Microdermabrasion could treat deep acne scars, if done aggressively

Philip Young, MD answers: Deep acne scar removal

Will the microdermabrasion take the deep scars from acne away? If not, what might be suggested?


Philip Young, MD
5 months ago

There are many different types of microdermbrasion machines. Some versions and machines are more fit for physicians to use where more suction is applied. The more suction allows you to go deeper for a more aggressive cleaning and resurfacing. The more aggressive the more results and also the more risk. 

Other forms of treatment include laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, and chemical peels. All of these forms essentially entail abrading and taking away the top layers of skin to remove the scars and allow deeper skin cells within the hair follicle to resurface the abraded areas for a new layer of skin and more often than not less scars. Microdermabrasion is just a more superficial form of this.

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