Acne consultation

There are several types of acne that make being evaluated by a trained dermatologist the first important step before prescribing the right treatment for your acne type. There are other skin conditions that can look significantly like acne but do not respond to common acne medications. Your experienced dermatologist will carefully evaluate your skin before recommending any treatment.

Acne treatment

    Mild Acne – Special anti-inflammatory cleansers, anti-comedonal, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory creams with prescription only.

    Moderate acne – Oral antibiotics, hormonal treatments in combination with prescription creams

    Severe acne – Vitamin A  derivatives are very effective in eliminating severe acne. It can reduce the size of sebaceous glands, fat production, closure of skin cell pores and inflammation. In practice, lower doses are used because they provide excellent results with minimal side effects. Your safety when taking these pills is guaranteed under the close supervision of your dermatologist. A course of treatment usually lasts 10 to 12 months, depending on the severity. Most patients who take it achieve excellent acne cleansing and experience long-term improvement in acne symptoms.

Finally, if you have any remaining scars from previous acne, you should use available fractional laser to improve the appearance of your skin.

Laser for acne scars

Once active acne is controlled, you can begin a course of laser acne scar treatment to improve the appearance of the scars. We use premium lasers to effectively target acne scars including:

    Smart CO2 fractional laser – for the treatment of deeper scars that cause dimples and tissue irregularities on the skin.

    Picoway Laser – For the rapid disappearance of brown marks. It also treats mild to moderate scars

    Pulsed Color Laser (VBEAM) – Improves texture to quickly fade pink or red marks.

By using a variety of lasers to target various post-acne scar issues, we are always looking for the minimum breakdown time with maximum effects. More powerful laser treatments may take about a week to complete, and you will be notified in advance. A repeated course of treatment at intervals of 4-6 weeks is usually required to re-exfoliate the skin and improve the appearance of acne scars.

It is important to avoid tanning before or after laser treatment to minimize the risk of post-laser pigmentation. Before treating you, your dermatologist will talk to you about the expected outcome, the estimated number of treatments needed, and the time of disability or possible side effects. We are very focused on providing good results with the least possible risk.