To speed up the fading process red scars can be treated with a laser that targets red vessels.
Post acne red marks laser treatment.
This is not a true laser treatment one wavelength but instead a laser cousin.
Photofacial treatments that use intense pulsed light ipl can be helpful as well.
Your treatment plan may include more than laser treatment.
Ipl photofacials also remove excess redness from the skin.
Hyperpigmentation is far more common in non caucasian skin and can last for months and sometimes even years leading some people to confuse them with scars.
The pulsed dye laser pdl 585nm is probably the most effective followed by the ktp laser.
Post acne marks or macules are commonly referred to as acne scars real acne scars however are the indentations or protrusions left behind by acne acne marks on the other hand are the flat red or brown dots left behind by pimples.
Redness may take up to 10 days to subside.
This is because there are cut off filters on these devices which exclude all wavelengths below a certain one.
They are also a type of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Why the gap of 3 4 weeks between treatments.
For example if a patient has deep acne scars a dermatologist may treat the scars with a laser.
Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation commonly referred to simply as hyperpigmentation refers to the dark and or red spots that stay on the skin after acne lesions heal.
There are multiple wavelengths going into your skin at once.
Pain from laser treatment for acne scars is usually gone after an hour or two.
Risks of using laser treatment to lessen the appearance of acne scarring.
I struggled with severe acne throughout my entire 20s and.
To give patients the best results dermatologists often use more than one treatment for scars.
Over a year ago i started going to a dermatologist for laser treatments to clear up the red post acne marks strewn across my cheeks.