Acne Laser Therapy

Acne is one of the most common skin conditions affecting more than 90% of adolescents and 25% of adults. Acne occurs when hormones cause your skin to overproduce keratin and sebum which results in clogging of pores and hair follicles. This allows the bacteria which normally live in your skin to replicate abnormally, resulting in the formation of infected cysts. Severe acne can lead to permanent scarring. We use a combination of three wavelengths of BBL at low power to reduce the number of bacteria on the skin surface and to cause controlled heating of a thin layer of the skin at the dermal-epidermal boundary. This procedure stimulates collagen remodeling, and reduces the function of over-active sebaceous glands which causes a reduction in acne formation and clearer skin.

In addition, for patients who have pre-existing scarring from cystic acne, skin resurfacing with Contour TRL and ProFractional laser can improve the texture of their skin dramatically. The normal wound-healing process which occurs following treatment causes fibroblasts to generate new collagen, plumping the skin and correcting skin imperfections. For more information on this subject, please see the Contour TRL and ProFractional laser sections