Acne Scar Treatment

Houston, Texas

Skin Conditions

Acne Scars

Acne scars form wherever acne advances to the point of injuring tissue. These injuries lead to depressions or indentations that occur from the skin's natural healing process. These scars contain reduced amounts of collagen, have irregularly structured dermal fibers and usually lack elasticity. Successful treatment of a scar requires both the removal of damaged epidermal tissue and the stimulation of new collagen to improve tone and texture.

Acne scarring has been difficult to treat with even the most aggressive traditional approaches – topical agents, abrasion therapies, surgery and conventional lasers – either achieving only moderate results, or else destroying unacceptable amounts of healthy tissue along with the scar. This has been a major disappointment to patients who must carry the stigma of adolescent acne long after their skin is free of active acne.

A monumental breakthrough came recently when the FDA cleared Fraxel® Laser Treatment for acne scars after studies showed that the new laser could be far more effective than traditional therapies at gently repairing epidermal abnormalities and reaching deep into the dermis to induce collagen formation without compromising patient safety.

Fraxel Laser Treatment, with its gentle non-ablative skin rejuvenation and rapid healing time, is now available to people of all skin types for the treatment of acne scars.

"In our practice, we have treated hundreds of acne scarring patients with the Fraxel® Laser, and we've seen significant improvements on all areas of the face, particularly the cheeks and temple area."
– Paul Friedman, M.D., Houston, TX

Source: fraxel.com/acne-scars.cfm