Acne

Persistent pimples and black-heads? Consult for a laser treatment against acne.

Acne scars make you feel uncomfortable? Do pimples and black-heads remain with you as an adult? A laser treatment can now remove those unwanted marks that make you feel uncomfortable with your face or body. Acne is usually associated to the pubertal change. Yet, Acne can be due to dysfunctions of the digestive system, the endocrine system, or even of hereditary origin. Acne can also be due to stress or a nervous breakdown. More than an aesthetic fault, acne generates real psychological suffering. Nowadays, in addition to curative localized treatment, laser treatment is possible.

Whatever its name “pimple” “comedone” or “acne” all these terms are similar. Acne is just the professional way to name it. Acne is not exclusively located on the face, but it can also spread on the neck and the back in particular. Acne can be more or less virulent, ranging from a few pimples on the face to a large quantity of nodules in the deep layers of the skin.

Whereas superficial pimples don’t leave any scars, the deepest ones have their roots deeper in the skin. Therefore they can leave marks and scars.

What to use against acne?

According to the type of acne, adapted treatments can gradually erase pimples:

1. Cleaning the face with sterilized instruments
2. Chemical peeling for a pimple removal thanks to the elimination of the superficial layer of the skin. Surgical removal of acne scars.
3. Mesotherapy which consist of injecting medicines into the pathological source
4. Laser treatments that favour healing
5. Laser resurfacing erases pimples and residual marks
6. Laser treatments against acne and acne scars
7. Treating acne by the use of lasers is new. Clinical studies have demonstrated that the certain lasers are more effective with certain types of acne. Lasers temporraly harm sebaceous glands which are responsible for acne outbreaks. This reduces the growth of bacteria. The results of the treatment by the lasers are visible after 10 days.
8. According to our dortors’ assessments, patients show an improvement of an average of 80 % after 2 to 4 therapy sessions. The therapy result lasts 6 months minimum.

How does the laser session go?

The Parisian laser center uses the Erbium laser. Thanks to its cooling system, the laser efficiently protects the epidermis and tightens the pores of the skin, stimulating the collagen and the elastin to regenerate the skin.

Each session lasts for an average of 15 minutes. A treatment against “normal acne” on the face usually requires 2 to 4 sessions within 2 to 4 weeks. For some patients, 1 to 2 sessions of laser treatment are enough to permanently cure acne.

Learn more about laser treatments against scars.