Laser Acne Treatment
Treating Acne with Laser
Treating acne is a huge industry in today’s market and there are literally hundreds of solutions available. If you experience acne personally, you have probably investigated countless products or procedures and this can be an exhausting process.
At Winter Park Dermatology we offer higher power treatments for you acne through the Alma Harmony XL AFT (Advanced Fluorescent Technology) 420 laser hand-piece. The Harmony XL AFT laser is the next generation of IPL involving the use of a specially constructed xenon flash lamp and focusing optics. By taking formerly unused UV light and converting it into the optimal light spectrum through a special filtering system, it increases emission and penetration allowing for safer and more effective treatments.
AFT also delivers Equally Distributed Fluence (EDF), which means that every pulse has uniform energy density across the entire output face. This fluence ensures repeatable results and remarkable safety. AFT yields a more efficient system for ideal clinical improvements, less discomfort and minimal skin damage.
Recent studies have demonstrated that certain discrete spectra can trigger endogenic porphyrins that naturally destroy P. acnes bacteria in a fraction of the time it typically takes for antibiotics to work. Using the Harmony XL AFT 420 laser hand-piece, intense blue wavelengths in the range of 420-950 nm target the porphyrins produced as part of the normal metabolism of P. acnes bacteria. The interaction of the intense blue light and the porphyrins creates singlet oxygen that rapidly destroys the bacteria causing your acne.
The targeted problem areas precisely absorb AFT’s selective pulsed light energy without damaging healthy skin. For vascular lesions, heat energy closes off surface blood vessels, which in time get absorbed by your body. Pigmented lesions incur heating of the melanin causing them to fragment. The resulting transformation leaves a more even skin tone with a long term result if proper skin care is utilized post procedure.
Within eight brief acne laser treatments, over just four weeks, Harmony XL’s AFT 420 Acne Hand-Piece can provide significant improvement with up to 80% clearance reported. This is three times faster than common antibiotics and topical treatments without drugs or undesirable side effects.
To sum it up, some of the advantages of treating your acne with Harmony XL’s AFT 420 Hand-Piece include:
• Eight treatments over four weeks produce results three times faster than pharmaceuticals
• Completely painless, no adverse effects or downtime
• Safe treatment with 80% acne clearance on average
• Easy treatments instead of daily pills or creams
• Laser treatment can improve not only the inflamed acne, but may also lead to the reduction of acne scars
• Non-invasive
• No topical or systemic drugs
Treating your acne with laser also stimulates collagen production to help repair the damage caused by the acne infection. As a result, the treatment provides long lasting improvement in both acne and your overall skin texture. Many traditional acne treatments do not produce results because they fail to target the source of the problem. For any acne treatment to work, it must target the cause of your acne.
When you look in the mirror and see severe acne or acne scars, it can be painful emotionally as well as physically. Laser treatment is often recommended if you have exhausted all other treatment options and your skin does not appear to have improved. If you have given up hope, laser treatments may actually be one of the easiest ways to get rid of your acne.
To schedule a consultation, please call Winter Park Dermatology and we will set up a time for you to meet with Dr. Tabas. She will evaluate your skin and let you know whether laser treatment is suitable for your situation. People spend billions of dollars each year on products to treat their acne with no success and we are excited to offer you a solution with the Harmony XL AFT 420 laser acne treatment. Even though one treatment often makes a visible difference, many patients choose to have a combination of laser treatments to target more than one cause of their blemishes.
