PMID: 11322398Apr 27, 2001Paper

Laser punch-out for acne scars

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
S H KooS H Park

Abstract

Patients with acne scars want smooth facial skin. However, achieving this is difficult with dermabrasion or chemical peeling. Nor can acne scars be covered with cosmetics, due to their ice-picked or cobblestone appearance. Laser resurfacing is more effective and safer than other conventional methods due to its precision with depth control and variable methods of surface cutting. Even depth resurfacing with a laser shows unsatisfactory results, therefore, for the deep-sited acne scar the cutting methods have to be changed according to the depth and pattern of the scar. For 2 years, starting in January 1996, we treated 71 patients with a high-powered CO2 laser (Ultrapulse). Different resurfacing methods were applied according to the depth and pattern of the scars. For mild depressed scars, even depth resurfacing was done. For moderate-depth acne scars, the shoulder technique was also used. For the deepest and ice-picked scars, the laser punch-out was combined. Laser resurfacing was carried out at 300-500 mJ, with two to five passes. Laser punch-out was done at 500 mJ, with three to seven continuous passes on the ice-picked scar. From the pathologic findings of acne scars showing that there was thick intradermal scar, we knew that...Continue Reading

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