Emirates Dermatology Clinic provides scar repair treatment at affordable rates. For the best skin laser treatment Abu Dhabi, UAE. Visit EDCC for best results

1. Laser Scar Repair…Feel Confident With Your Skin

2. Introduction
 Many are left behind with scars after a surgery or a burn or a wound that occurs in their life.
 They are actually fibrotic tissues which are left behind due to irregular collagen formation.
 Hypertrophic, keloid, atrophic and acne scars are some of the categories of scars generally
seen in patients.

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 Scar repair can be handled reducing their appearance by using a Laser treatment which can
remove the outer layer of the skin’s surface stimulating the production of new skin cells to
cover damaged skin cells.
 A Laser treatment can reduce warts, skin wrinkles, age spots, scars, and keloids.
 For the treatment of hypertrophic and erythematous scars, non-ablative lasers such as the
pulsed dye laser is used.
 In case of atrophic acne scars Ablative lasers, Er:YAG were used earlier.
 Depending on the type of scar, and range from topical creams for mild scarring, to grafting in
the case of large, traumatic scars, there are many scar revision therapies.

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 This Laser scar revision effectively improves skin texture and pigment.
 Laser treatments for scars are cosmetic procedures and the cost depends on the size of the
scar, the number of scars and the amount of laser treatments you’ll need.
Laser Treatment For Scars
 The appearance of scars can be controlled to an extent by a laser therapy.
 A laser wand is continuously moved over your skin for removing damaged skin cells including
injury scars, burn marks, acne scars, dark spots, age spots, and other types of
hyperpigmentation.
 A person who have light sensitivity or who is taking blood-thinning medications is not
recommended to do a skin laser treatment.

5. Types Of Laser Scar Removal
 A scar cannot be made disappear by the Laser scar treatments but make it appear less
noticeable.
 Laser treatments are used to remove the outer layer of the damaged skin’s surface
improving skin tone and appearance.
 There are many types of laser treatment for scars.
• Ablative Laser Resurfacing
 In this type of laser treatment the top layer of skin is burned with a high powered laser
smoothing skin below.
 It eliminates the skin cells that have been damaged at the surface level and improves the
appearance of scars, warts, and wrinkles.

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 At times your dermatologist may give you a sedative prior to this laser treatment.
 Usually a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser for deeper scars and an erbium laser for surface scars
are used.
• Non-Ablative Laser Resurfacing
 In the case of non-ablative laser treatment a lower energy beam of light is used for heating
the skin beneath the surface.
 Infrared heat lasers penetrate the inner layer of the skin increasing the production of
collagen and cell renewal to replace damaged skin cells.
 This treatment is not as effective as ablative laser resurfacing.
 Non-ablative resurfacing requires a higher number of treatments although it is less
expensive, and has a shorter overall downtime.

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• Fractional Laser Resurfacing
 It is the newest and best way of laser scar revision.
 Fractionated resurfacing treatments create tiny thermal holes in the skin cells instead of
removing the entire top layer of skin.
 The body break down old and scarred skin reducing the risk of side effects.
 Dark pigmented cells are removed by the laser which penetrates into the deeper layer of the
skin’s surface.
 Collagen production is stimulated and renewal of skin cell happens making your scar less
visible.

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• VBeam Laser
 A VBeam laser is a vascular laser which remove the redness, purple color, or pink that may be
present in hypertrophic scars, keloids, stretch marks, or other atrophic or healing scars.
 It is a pulsed-dye laser which deliver a powerful and gentle burst of energy to precise
locations on the skin.
 Vbeam treatments are meant for lighter-skinned patients with vascular blemishes such as red
blotches, spider broken blood vessels, rosacea, or red birthmarks.

9. Side Effects Of The Treatment
 Your dermatologist in the opted aesthetic clinic Abu Dhabi, uses light and heat to treat
damaged skin cells in this procedure.
 For some patients there is a chance of experiencing side effects like:
• Scarring
• Swelling
• Itching
• Redness
• Bleeding
• pain

10. Before Laser Treatment
 Take the following precautions before you undergo a laser therapy for your scar
• Quit smoking at least three weeks before the treatment
• Avoid taking aspirin, supplements, or medications that slows the healing process
• Retinol or glycolic acid containing skin care products must not be used
• To avoid sun exposure wear sunblock before the procedure

11. After Laser Treatment
 Laser skin treatments for scars are long-lasting and it may take weeks or months to notice a
difference.
 It may also take 3 to 10 days for recovery.
 Some precautions must be taken once you are done with the laser treatment for scar.
 Do not get exposed to direct sunlight
 To reduce swelling, apply a cold pack to the treated area
 Remember to take counter pain medication whenever required
 Wash and apply moisturizer daily
 Avoid makeup for a few days in case of facial procedures

12. Conclusion
 Laser treatment for scars is safe since it is an outpatient procedure.
 Even if mild side effects are produced they disappear in a couple of days.
 An advantage of the skin laser treatment is that there is no long downtime with this
procedure.
 It is not possible to completely remove the scars but laser therapy can effectively minimize a
scar’s appearance and thickness.
 In EDCC, we provide the best suited laser therapy for your scar problem.
 You can contact us if you would like to know more about the treatments.

13. Thank You
info@edcc.ae
Emirates Dermatology
EDCC, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street
Abu Dhabi