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Best Laser Treatment for Acne?

asked 3 years ago by geo4life09 in New York City
Latest answer by Harold J. Kaplan, MD
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Tags: acne

Hello my name is Jorge i had a couple of IPL laser treatments for acne, it has improved a little bit but still not very effective.

4 answers to Best Laser Treatment for Acne?

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Many viable options for acne treatment, including lasers

We disagree wholeheartedly with the statement that "lasers do not work for acne". In fact, if you look at the before and after pictures on Realself and at Celibre, you will find exactly the opposite. As with many medical procedures, what may work well for one patient may not work for another. This is especially true for acne. Most of the acne patients we see in our practice have tried over the counter products, antibiotics and many even accutane. For one reason or another... more
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Acne treatment

Isolaz is my favorite. The new model allows for extraction of the pore content, light based treatment of the skin, and topical infusion of acne meds.
Omeed Memar, MD, PhD

Chicago Dermatologist
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Isolaz and Cooltouch my favorites

I cannot tell too much from the picture, but it looks like papular and cystic acne, and that you have ethnic, darker skin. For you, I'd use Cooltouch. It is safe for all skin types. Cooltouch C3 laser heats the sebaceous glands to shrink them, while stimulating collagen production to reduce scars. My second choice would be Isolaz which combines pneumatic suction to clean the pores with blue light to kill bacteria and IPL to reduce redness. Good luck.
Mary Lupo, MD

New Orleans Dermatologist
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Lasers not effective for acne

There is no laser treatment that I find is effective for acne. Photodynamic therapy and blue light produce only minimal improvement, if any. IPL treats the red discoloraions after the acne resolves only and doesn't treat acne. 
Carla R. Retief, MD

Nashville Dermatologic Surgeon

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