Can Laser Genesis repair damaged pores from squeezing acne and blackheads?

Laser Genesis Skin Therapy should be able to address this. It is a “laser facial” that works to improve the tone and texture of your skin. It is designed to rejuvenate the skin and refresh its appearance through the correction of scars, large pores, redness, and fine lines/wrinkles. Laser pulses are guided over the skin, gently heating the dermis, promoting a vibrant, healthy glow, and boosting the body’s natural collagen production.  Laser Genesis is able to target any area on the face, neck, or body and helps in getting rid of your skin’s imperfections from the inside out. This noninvasive procedure results in minimal downtime. There may be some slight redness afterwards, but it will resolve quickly. Another treatment that is slightly more aggressive but requires fewer treatments is Pico Genesis.  Typically, patients require 4-6 treatments of Laser Genesis versus 2-3 treatments of Pico Genesis, spaced a month or two apart. 

Hi, I don't have a photo to work from but I suspect that Secret RF, which is a radiofrequency microneedling machine, may be the treatment for you. The penetration of the tines into the skin is controlled to a tenth of a mm. The discharge of radiofrequency energy to the dermis results in tiny areas of inflammation that ultimately result in collagen turnover and the reduction of the appearance of small scars and improvement of others. Hope that this helps. Good luck.

Laser Genesis is a heat based laser that causes an overall tightening for the skin because of the increase in collagen production that it causes. For this reason I LOVE using it to treat large or damaged pores! Dr. Lim said it best in that it would be ideal for you to have a consultation with your skincare provider so they can address what kind of treatment would best address your area of concern, but based on text alone it sounds like you would be an ideal candidate for either laser genesis (6 treatments) or microneedling with radio frequency (3 treatments) - potentially with some light TCA peels between appointments as well. 

It really depends on the pore sizing. Lasers such as Pico laser, Genesis etc... are best for small pores. Large pores do best with fractional lasers, whilst deep pores do best with TCA peels. Tailor the treatment according to your pore sizing. 

Acne scar revision comprises of specialised procedures. For the best results, one should target the acne scar type with ideal treatments METHODS. Using one device is not optimal. As everyone has a unique pattern of acne scarring, the best solution is a tailored one.  The web reference below will take you to a resource to help you understand acne scar revision at a specialist level. I embedded all the videos in one page to help. 



As an example deep ice pick scars, and narrow box car scars are best treated with TCA CROSS. Deep narrow scars respond better to this treatment than even the most expensive lasers. On the flip side, rolling, and atrophic acne scars can improve with fractional devices such as Fraxel, fractional lasers, ProFractional erbium lasers, Infiini –Intensif –Intracel radiofrequency microneedling. Atrophic scars (depressions) can be treated with either fat grafts, PRP or dermal fillers. Tethered and anchored scars are best treated with surgical techniques such as subcision. Other surgical techniques that I use include punch elevation, surgical elevation, punch excision and traditional excision for focal scars. Early and very mild acne scars respond well to eMatrix and non-energy microneedling, as well as vascular lasers. Skin colour changes such as PIH or dark marks respond best to sun protection, creams, and Q switch lasers in the nano and pico pulse durations. 



The majority of patients will have a collection of different scar types, and hence a tailored treatment METHOD will be best. Careful examination, especially under angled lighting with scar mapping will give you an understanding of what are the best options for your scars. Additionally tactile examination namely touch will give me an understanding of the amount of subdermal fibrosis, as special equipment is needed for this sub-set of acne scars.  In the majority of patients its finding the correct combination that give you best results, and everyone is unique! It is never about the device, its about the specialist behind the equipment that will deliver the best outcomes. All the best, Dr Davin Lim. Acne scar dermatologist specialist. Brisbane, Australia.

Hi janedoe59, If you are the ideal candidate, Laser genesis would work beautifully. Your doctor can perform a spot test to ensure that your skin isn't too sensitive. You can also try microneedling with PRP which works well on large pores and gives you the "glow".All the best, Justin Harper, M.D.