Patient education
Acne Scar Laser vs Microneedling: The Choices
Eight guides to the laser-or-needling decision, written so that neither option is presented as the default and neither is described as a stepping stone to the other. Start with scar type, then read the two guides on pigment risk and on what cannot be undone.
All guides
8 guides
- Laser Or Microneedling For Acne Scars: Reading The Scar FirstDeciding
- Which Acne Scars Suit Needling Rather Than LaserCandidacy
- How A Scar Assessment Decides Between Laser And NeedlingCandidacy
- Darker Skin And The Acne Scar Treatment ChoiceRisks
- Laser Downtime And Microneedling Downtime ComparedRecovery
- How Many Sessions Before Acne Scars ChangeCost and time
- What Can Be Undone After Acne Scar TreatmentRisks
- When Acne Scars Are Better Left Alone For NowAlternatives
Start with the scar, not the treatment
Arrange an assessment. We will say which type of scarring is present, what each option would change and what it would leave as it is, and when waiting is the better answer.