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Answers (sorted by helpful votes)| Kenneth Han DO |  |
What's the best acne treatment?
Many great answers from above.
In our office, I will personally evaluate the type of acne prior to recommending any customized skin plan. Depending on the severity, I will recommend treatments with lasers and combine with a good skin care home... more
| Kris M. Reddy, MD |  |
Acne scar removal - can someone help me find an approach that works?
There are a number of treatments that could potentially help you. The options can be head-spinning.
The starting point is to find a physician that you are comfortable with. Once you are comfortable with the practitioner, then the treatment... more
| Christina Marcaccini |  |
What's the best way to cover up acne?
If you need some coverage while treating your acne, I recommend using Mineral Makeup. It's lightweight, gives natural looking coverage and does not contain any pore clogging ingredients. more
| D.J. Verret, MD |  |
What are potential chemical peel side effects?
As with any procedure, there are risks. Risks are dependent on the type of chemical used and the medical condition of the patient. For most over the counter superficial peels, risks are minimal.
For deeper peels, such as TCA and phenol, rewards... more
| Steven Wallach, M.D. |  |
How do I reduce the size of pores and prevent dark spots that acne leaves?
There are a number of lasers that can treat pore size and, as well, active acne. One such laser is the Thermascan laser. It heats the collagen in the skin and causes pore size contraction as well as remodelling. It also treats active acne as... more
| Mary Lupo, MD |  |
Which laser skin treatment is best for acne scars?
The reason there are so many options for acne scar correction, is because there are different types of acne scars and there are relative strengths and weaknesses to all modalities to correct or improve acne scars. It is therefore very important... more
| Kenneth Han DO | |
What's the best way to get rid of acne scars?
As noted above, there are many different types of acne scars.
In my opinion, acne scarring may be treated with nonablative laser technologies; however, yield very minimal results. Erbium resurfacing in my personal experience has not yielded as... more
| Joel Caschette, MD |  |
What's the best laser for acne treatments?
Laser Acne Treatments can be divided into two categories:
Lasers that shrink oil glands to control current acne problems
Lasers that reduce scars from previous acne breakouts.
Below, I’ll offer several examples of acne... more
| D.J. Verret, MD | |
Will collagen injections get rid of acne scars?
Collagen is one solution to acne scars. Unfortunately, it is a temporary solution for a permanent problem. There are other fillers which can last longer but if you are talking about scars that collagen would be able to treat - think... more
| Michael A. Persky, MD |  |
Is there a laser treatment for acne?
I have been extremely impressed with the results of PDT for acne. Patients are pre-treated with a topical medication stick called Levulan, and then undergo IPL or blue light therapy. The results are amazing. Good luck.
Dr. P more
| Joel Caschette, MD | |
What are some common myths about acne?
Here are some common acne “myths” I run across in my office:
“I wash my face all the time- but I just can’t get rid of thi more
| Virginia Cao |
Glycolic acid vs. Salicylic acid - which chemical peel is better for acne?
Acne is associated with an excess of sebum (oil) in the hair follice and pores. With the blockage of the pores overtime, this can cause redness, irritation that can lead to signs and symptoms of infection and papules/pustules to form.
The best... more
| Dr. Sachit Shah |  |
What is the best laser acne treatment?
For reducing active acne treatments I use a few choices:
I use skin care products that cleanse aggressively
I use Leuvulan Photodynamic Therapy
I use laser treatment with KTP 532nm or a PDL 595nm laser to reduce outbreaks
I... more
| Stephen Nightingale, M.D. |  |
Is BLU-U better than IPL for treating acne?
In our office, light treatment augments traditional treatment for acne. For mild comodomal/pustular acne, we still use traditional topical treatment. For more progressive inflammatory acne, we use topical and light therapy. ... more
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