How Does Laser Acne Removal Work?

Pimples are something that many people experience in their lives. Generally speaking, they occur because of hormones. Although hormonal changes are thought to be at their most erratic during the teenage years of a person, pimples can also occur in adults.

Indeed, pimples are annoying, especially for those people who are constantly in the public eye, and that is why some of them try laser acne removal. In order to have a better understanding as to how laser acne removal works, it is important to understand with the anatomy of a pimple is.

Specifically, a pimple occurs when skin pores become infected. This infection generally happens when skin oils and dirt from the atmosphere combine to clog a pore. Pimples often go away on their own, but sometimes the more serious kinds of pimples, if left untreated, can result in scarring.

This is where laser acne removal often comes in. In the laser acne removal procedure, a topical anesthetic cream will first be applied to the area that needs to be treated. Next, the dermatologist will use the laser device to target the pimples.

How can lasers get rid of acne? Lasers can treat acne in two ways. First of all, the heat of the laser itself permeates the upper skin layers to rupture the clogged pores, thus also getting rid of the infection. Next, the light of the laser stimulates an increased amount of blood flow in the skin, thus getting new skin tissue to grow and the skin to look clear again.

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