Cosmetic Dermatology

Acne Scarring

Laser treatment for acne scarring is effective and excellent for treating stubborn scars or marks that are not fading quite fast enough for you. Pitted or depressed scars are considered permanent scars and cannot be improved by just creams alone. If you are looking for a way to improve your acne scars, laser treatment is a good option to consider.

Laser treatment for acne scarring can be done in two ways: ablative and non-ablative. Ablative laser resurfacing uses heat from a strong laser to treat the outer layer of skin and stimulate new collagen growth. This method may cause a degree of bleeding and discomfort, and recovery can take 7-10 days. Non-ablative laser therapy uses heat from a laser to increase blood flow in your skin, which helps reduce wrinkles and pigmentation while also improving texture. Non-ablative lasers do not cause any visible bleeding in your skin; however, they do require multiple treatments over time to see good results.

Here at Shine Dermatology we use a range of laser treatments for acne scarring to effectively target acne scars including:

Smartxide Fractional CO2 laser

Effective for treating deeper scars that cause depressions and textural irregularities on the skin

Picoway laser

Helps to lighten brown marks rapidly quickly; also good for treatment of mild to moderate scars

Pulsed dye laser (VBEAM)

Excellent for lightening pink or red marks quickly, also improves texture and pore size

By utilising a variety of lasers to target different post acne scar issues, we can optimise your results. Stronger laser treatments may have downtime of around a week. Usually, a course of repeated treatments, at 4-6 weekly intervals, are required to resurface the skin and improve the appearance of acne scars.

 

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Meet your principal consultant

Dr Ang Sue-May

Dr Ang Sue-May is a British trained Consultant Dermatologist who is registered as a skin specialist both in Singapore and the United Kingdom. She has a special focus on acne & scars, skin cancer and dermatological surgery.

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