Acne & Acne Scarring

Acne Treatment

The treatment of active acne is a general dermatology concern that is typically covered by insurance (please check with your insurance company). The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) offers a resource center for patient. For more information, you can access this resource here: https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/acne.

Many of the options for treating active acne include topical and oral medications. A consultation with your dermatology provider will give you the best guidance on what will work for you.

In addition, we offer some therapies for the treatment of acne.

Aviclear Laser
Blue light phototherapy Photodynamic therapy
ND: YAG laser therapy - Laser Genesis
Acne surgery
Chemical peels

Acne Scarring

Treating active acne is important to prevent scarring which is more difficult to treat. However, scarring can happen and fortunately there are new and improved techniques for minimizing the appearance of scars. These treatments are typically not covered by insurance as they are considered a cosmetic treatment. The options we offer are:

Microneedling with Radio Frequency - Cutera Secret RF Laser
Non-ablative ND: YAG lasers - Laser Genesis
Skin resurfacing - Fractional carbon dioxide laser
Traditional Microneedling with PRP
Fractional picosecond laser (Picotoning)
Punch excision
Subcision
Filler injections
Chemical peels
Topical human growth factors

The effectiveness of these treatments can be boosted dramatically with the use of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) which can be combined with many of the procedures, above. Your dermatology provider can make recommendations on how to use this powerful technology.