HOW TO TREAT ACNE SCARS - Laser resurfacing and TCA CROSS

HOW TO TREAT ACNE SCARS- in Ethnic skin types Laser resurfacing using both fractional and ablative lasers can be used to treat acne scars in all skin types. Acne scars in darker skin types, including Asian skin can be challenging. My preferred lasers are the erbium laser and the Fraxel laser. I also perform CO2 laser, and radiofrequency using eMatrix and microneedling radiofrequency called INFINI. Lasers, micro needling, Dermaroller and radiofrequency are only some of the many methods I use to treat acne scars. The best results are when I apply the correct method to treat the scar type. In this patient, I have classified his acne scars as atrophic, rolling, linear and mixed box car, together with ice pick scars. The very first step was to map his acne scars, then take pre-treatment photographs and compile an acne scar map. The very first procedure was TCA CROSS- this addresses the very deepest scars, preparing him for erbium laser resurfacing. The laser resurfacing procedure took just over 30 minutes to perform, healing was over 8 days. You can still see some skin colour changes (darkening) at the 10 week mark. This is universally seen when I perform deep laser resurfacing for severe acne scarring in darker skin patients. I subsequently performed Picosure FOCUS to further improve his scars, and treat the remaining pigmentation. I will update subscribers with part 2 of this resurfacing procedure. Remember, laser resurfacing is only one procedure to erase acne scars- it