fractionated co2 laser for acne

Hi,

I went to a Dr. in Beverly Hills to talk about getting rid of my acne scars while treating my acne.  He recommended the factionated Co2 laser.  The treatment costs $5000 at this office.

I have already had photo laser treatments twice, following numerous microderm treatments over years.  I don't want to spend another large chunk of money only to see my acne worsen and create new scars.  

In all of my online research I have found little evidence to support the notion that the fractionated Co2 laser treatment will treat and prevent future acne, as claimed by this Dr.

Please advise.

Thanks.

[anniesmyth]

I am an esthetician, and I will try and advise you the best that I can.

Firts of all, you have to get your acne under control before taking drastic measures to treat your acneic scarring.

I recommend that you see a good esthetician (a clinical one--not one in spas--they don't have enough experience with this). I usually use home care (Obagi Clenziderm System, Vivant, and/or Retin-A) and sometimes chemical peels to do this.

After you get clear and your acne scarring is still more than the Retin-A and microderms can handle, a fractionated C02 laser is probably your best bet, but $5000 is WAY too much money. You can someone just as competent that doesn't necessarily have an office in Beverly Hills to perform such a treatment.

Hope this helps, and please don't hesitate to ask me anything else.

--Annie