Acne Scars

ORLANDO — A speaker at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting highlighted a set of international consensus recommendations for the use of energy-based devices for acne scar treatment.

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Post-acne scarring should be treated as a distinct condition from acne vulgaris and deserves a comprehensive and unique clinical approach, according to a study.

Acne scars lead to a significant amount of emotional burden that impacts daily life, according to a poster presented at the EADV Congress virtual meeting.

The use of a fractional ablative 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser may be a viable alternative in the treatment of acne scarring in patients with higher Fitzpatrick skin types.