For example if a patient has deep acne scars a dermatologist may treat the scars with a laser.
Post acne red marks laser treatment.
Risks of using laser treatment to lessen the appearance of acne scarring.
To speed up the fading process red scars can be treated with a laser that targets red vessels.
Photofacial treatments that use intense pulsed light ipl can be helpful as well.
Redness may take up to 10 days to subside.
To give patients the best results dermatologists often use more than one treatment for scars.
Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation commonly referred to simply as hyperpigmentation refers to the dark and or red spots that stay on the skin after acne lesions heal.
Why the gap of 3 4 weeks between treatments.
There are multiple wavelengths going into your skin at once.
This is not a true laser treatment one wavelength but instead a laser cousin.
They are also a type of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Brown spots and discoloration redness wrinkles acne scarring surgery scars stretch marks and even tattoo removal are all things a dermatologist might recommend a laser for.
This is because there are cut off filters on these devices which exclude all wavelengths below a certain one.
Your treatment plan may include more than laser treatment.
Post acne marks or macules are commonly referred to as acne scars real acne scars however are the indentations or protrusions left behind by acne acne marks on the other hand are the flat red or brown dots left behind by pimples.
The isolaz acne treatment uses a broad spectrum light to kill the acne causing bacteria but this broad spectrum light also decreases the red marks on the skin.
Over a year ago i started going to a dermatologist for laser treatments to clear up the red post acne marks strewn across my cheeks.
A series of treatments will improve post pimple redness without any downtime.
Ipl photofacials also remove excess redness from the skin.
The pulsed dye laser pdl 585nm is probably the most effective followed by the ktp laser.