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Would Profractional Laser Clear my Acne Scars? (photo)

I went to a dermatologist and she believes one chemical peel & one treatment of profractional laser would rid my skin of the scarring, any input??

3 Doctor Answers | Asked by jae2012
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Profraction Helpful For Acne Scars

Thank you for sharing your photos. You would definately benefit from profractional for your acne scars. In my experience more than one treatment is required. Best wishes!
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Acne scars

Fortunately your acne scarring is quite superficial and should respond well to fractional resurfacing. It still appears you have some active disease, so it is best to get that under control first and then proceed with scar revision. Unless your first consultant was recommending a deeper TCA peel, I personally do not find the superficial TCA or Jessners or Sal Acid Peels work. Profractional FX laser treatment works. Plan on at least two or three treatments spaced about... more
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ProFractional laser for acne scarring

ProFractional laser is a fractionated laser resurfacing which has had terrific results for acne scars. It is very difficult to predict how many treatments you will need, but typically I find 4-6 treatments give outstanding results for most patients with acne scarring. That said, some people do sufficiently well with 1-2 treatments, depending on the depth of the scar and other factors. Dr. Benjamin Barankin, Toronto Dermatology Centre.

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