Acne can create blemishes and irritation that lasts for years. For many in and around Cary, North Carolina, scarring allows acne to continue to cause disruption for many years afterward. Through advanced treatment at Cary Laser, Aesthetics, and Center for Hair Restoration, Vijaya Polavaram, MD, offers a way to achieve softer, smoother skin in just a few visits.
Acne breakouts can range from small whiteheads and blackheads to large, painful cysts with significant swelling. Once these blemishes distort your skin barrier, your body launches a prompt healing reaction, creating new tissue to repair the damage caused by acne.
This new tissue is not quite the same as the rest of your skin. Sometimes acne scarring sits a bit lower than the surrounding skin surface, and in other instances, the scar tissue takes on a lumpy appearance and rises above the surface of the skin.
Acne scarring can also cause deeper scarring in a shaftlike shape, or rolling scarring that creates a wavy texture. Not everyone who has acne will develop scarring. If you do have scars, you can have just a few or so many that they create an uneven texture across your skin.
Laser treatment uses concentrated beams of light to alter your skin. This light energy creates heat, which your body perceives as damage. Your system then springs into action to repair that perceived harm.
Over time there develops new collagen, which helps bring depressed scarring up to the same surface as the rest of your skin. If your scarring is darker than the color of your healthy skin, laser therapy can blast apart that abnormal pigment and restore normal coloration.
Laser treatment can also soften scar tissue, helping it blend better with the surrounding skin. Overall, treatment sessions create softer, clearer, and more evenly pigmented skin.
At Cary Laser Aesthetics, a great deal of time is spent researching advancements in medical aesthetics technology. Only the systems and platforms that offer the best results are introduced to the practice.
When it comes to reducing the appearance of acne, the Icon laser system from Cynosure® is an industry-leading treatment. Treatments do not harm surrounding skin, require no significant downtime, and are not painful.
In most cases, a series of treatments is the best way to achieve optimal results. Be patient as you move through the process, as it takes time for your body to create new collagen and clear away hyperpigmentation.
Cary Laser Aesthetics also offers a range of other treatments for acne scarring. Chemical peels, microneedling, and skin resurfacing are a few of the other ways you can improve the look and feel of acne scarring.
When you’re ready to get more information about Icon laser treatment for acne scarring, set up a time to come in and meet with a member of the Cary Laser Aesthetics team. You’re welcome to ask questions, express concerns, and learn more about treatment timelines and cost. Visits can be scheduled online or by phone at any time that suits you.
