Acne Scar Laser Surgery

Let us set about understanding Acne Scar Laser Surgery one step at a time. This approach gives us a thorough knowledge of skin, its metabolism, the complications, care & treatment and finally before winding up we will deal with how acne scar surgery is performed and benefits your skin.

Skin is the largest organ in a human’s body. Average surface area of the skin in an adult man is close to 2.0 square meters. Skin has two layers called epidermis and endodermis (outer and inner). While the inner layer has blood vessels, nerves, sweat and oil glands and hair follicles, the outer covers us protectively. It has melanin pigment spread across that apart from coloring our skin protects us from dangerous UV light from the Sun. It also protects us from heat and cold by perspiration.

Acne scar forms on the outer skin usually when a black head is removed by force. It leaves a kind of a crater on the skin. Acne has to be treated carefully under medical observation especially when they are long standing and stubborn. Neglect on your part can complicate the matter and finally leave scars where you don’t want them. Acne scar can be treated by microdermabrasion and dermabrasion. Acne Scar Surgery is a hope in its treatment. Acne Scar Surgery is performed with excimer or Q-switched lasers. This means a very short wave length beam is focused on the scar in successive short pulses. The wave length can be very precisely controlled by a computer. Acne scar vaporizes under the laser instantaneously and the heat generated will not even diffuse to the inner layer. Acne Scar Surgery has to be planned as per the extent of scar.

Planning acne scar surgery
Like all surgeries acne scar surgery needs a careful planning. If your skin is bruised or wounded you need to wait till they all heel up. Further acne scar surgery cannot be performed if your complexion is dark. Dark skin absorbs laser more than normal and it can leave you feeling burnt up. Consider staying indoors or using some cream to reduce pigment concentration. You can plan two sittings in a week and in total eight – nine sittings. Acne Scar treated with Laser Surgery gives good results. A careful follow up till recovery does away with possible discoloration and sustains the cleanup.

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