Say Goodbye to Unsightly Acne Scars Through Laser Treatment

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Myskin.sg Say Goodbye to Unsightly Acne Scars
Through Laser Treatment

• Acne is a skin condition which does not easily go
  away and it may result in scarring. It results
  from hair follicles becoming clogged with dead
  skin cells and oil. It may cause pimples,
  blackheads or whiteheads. Acne commonly results
  from hormonal fluctuation during puberty.
  However, it may happen at any age if the hair
  follicles become clogged. It may appear on the
  face, chest, back, neck or upper torso and may
  cause unsightly scarring. It is possible to get
  rid of the acne scars with the help of three
  types of acne treatment laser.
• Type of Scars
• The type of the laser treatment depends upon the
  type of the scarring. Sometimes, there may be
  slight discoloration of the skin resulting from
  acne. However, some scars do not fade over time
  since they alter the texture of the skin. The
  acne scars can be categorized as -
• Boxcar scars (round craters or pits in the skin)
• Ice-pick scars (deep puncture marks)
• Rolling scars (thick bands of scar tissues
  looking like ripples under the skin)
• Type of Laser Treatments
• The targeted LASER beams can be used to remove
  mild to moderate acne scars. The deeper scars
  have to be surgically removed in order to ensure
  that the skin smoothly heals.
• Ablative Laser
• A small patch of skin around a scar is removed
  through ablative laser treatment. The skin looks
  smooth when grows back, it should look smoother.
  This type of acne treatment laser is suitable for
  all types of scars including the deeper acne
  scars.
• Non-ablative laser treatment
• No skin is removed during this type of laser
  treatment. It stimulates the collagen production.
  Thus, the skin can naturally heal and quickly
  regenerate leading to an improvement in the
  appearance of acne scars
• Fractionated Laser Resurfacing

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• The following skin problems may result from laser
  treatment which usually goes away on their own.
• Swelling
• Redness (goes away within 10 days)
• pain at the site of treatment (goes away within a
  few hours)