Will Fraxel Laser Make Active Acne Worse? Will It Cause a Flare Up if You Are in Remission?

Thank you for your question. It is important to have maintenance treatment on your acne and prevent acne to prevent scarring. If your acne is under control, laser will not worsen flare ups. would recommend consulting with a Board Certified Dermatologist to control the acne before doing any laser treatment. I hope this helps.

Fraxel can cause a flare of acne and Rosacea. especially if the patient is not pre-treated. and it can aggravate the existing the acne.

It is possible to have a flare of your acne with Fraxel treatments.  If your Fraxel treatments are done by a dermatologist, he/she will know how to prevent or treat an acne flare.

We have found that most the time there is no flare of the acne . On some occasions the acne may flare . We have even treated patients with some acne  whose acne cleared with the Fraxel treatment . Long term we have found that the acne does generally improve . Of course the acne scarring seems to be permanently improved.

The Fraxel Dual can stimulate acne for the first couple weeks. Acne prone patients I put on minocin to help prevent having a flair. However, it reduces the sebaceous glands and thereby helps with acne in the long run.