If you’ve tried to even out your skin tone with serums and creams, you already know — topical products do little to meaningfully impact scar tissue. That’s where laser comes in.
If you’re tired of hiding scarred skin and you want to wear any outfit with confidence, then you need a treatment that can fade scar tissue. At DeeTox, our physician-led team can perform a laser treatment to reduce your scars and restore more even-toned skin. But how does a laser reduce scar tissue, and which device is the right choice for you?
Under the guidance of medical director Dr. Bode, our team can administer treatment with our laser for scars in Chapel Hill. Read on to learn more about the process and how the science works to provide noticeable and natural-looking results.
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Finding the Right Laser for Your Scar Treatment
Pairing Lasers With Additional Scar Treatments
How Many Treatment Sessions Do You Need to Reduce Scars?
What Sorts of Results Can You Expect?
What Causes Scars?
If you’ve ever struggled to hide or reduce a scar, you may have wondered why it formed in the first place. After all, many of us have scratched, scraped, or otherwise injured our skin more times than we can count, but the vast majority of these wounds don’t scar.
Most scars develop because of the intensity of the wound itself. Superficial cuts on the surface of the skin require fewer skin cells to repair, meaning the risk of scarring is lower. If your wound is deep, then it may be more likely to heal as a scar.
Injuries that burn the skin may be more likely to scar as well. Interrupting the healing process can also raise the chance that the wound scars.
Additionally, picking at a healing wound can cause the development of scar tissue.
How Do Lasers Reduce Scars?
Before we dive into the science behind treatments with our laser for scars in Chapel Hill, we have one important note: a laser treatment cannot completely erase scar tissue.
By its very nature, scar tissue is permanent and resistant, but that doesn’t mean you need to put up with noticeable scars forever.
With the right laser treatment from our team at DeeTox, we can noticeably reduce and lighten your scars. The process works because of one of the body’s most important proteins: collagen. Collagen proteins provide structure to your body’s tissues, making it an instrumental part of the healing process.
Our laser treatments take advantage of this natural biological process to fade scar tissue. When the specialized laser energy comes into contact with the scar tissue, the body produces healing collagen proteins in the treatment area.
As these collagen proteins form, they create new, healthy skin around the scar tissue. This lightens the scars, providing you with noticeable improvements to the skin’s appearance.
But laser treatments don’t just create new skin around the scar tissue. These treatments can also smooth rough skin, reduce discoloration, and lessen redness for an overall more youthful appearance.
Finding the Right Laser for Your Scar Treatment
As a physician-owned practice, we approach scar treatments the same way we approach every service — with clinical judgment, not guesswork. Dr. Bode and team will examine your needs to determine which of our available treatments can provide optimal results.
Skin tone, texture, depth of scarring, and desired outcome drive laser treatment selection.
At DeeTox, we prioritize a personalized approach to treat your specific skin type. We can determine the ideal treatment for your needs, and if you’re considering trying a laser for scars in Chapel Hill, we have a wide selection of options.
Helix CO2 Laser Resurfacing
If you’re interested in a laser for scars in Chapel Hill, we may recommend treatment with Helix CO2.
The Helix CO2 device uses advanced laser resurfacing technology to treat deeper concerns. This device uses CO2 lasers to remove the outermost skin cells with precision, which simultaneously remodels damaged skin and stimulates collagen production for enhanced healing results.
Helix CO2 isn’t just effective for treating scars, either; we may also recommend this treatment to tighten the skin and reduce deep-set wrinkles. Helix CO2 can provide prominent improvements while still offering natural-looking results.
Moxi Laser
With the Moxi laser, you can experience noticeable results without overhauling your schedule.
The Moxi laser is a non-ablative treatment that harnesses the body’s healing process by creating targeted micro-injuries on the surface of the skin. After the Moxi laser creates micro-injuries in the skin, the body begins producing collagen proteins in the treatment area, which can reduce scars, eliminate sun damage, and even treat fine lines.
Downtime is minimal—we recommend avoiding makeup for at least 24 hours after the treatment. However, you shouldn’t need to take any dedicated recovery time. Following your treatment, you can return to your normal daily schedule.
Pairing Lasers With Additional Scar Treatments
There are many benefits to using a laser for scars in Chapel Hill. However, some treatments we offer to reduce scar prominence aren’t technically lasers. That said, they can still provide meaningful results, especially when we pair them with traditional lasers.
BroadBand Light Therapy
Many people confuse BroadBand Light (BBL) therapy with a laser treatment, but there aren’t any lasers involved with this treatment. Instead of traditional lasers, BBL therapy treats the skin with multiple wavelengths of light to provide noticeable results. As the BBL device targets the body with specialized wavelengths of light, it passes through the top layer of skin and converts to heat in targeted layers of the skin that hold onto pigment and redness.
Like a typical laser treatment, this process stimulates the production of collagen proteins for renewed texture and shine.
With this advanced light treatment, you can experience a reduction in age spots, sun damage, broken capillaries, acne, fine lines, and of course, discoloration within scar tissue.
SkinPen Microneedling
Another treatment that pairs well with a laser for scars in Chapel Hill is microneedling. And if you’re interested in a microneedling treatment that can treat damage on the surface and below the surface of the skin, our experts may recommend SkinPen.
SkinPen has numerous small needles housed in the applicator’s tip. As the provider applies these needles to the surface of your skin, it triggers your body’s natural healing response, making it an effective choice to enhance the results of your laser scar treatment.
We may also recommend a treatment with SkinPen to treat aesthetic concerns like fine lines and stretch marks.
VirtueRF Microneedling
To heal concerns beneath the surface of the skin, we may recommend VirtueRF microneedling. VirtueRF works to heal deeper scars because it combines microneedling and radiofrequency technology.
First, VirtueRF creates micro-injuries on the surface of the skin, and simultaneously heats with radiofrequency energy. This serves to further boost the healing process for more noteworthy results.
If you’re looking to reduce particularly deep scars, we may recommend a combination of treatments. With a laser for scars in Chapel Hill and VirtueRF, you can experience newfound aesthetic confidence, free from the self-consciousness that stems from stubborn scars.
How Many Treatment Sessions Do You Need to Reduce Scars?
Laser scar reduction is not an overnight process. You may need multiple treatment sessions before achieving your desired results.
However, it’s difficult to predict exactly how many treatment sessions you may need before meeting with our team. Everyone’s skin is different, with its own unique needs.
The treatment plan can change depending on the quality of your skin and your desired results. That said, you may need anywhere from 3 to 6 treatment sessions to experience a noticeable reduction in your scar tissue.
What Sorts of Results Can You Expect?
When you come to DeeTox to receive treatment with a laser for scars in Chapel Hill, you want results that last. While laser scar treatments can’t fully erase scars, they can provide lasting results.
Following treatment with one of our lasers, you can experience scars that look lighter and less obvious. These results can also blend seamlessly into surrounding skin, providing scar reduction that is pronounced and natural.
To maintain your results, prioritize your skin health. Drink lots of water, stay out of direct sunlight, and always use sun protection.
Reduce Scars With a Laser Treatment From DeeTox
If you think you could benefit from a laser scar treatment at DeeTox, request an appointment with our team to get started. We sit down with you, examine your concerns, and develop a plan with your needs in mind.
If you’re unsure which of our lasers is the right choice for you, or if you’re interested in one of our other treatments, like laser hair reduction, consider taking a look at our online treatment planner.
Answer a few simple questions, and we can respond with custom recommendations. Get personalized aesthetic assistance from the experts, and feel renewed confidence and comfort in your skin.
