Acne affects a surprisingly large percentage of people, perhaps as high as eighty percent, of the American population at least once during their lifetime develops acne. If you have had moderate or severe acne, or "popped" several pustules yourself, then you might be left with a large number of pot marks or acne scars. These scars will remain for life, unless you decide to surgically correct them. Fortunately, there are a variety of surgical techniques used by plastic surgeons, many which use new cutting edge laser technology, to remove the scars.
A plastic surgeon will use a laser scalpel to remove only the top layer of skin, enough to remove the acne scars, but not enough to cause serious injury to the skin. Usually, the patient is placed under general anesthesia for the procedure, and is given pain medication after the surgery. People who have had this surgery may need to spend a couple of days recovering. While the laser surgery is effective in remodeling many acne scars, some acne scars are too deeply embedded in the skin for any type of treatment to fully remove them. The laser resurfacing operation may take only one operation, or a series of operations may be performed.
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