Acne is very common skin disease especially among youth between the age of 13 to 25. Acne is commonly formed in sebaceous follicles on the face and upper part of the chest and back. Even if acne normally improves after the age of 20 the problem is as big as the patient feels it – besides physical occurrence it can highly affect the patient psychologically.
Today many companies have started to offer laser acne treatment supposed to be the most effective way to get rid of acne. In this article I will talk about laser acne treatment – I will give you some benefits and the dangers of taking laser acne treatment. I recommend you to read this before you decide to take or not to take the laser treatment. Before you take the laser acne treatment you might also like to try cheaper natural method first.
Benefits of the Laser Acne Treatment
Laser acne treatment or laser surgery is used to reduce the scars left behind the acne. There has been also research going on to use laser to prevent acne from forming. This way laser acne treatment would burn out the follicle sac (which the hair grows) and sebaceous gland (which produces oil). The laser treatment would also kill bacteria by inducing formation of oxygen in the bacteria.
Laser acne treatment is a fast treatment. If done properly and the treated area is not very big the treatment time can be only minutes. And the area treated is healed back to normal in just few days.
Dangers of the Laser Acne Treatment
As laser beam causes thermal damage to the skin there is a risk that also healthy skin cells are treated. Also the coolant failure might cause a larger area of the skin to result larger and painful burn injuries.
As the laser acne treatment is a new method for removing acne the laws and regulations are not all updated. Therefore several companies have got the licence for this treatment even though the methods and equipment they use are not thoroughly studied.
Can I Take Laser Acne Treatment?
If you think the risks of laser acne treatment are not too big compared to the benefits and you can spend your money to this fairly expensive (pricing from around $1,000.00 to $8,000.00) treatment it would be the right for you.
I would however recommend not to use laser treatment if the patient is very young of age or if the acne is not very bad (ie. not too itchy and not leaving permanent scars). Also some other methods should be applied first to see if the acne can be improving with less risky treatments.
Other Methods for Treating Acne
Besides laser treatment there are several other methods to try. Some of them you can try at home and some of them you should consult your dermatologist. At first you should take good care of the hygiene. There are several externally consumable products which help acne from forming or improve the ongoing acne.
If acne is getting worse the internally consumable products have to be used. No medication should be taken without doctor’s orders.
Most of these commercially distributed products’ effective ingredients are vitamin A derivatives. Those derivatives are very well studied but there are many more of them – even in your own kitchen. Big companies have had no interest on doing research on these common ingredients because it would widely reduce their profit. Some all natural methods have found these to be effective to reduce acne. I would recommend you to try this affordable all natural method first.