Healthy Habits: PicoSure Acne Scar Removal

With acne as the most common skin condition affecting more than 60 million Americans today, it is no surprise that 20 million people have severe enough acne to cause scarring (33 percent of sufferers).  Cynosure, the leader in aesthetic lasers, announced today that PicoSure is the first and only picosecond laser now FDA-cleared to treat acne scars.

I had a chance to do a Q&A to find out more:

 How did PicoSure make the transition from tattoo removal to acne scar removal? Cynosure’s dedication to clinical research offers patients incomparable treatment options and the highest satisfaction to-date. With new treatments continuing to emerge, PicoSure's latest indication is another milestone and evidence of Cynosure's commitment to the evolution of picosecond laser technology.

How does PicoSure work? PicoSure's PressureWave™ technology gently delivers ultra-short pulses of energy in trillionths of a second resulting in increased density and length of elastin fibers and increased collagen deposition. Based on results from Cynosure's clinical study, these are very positive signs to restoring normal skin elasticity in the scar tissue and thus reducing the appearance of the scars.

To whom is PicoSure targeted? PicoSure is targeted to those who have acne scars. With acne as the most common skin condition affecting more than 60 million Americans today, it is no surprise that 20 million people have severe enough acne to cause scarring (33 percent of sufferers).

In clinical studies, 77% of patients achieved greater than 50% improvement as graded by the physician:

·         PicoSure received 97% physician satisfaction rate at the one month follow up appointment and increased to 100% at the three month follow up.

·         PicoSure received 76% patient satisfaction rate at the one month follow up appointment and increased to 86% patient satisfaction rate at the three month follow up.