Laser Scar Removal On Face

There s a variety of scar treatment options.

Laser scar removal on face.

Reduce scar pain and itch. With a laser scars can be lessened significantly and possibly erased. Laser treatment can help close up your pitted acne scars and reduce their size. Laser therapy uses strong beams of light to treat damaged areas on the body.

During laser scar removal the laser is moved along the scar. When you have laser scar treatment you re replacing one scar with another less noticeable scar. This approach can also work for other types of pitted scars like those left over from chickenpox. Nonsurgical methods include injectable fillers for concave scars light therapy lasers dermabrasion and chemical peels.

Laser scar treatment uses a variety of different laser devices to target the scar without damaging the surrounding skin and tissue. At the same time the treatment encourages new healthy skin cells to grow and replace the scar. It can do many things including improve the appearance of scars. This can vaporize or remove a layer of skin and expose a more natural looking skin layer which heals over time to minimize scar appearance.

Using light to poke tiny holes in the skin the laser will stimulate your skin s growth so that it fills in the depressions for a smoother more even look. Laser treatment for scars is an outpatient procedure. Laser scar removal or reduction is a common procedure performed in a dermatologist s office or at a skin laser clinic. Our doctors have a variety of lasers to use for improvement of scars whether they are new or old.

Laser treatments are in essence creating a new scar in place of an old one. Scar removal is actually a bit of a misnomer because scars can t be removed completely but they can be made less visible. The laser removes older damaged layers of skin so that new healthy skin can grow in its place. Increase your range of motion if a scar limits movement.

Laser treatment flattens scars lightens red coloration and helps to normalize skin tone. Our board certified physicians are laser experts that know precisely how to match laser devices to our patients to achieve an optimal outcome. For example stretch marks caused by pregnancy flatten and improve in color following treatment with the pulsedye laser the cooltouch laser or with. The laser scar removal procedure.

Laser treatment can also make a scar less noticeable but it cannot get rid of a scar.