RESEARCH STUDY

Fraxel 1550 nm laser for atrophic acne scars (2007)

2007
Case series
53
Moderate

One-line finding

Three Fraxel sessions improved atrophic acne scars by 51–75% in nearly 9 out of 10 patients.

Plain-language summary

Fifty-three people with mild to moderate acne scars had three monthly Fraxel treatments with the 1550 nm laser. Nearly 90% saw their scars improve by about half to three-quarters. Results improved with each session. Side effects were mild and short — redness and swelling — with no lasting dark spots or scarring across skin types I to V. There was no control group, so this is lower-level evidence, but it supports Fraxel for acne scars.

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