Acne Scar Treatment: What are My Options?
Whether you left acne behind with puberty or still struggle with breakouts, this skin condition can leave frustrating scars. You have many options for acne scar treatment, although not all are equally effective. At Albuquerque Vein & Laser Institute, we will work with you to achieve smooth, even skin using the most advanced skin resurfacing system available.
What Causes Acne Scars?
Not all acne leaves scars, and you are more likely to develop them if you have cystic or inflamed acne, if you pop or pick at blemishes, or if your skin is prone to scar formation. When your skin is damaged, it responds by using collagen fibers to repair the area. Your skin makes these repairs as quickly as possible, often in a way that looks uneven or rougher than normal skin.
Whether you left acne behind with puberty or still struggle with breakouts, this skin condition can leave frustrating scars. You have many options for acne scar treatment, although not all are equally effective. At Albuquerque Vein & Laser Institute, we will work with you to achieve smooth, even skin using the most advanced skin resurfacing system available.
What Causes Acne Scars?
Not all acne leaves scars, and you are more likely to develop them if you have cystic or inflamed acne, if you pop or pick at blemishes, or if your skin is prone to scar formation. When your skin is damaged, it responds by using collagen fibers to repair the area. Your skin makes these repairs as quickly as possible, often in a way that looks uneven or rougher than normal skin.
Acne Scar Treatment: What are My Options?
The most effective acne scar treatments break up these uneven areas of collagen and allow healthy new skin cells to replace them. Opus™ Plasma skin resurfacing is a uniquely effective treatment that smooths and rejuvenates your skin from the deepest layers to the surface.
Other acne scar treatments include microneedling and lasers, but Opus™ Plasma achieves better results using advanced plasma technology. It allows your provider to precisely control the depth and intensity of your treatment to provide your best results while minimizing downtime.
Does Opus™ Plasma Work For Acne Scar Treatment?
Opus™ Plasma works by using plasma energy to create tiny areas of controlled damage surrounded by unaffected skin. It uses radiofrequency energy to excite gasses, creating a plasma that makes contact with the skin for a fraction of a second. The channels created in the skin break up the thick, fibrous collagen that forms your acne scars, replacing them with smooth skin. We use numbing cream and customize your treatment to ensure your comfort.
Acne Scar Treatment: What are My Options?
The most effective acne scar treatments break up these uneven areas of collagen and allow healthy new skin cells to replace them. Opus™ Plasma skin resurfacing is a uniquely effective treatment that smooths and rejuvenates your skin from the deepest layers to the surface.
Other acne scar treatments include microneedling and lasers, but Opus™ Plasma achieves better results using advanced plasma technology. It allows your provider to precisely control the depth and intensity of your treatment to provide your best results while minimizing downtime.
Does Opus™ Plasma Work For Acne Scar Treatment?
Opus™ Plasma works by using plasma energy to create tiny areas of controlled damage surrounded by unaffected skin. It uses radiofrequency energy to excite gasses, creating a plasma that makes contact with the skin for a fraction of a second. The channels created in the skin break up the thick, fibrous collagen that forms your acne scars, replacing them with smooth skin. We use numbing cream and customize your treatment to ensure your comfort.
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Is There Any Downtime With Acne Scar Treatment?
You can return to your usual activities after your acne scar treatment. However, you can expect redness, dryness, and sometimes flaking that disappears within a day or two. This time is significantly shorter than you would spend recovering from a comparable laser treatment. Apply a non-scented moisturizing cream during those few days of healing.
What Results Will I See With Acne Scar Treatment?
Most people with acne scars will see their smoothest skin with a series of two to three treatments. While some results will become visible within days, your full results will develop over the next few months as new collagen and healthy skin form in place of your scar tissue.
While your treated scars will not return, people who still struggle with acne may benefit from occasional maintenance sessions to help keep their skin smooth. If you no longer have acne, you may still enjoy the brightening and anti-aging results of Opus™ Plasma enough to have yearly touchups.
Is There Any Downtime With Acne Scar Treatment?
You can return to your usual activities after your acne scar treatment. However, you can expect redness, dryness, and sometimes flaking that disappears within a day or two. This time is significantly shorter than you would spend recovering from a comparable laser treatment. Apply a non-scented moisturizing cream during those few days of healing.
What Results Will I See With Acne Scar Treatment?
Most people with acne scars will see their smoothest skin with a series of two to three treatments. While some results will become visible within days, your full results will develop over the next few months as new collagen and healthy skin form in place of your scar tissue.
While your treated scars will not return, people who still struggle with acne may benefit from occasional maintenance sessions to help keep their skin smooth. If you no longer have acne, you may still enjoy the brightening and anti-aging results of Opus™ Plasma enough to have yearly touchups.
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Take the Next Step
If you want to learn more about acne scar treatment, contact us at Albuquerque Vein & Laser Institute at 505-848-8346, or complete the form on this page, and one of our staff members will reach out to you promptly.
Albuquerque Vein & Laser Institute is located in the Journal Center area of Albuquerque and proudly serves vein patients throughout the entire Albuquerque area, as well as Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Los Lunas, and other areas throughout New Mexico.
** This blog provides general information and discussion about medicine, health, and related subjects. The words and other content provided in this blog, and in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. If the reader or any other person has a medical concern, he or she should consult with an appropriately licensed physician
** This blog provides general information and discussion about medicine, health, and related subjects. The words and other content provided in this blog, and in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. If the reader or any other person has a medical concern, he or she should consult with an appropriately licensed physician.
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