Atrophic scars with very defined edges usually only improve until they are leveled by laser vaporization.
The procedure is a dermabrasion that allows the surgeon to polish very small areas.
Dermabrasions can cause prolonged redness that can take months to resolve; they are usually easily camouflaged but are sometimes quite unsightly:
However, in some skin types where the tolerance of a dermabrasion is not going to be accepted, we have had surprising results with the Fraxel 1550 ® laser.
Effect of Fraxel laser on an atrophic scar where the initial remodeling effect was maintained one year after the session
