Your youth is full of great memories, but those acne outbreaks don’t exactly make the list. Unfortunately, this common skin condition — it affects up to 50 million Americans annually — has followed you into the future in the form of acne scarring.
If you want to put the past in the past when it comes to acne, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Bruce Saal and our team at Los Gatos Dermatology have you covered. We’ve done our homework and offer four solutions that can smooth out acne scars.
Many acne scars are indentations that we call pockmarks. Unfortunately, as you get older and your skin loses tone and elasticity, previously camouflaged pockmarks can become more prominent, which is why many patients come to see us in adulthood for acne scars.
If you have just a few of these scars, we can fill in the depressions with quick-and-easy dermal filler injections. At our practice, we offer industry-leading Juvéderm® fillers, which can fill in acne scars, creating a more even surface.
As we mentioned, aging and loose skin can make acne scarring more noticeable. A treatment that tackles these scars and tightens sagging skin at the same time is our Thermage® technology.
With Thermage, we deliver radiofrequency energy into the deep layers of your skin using noninvasive technology. Your skin absorbs the energy as heat, which creates a collagen response that lifts, tones, and smooths uneven skin.
If you really want to hit the reset button on your skin, we can turn to CO2 and fractional lasers to resurface your skin. These lasers remove the outermost layers of your skin to make way for healthier skin cells to take their place.
Skin resurfacing is becoming a go-to tool for acne scars, wrinkles, and other surface blemishes. Providers performed more than 3.5 million skin resurfacing procedures in the United States in 2023.
To rejuvenate tired skin, we offer SilkPeel® Dermalinfusion, which is a three-step skin care process that includes:
The microdermabrasion aspect of our dermalinfusion treatment can tackle mild acne scarring, and the serums can promote a healthier glow in your skin that better hides small imperfections.
So if acne is rearing its ugly head again in the form of scars, we have you covered with a range of treatment options. To figure out which acne scarring treatment is best for your skin and your goals, contact our office in Los Gatos, California, today to set up a consultation.
