Laser acne treatment

laser treatment

 Laser treatment is one of the latest techniques used to fight acne, and one of the advantages of this technique is that it does not cause the side effects that may be caused by medications, and most types of laser treatments do not cause any discomfort, pain, except that using some type of treatment may lead to some treatment. Creams that are placed before the operation to relieve pain. Acne The pores of the skin contain sebum-producing glands called sebaceous glands, and the production of these sebum is important for the skin, but when these pores are clogged by these fats, dead cells, and bacteria that are naturally present on the skin, they often lead to acne The walls of these pores are damaged, allowing bacteria and dead cells to penetrate to the bottom of the skin, thus producing inflammation that leads to the appearance of pimples, and redness.

Laser acne treatment

 The mechanism of action of the laser device There are several types of laser devices that are used in the treatment of acne, and they are used on various parts of the skin; Where acne appears on the face, neck, back, and chest, but it generally works in two ways, namely:

Heating the sebaceous glands in the skin without affecting the outer layers of the skin itself, and thus these glands shrink in size, and thus will produce less amounts of fat.

Some acne pimples are caused by bacteria that live on the skin. When these bacteria are stuck in the hair follicles without oxygen, they cause inflammation, and laser devices work to introduce oxygen into the pores of the skin, which leads to the destruction of these bacteria, and this is the second way which lasers work with.

 Post treatment results

Depending on the type of laser used to treat acne, no effects appear after treatment, or slight redness may appear on the skin immediately after treatment, and this redness usually disappears within an hour of completing treatment, and if Levulan treatment is placed on the skin before using Laser treatment, the skin may appear to be sunburned, and it lasts for two days, followed by skin peeling, and the duration of treatment depends on the patient’s condition and the type of laser used, and the results of the treatment are long-term, and in some cases it may need to follow up once to twice a year.

Persons eligible for treatment

 Almost anyone who suffers from acne can undergo laser treatment, as the doctor decides after the examination. If a person is using acne medications that contain photosensitive substances, he must wait six months before undergoing laser treatment.