How Long Should You Wait Between Fractional CO2 Laser Treatments After Treating Deep Acne Scars?

Dear Patient, It is wonderful that you are seeing improvement in acne scars after one treatment with fractional CO2 laser. It is usually recommended to wait 2-3 months between treatments and undergo 3-5 treatments in order to see ideal results. So as long as your skin is healed and has no residual discoloration from the previous treatments, and you are seeing improvement in the scars, then you are ready for the next treatment session. Please consult your laser surgeon to confirm... more

Deep FX is one setting on the Lumenis Ultrapulse machine. There is a different handle which performs what is called Active FX. When both of these are performed together it is called Total FX. Deep FX often is the best treatment for deep acne scars. After full healing and no redness (it seems you are are at this point) then another treatment may be performed. I certainly would go back to your same doctor since you already had good results. Let them decide which of the treatments would be best... more