Acne scar treatment

Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD answers: Stem cell theraphy for acne scars?

Will stem cell therapy be promising for future acne scarring treatments?


Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD
24 days ago

I am not aware of any stem cell therapy for acne scars and while this may be a treatment in the future, I think it is a future that is a long way off. Currently, fat transplantation is the closest thing we have to stem cell transplant. Fat transplant is a great procedure to treat volume loss in the face or off the face. Fat transfer would only be considered to treat acne scars that are in an area of large volume loss or depressed, sunken skin. Sculptra, poly-L-lactic acid, injections are great for acne scars as this product stimulates your own skin to produce a new collagen network that can lift and improve acne scars.

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