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What is the Best Laser to Use on Acne Scars (Pitted) on Light Olive, Hispanic Skin?

asked 5 months ago by Reubena in New York City
Latest answer by Hal Michael Bass, MD
Question viewed 124 times
Tags: hispanic, options, pitted

8 answers to What is the Best Laser to Use on Acne Scars (Pitted) on Light Olive, Hispanic Skin?

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Best Laser for acne scar treatment in darker skin types

Given your skin type, you want to avoid aggressive resurfacing treatments which include dermabrasion, CO2 lasers of all kinds. Even erbium Yag based lasers can cause probl;ematict loss of pigments. Non CO2 based fractionated Fraxel Restore or Fraxel Dual lasers are safe for your skin type and can effectively improve your situation. A series of treatments is often required and more aggresive laser parameters is often required for acne scar tretament with these lasers. more
Sanusi Umar, MD

Redondo Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

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EMatrix: Less Invasive than Fraxel or CO2 for Skin Resurfacing

Unfortunately, bouts of teen or adult acne leave a lasting legacy – open pores, pitting, discoloration and deep scars. However, thanks to science and modern medicine, there are permanent fixes that can produce significantly softer, smoother and younger looking skin. Danik Surgical & MedSpa sees many Hispanic patients with skin tones ranging from light olive to dark coffee, and eMatrix Sublative Skin Rejuvenation is one of our most popular procedures. We have seen... more
Hal Michael Bass, MD

Pembroke Pines Plastic Surgeon
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Spectra Laser Peel for Acne Scars

Spectra Laser Peel is a safe, gentle, and effective minimally ablative 1064 wavelength laser peel that we have found to be very helpful for acne and acne scars, especially in patients with medium complexions who are more susceptible to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Expect 1-2 days of downtime, if any. 3 - 5 treatments or more are usually recommended. Good luck.
Robert Strimling, MD

Las Vegas Dermatologist
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Acne scars, lasers

Fractional and profractional lasers work for shallow scars. If your scars have other components, other lasers may need to be used
Barry Lycka, MD

Edmonton Dermatologist
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Fractional ablative lasers

Any fractional laser will improve the scars as long as the treatment is not too aggressive. My favorite is the Deep Fx, which is a fractionated CO2 laser. With your skin type, a lighter setting is used to improve the scars, although pitted scars tend to require a few treatments. In Good Health
Douglas M. Keel, DO

San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon
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Laser for Acne scars

The best laser to use for acne scars is the Fraxel laser. Given your skin typeI would choose the Fraxel restor laser. This can take several treatments, but will improve it. The laser works by heating the dermis part of the skin and stimulates your body to make collagen filling in the scars.- Dr. Halem
Monica Halem, MD

New York Dermatologic Surgeon
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Fractional ablative laser should work well for your scars

Fractional ablative laser should work well for your scars. A CO2, Erbium-YAG, or YSGG laser could produce a good result. My experience treating people like you with the YSGG [Cutera Pearl Fractional laser] has been good, and there have been no problems with pigmentation after treatment. Regardless of which fractional ablative laser you are treated with, you should protect your skin from the sun for a month before treatment, and for about two - three months after treatment. more
Kevin C. Smith, MD

Niagara Falls Dermatologic Surgeon
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Acne scars and lasers

Depending on the depth of your scarring, I would probably recommend an eMatrix series (Sublative) of 3-5 treatments. This laser doesn't have light associated with it, so it can be done on any skin tone. Check out the associated link to find a physician near you that offers this technology. I've used it on a number of patients with acne scarring and had really good results - the bonus is that it has very, very little downtime, unlike other fractional lasers.
F. Victor Rueckl, MD

Las Vegas Dermatologist

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