Acne Surgery

Acne surgery is another form of treatment. Today we’ll look at the 3 top acne surgery procedures. They are:

1. Chemical peels
2. Acne light Treatment
3. Acne laser treatment

Ok. Let’s start at number one:

Chemical Peels are the Cheapest and Easiest of Surgeries

Well chemical peels are acids that exfoliate our faces. These acids are able to remove the layer of our skin (our epidermis). Chemical peels are also the easiest and cheapest surgical procedures to treat acne.

So are you interested in peels?

If you are then here are the two most common chemical peels:

• Glycolic acids

• Salicylic acids

Glycolic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid. Alpha-hydroxy acids are anti-inflammatory and promote exfoliation. Glycolic acid is also derived from fruits and milk.

It peels away the dead skin cells in the epidermis as well as stimulates the growth of collagen. It also reduces the amount of trapped sebum in our clogged pores.

Salicylic acid on the other hand is a beta-hydroxy acid. Beta-hydroxy acid are organic acids. Salicylic acid is also derived from the bark of the willow tree (willow trees are also used to make cricket bats). It too is an exfoliant and is oil soluble.

Here’s the great thing about salicylic acid. Because it oil soluble it can easily and deeply penetrate our oil-clogged pores. Therefore it works well for us who struggle with deep cystic acne.

That’s good news, isn’t it?

So which chemical peel should we use?

Well both work fine. But the major difference between the two is safety. Salicylic acid peels are safer than glycolic acid peels.

Why so?

Because salicylic peel will stop burning away our facial skin after 3 minutes. Glycolic acid however will continue to penetrate deeper and deeper the longer it stays on our faces. So if we’re not careful, glycolic acid peels can damage our skin.

But here’s another thing we should know about chemical peels.

If we’re using acne medication or antibiotics, we should tell our doctor before he/she performs a chemical peel. These medicines tend to make the peels penetrate deeper into our facial skin.

So are we going to try peels to treat our acne?

Well before we make up our minds let’s see what other acne surgery options are available.

Let’s read about the second type of acne surgery:

Acne Light Treatment. A Painless Procedure.

Here’s how.

P. acnes releases a chemical called porphyrins. But these porphyrins react negatively to ultra violet light. They cause free radical damage in the bacteria and the P. acnes die.

Now this happens naturally when we are exposed to sunlight. The UV rays from the sun has the ability to kill the dreaded bacteria. But unfortunately the sun is also the #1 enemy of our skin.

The sun’s rays damage our skin cells and sometimes promote skin cancer.

But scientists have discovered that blue light in the range of 400 to 430nm (nm= 1 millionth of a metre) is enough to destroy P. acnes.

So, this is great for those of us with mild to moderate acne (and money of course). All it takes is a few sessions of low-intensity acne light treatment.

But here’s some more good news. A recent study showed the result of a twice-a-week light treatment which lasted for a month. The experiment yielded a 60% reduction 80% of acne patients.

Isn’t that encouraging?

The report also stated that it took between 3 to 8 months before those patients had another acne breakout.

Here's a short video about light therapy from News Channel 10

Light treatment is safe. It’s simply blue light. But it may prove costly.

Also it isn’t really appropriate for us with hormonal acne breakouts. The light doesn’t help balance our hormones.

Now let’s checkout the third acne surgery procedure:

When All Else Fails, There’s Acne Laser Treatment.

Here’s what happens when we use an acne laser treatment.

The laser is set to damage our sebaceous glands in our skin. The heat from the laser alters the glands causing them to produce less sebum.

How effective is acne laser treatment?

Well judge for yourself.

Here's an actual Acne Laser Surgery in progress- (Warning graphic video)

Here’s another study in which a 1,450nm diode laser was used to perform 4 treatments one month apart. After 6 months there was a 100% clearing of acne in 16 of the 17 patients evaluated.

Based on that experiment I would say that the laser is very effective. But it’s also a very expensive procedure.

I would advice folks to try the other two types of acne surgery first. The laser should be a last resort.

But remember, if you do decide to use the laser, tell your doctor or dermatologist if you’re on Accutane. Accutane may adversely affect the procedure.

Hey check out the other Acne Treatments

Acne and diet, Herbal Acne Treatment, Home Remedies for Acne, Acne Antibiotics.

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