes a redness transient hours or up to 2 days duration.
What the treatment requires to enter the hospital, having to stay at home or submit to general anesthesia?
No. It is an outpatient treatment, of a few minutes duration, and bit painful. In addition, it is possible to use a numbing cream applied prior to the session for comfort if necessary.
How are the sessions? How is it done? How many needed?
Are outpatient. Applies to the head-cooled laser on the areas to be treated and press on them. They are a bit painful, you can use a numbing cream beforehand. The sessions last a few minutes, depending on the extent of the scars, and they are separated by 4-6 weeks. The number of sessions varies according to the depth and extent, and it usually takes between 3 and 5.
What does he look like the skin after a session of laser fractional non-ablative?
Usually only cause redness transient of hours of duration. Very occasionally it may cause a slight edema (swelling) that lasts a few hours. The treatment is not obliged to take the low or imply an alteration aesthetics important.
What care should I take after a session of laser fractional non-ablative?
You should only apply sunscreen and protect yourself from the sun. As it does not cause scabs or wounds do not need to take or apply antibiotics or creams to re-epitelizantes.
The best results for acne scars!
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