Acne Scar Treatment Using CO2 Laser Method
Posted on June 25, 2011
People who want to perform Acne Scar Treatment that has greater chance of better result should try the CO2 laser. With this method, the damaged skin is being flashed with powerful CO2 laser 1-3 times for small area. For larger area, the flashing may take an hour or more. The flashing is intended to stimulate new skin to resurface in replace of the removed dead skin.
Acne Scar Treatment Reviews
The Acne Scar Treatment using CO2 laser method is considered much easier than other procedures because it is easier to control the direction of the tool, namely the laser, so that it is also easier to direct the laser to the target area. The powerful flash will also penetrate deeper into the depth of the skin which gives better stimulant for the cells relevant to the production of the new skin cells. To reduce the pain during the flashing, local anesthesia is employed. However, the Acne Scar Treatment using CO2 laser also presents more side effects.
Using CO2 Laser for Acne Scar Treatment
Some of the recorded side effects are prolonged redness, millia, eczema, darkening of the skin, lightening of the skin and crusting. In worst cases, patient may develop new spots or contracts cysts and infection, or even hyperthropic scarring and dilated blood vessels. After the Acne Scar Treatment using laser CO2 is administered, the skin should be covered for at least three days. Healing may take 10 to 21 days and the skin will develop pink color for 1 to 3 or more months. Each treatment, which can be repeated after six months, may cost between $3000 and $6,000.
