Laser Skin Resurfacing after Dermabrasion of Acne Scars

Acne scars show a great variety in there clinica! appearance and therefore very often cannot be effectively corrected by a single treatment modality alone. Traditionally chemical peeling is continued with punch excision and also by dermabrasion. Laser skin resurfacing has been added to the numerous treatment options for acne scars. Whereas laser resurfacing showed good results in mild acne scarTing, severe atrophic acne scars achieved only moderate results. Therefore, in the modem postacne treatment the whole spectrum of adapted methods should be avai lable. We would like to present as an example one patient with severe deep scarring who has been firstly flattened by dermabrasion following a more exact modelling of the scar borders by laser skin resurfacing resulting in a much better result than dermabrasion alone. Riassunto