What Is Laser Acne Treatment And Why Is It Right For You?
There can be no doubt that laser acne treatment has proven to be a very successful treatment option for many sufferers of chronic acne. Yet questions remain in many people's minds about the safety and long-term effectiveness of the procedure. This article will attempt to give an overview of acne laser treatment, including a look at both its advantages and disadvantages, so that you will be better equipped to determine if it might be the right choice for you.
Acne laser treatment uses a laser resurfacing method similar to methods used in the past to treat scars, wrinkles and blemishes of various kinds. Applied now to the treatment of acne scars, laser acne treatments have become a more expensive option than the more standard methods of treatment such as chemical peels and dermabrasion.
One of the major advantages of laser treatment for acne is that it has proven capable of targeting just the damaged areas of the skin while leaving the healthy areas alone. Another potent benefit is that laser acne treatment is wholly non invasive so that possible complications - like infection and bleeding - associated with other treatment methods become a non issue.
While the degree of discomfort or pain associated with laser acne treatment varies depending upon the specific procedure and the condition of the patient's skin, it generally results in less pain and discomfort than either chemical peels or dermabrasion. This is even more than case when pain medication and/or sedation is employed, which also serves to shorten the time required for the procedure to just a few minutes in some cases and to not more than an hour for most.
Another benefit to laser acne treatments is that any accompanying side effects, such as swelling to the skin or redness, are usually on the mild side and only temporary. Occasionally there may be a mild burning to the skin caused by a high energy laser used during the treatment.
The good news is that there are no major complications or side effects associated with acne laser treatment, and whatever discomfort there might be can usually be alleviated by proper use of the right aftercare skin products. Certainly there is no expectation of any long term effects once the process of recovery is finished.
Recovery from acne scar laser treatment lasts usually about 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the severity of the problem at the outset and which treatment you choose. During that time new skin and issue are forming that will take the place of your damaged skin. This is what helps to make the treatment so effective in the end.
By now you are probably thinking, "this sounds great, what's the catch?" Well, as you might expect, laser acne treatment is not inexpensive. In fact, you should be prepared to pay anywhere from eight hundred to twenty five hundred dollars for the procedure. But for many acne sufferers, the results are well worth the investment