Acne scars are permanent textural changes and indentations that occur on the skin because of severe acne.
The term “scarring” is not used for the temporary red and brown marks left early after acne has occurred as these marks will almost always improve without treatment.
Acne scarring on the face appears as damage to the skin texture with depressed (or indented) areas of various sizes.
Box scars are depressed scars which are shallow to medium in depth with well-defined edges, most commonly located on the cheeks and temples. Due to the relatively shallow depth, this type of scarring responds well to numerous treatments
A combination of treatments may be required. It is unrealistic to expect the return to completely normal skin following treatment.
Non-ablative (non-wounding) lasers stimulate collagen growth and tighten underlying skin.
These lasers can cause some temporary redness but do not actually break the skin surface. The advantages of non-ablative fractional lasers are rapid recovery times, the ability to treat darker skin types and higher safety profile.