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Best Laser Treatment for Ice Pick and Rolling Scars?

I have some acne scars on my face, most are ice pick and rolling scars. Now I know there are 3 companies that provide laser treatment: Fraxel restore/repair, Palomar fractional laser, and Deep FX and Total FX. Which among the treatments is best for me?

Asked 34 months ago by seafalcon_zj in hongkong

Treatment of acne scars is multi-modality approach

Treatment of acne scars is never as easy or as straight forward as we would like it to be, or as it is made out to be by some companies and some practioners. The treatment of acne scars, especially when there is a combination of fine pitting, deep ice pick scars and rolling scars usually requires many different treatment approaches. The easiest may be the treatment of fine pitting scars (which your picture seems to be showing). These type of scars can be dealt with various resurfacing... more

Steven E. Rasmussen, MD

Austin Dermatologist

Palomar XD fractional laser for acne scars

Acne scars can be diffficult to treat even in the most expert hands. Fractional resurfacing typically results in improvement, however improvement can range widely from 20 - 90%. A recently released XD optic for the Palomar Starlux and Palomar Icon systems was designed to deliver energy more deeply. We have seen responses on ice pick and other acne scars with this new device that have not responded to other non-ablative fractional lasers.