Acne is a condition that affects up to 80% of the population with varying degrees of severity.
It is also genetic in nature and tends to run in families.

Acne can lead to serious conditions such as cystic acne and acne vulgaris. Acne can be active or relatively stable depending on the hormonal activities. It primarily affects areas of the skin with a relatively high number of oil glands. If left untreated, acne can result in inflammation, pigmentation and scars, especially after being picked, squeezed or poked. It is important also to get treatment early before it develops into pigmentations and scars. This will reduce mental stress, increase self-esteem  and help prevent any associated depression.

1.  Sebaceous glands overproduce sebum and get clogged with dead skin cells. A skin bacteria, Propionibacterium acnes, feeds on the clogged sebum and digests it into fatty acids that leak into skin tissue, causing inflammation, redness, swelling, and pus.
2. When the acne settles, the inflammation leaves behind red and brown scars. These are easily lightened by our laser skin treatment. If the collagen in the dermis layer is damaged, scarring becomes disfiguring and pitted scars form in the skin which are very hard to get rid of. However, our treatments can reduce the appearance of pitted scars, making them less noticeable.
3. If untreated, acne can cause PIH (post inflammatory hyperpigmentation), which are brown or red spots and a change in the texture of your skin.

There are many causes of acne, some environmental, some related to lifestyle and, unfortunately, some genetic.

Environmental causes of acne

1. Pollutants – bacteria, smoking 
2. Stress ( increased in cortisol and androgens from stress response )

Lifestyle-related causes of acne

1. Poor Sleep
2. Dairy intake
3. Red Meat ( Hormones )

Every person has a unique genetic makeup and, unfortunately, some of those genetic combinations make us more susceptible to acne than others. Varying levels of hormones, oil production and bacteria can all contribute to making a person more susceptible to acne.

1. Sebum production
2. Propionibacterium – acne colonization and population
3. Perifollicular hyperkeratosis (which just means blocked pores)
4. Inflammation

Acne has a higher prevalence in adult females. Further, up to 85% of adult women report a worsening of their acne in the days before menstruation

Often students start to have acne outbreaks during examination periods due to lack of sleep and stress.

The single most important coping mechanism for female patients with acne is to use cosmetic camouflage. However, cosmetics can actually trigger or worsen acne in as many as 62% of cases.

Acne cannot be cured with laser treatments, but it can be Cleaned, Cleared and Controlled ( CCC ). Our treatment will help the skin to reach homeostasis (a stabilized skin condition).

Acne is a skin disease. The common myth is to let acne simply run its course, but leaving acne untreated can result in pigmentation which lasts for years and scars that last for life. Acne scars lower self-esteem and confidence, and can even lead to mild depression. Early intervention for acne is highly recommended. No one should suffer from this problem when effective, non-invasive treatments like the signature Quiklaser Cleaning System are available.

Doctors and Dermatologist often use the following treatments

• Antibiotics to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation
• Birth control pills and other medications that affect hormones
• Most commonly Isotretinoin or Accutane ( the leading pharmaceutical treatments for acne, which work effectively but with some potentially serious side effects.
• Chemical peels for scarring

At QuikLaser, our laser acne treatments use our patented QuikLaser Cleaning System to Clean, Clear and Control your acne, all without medications or invasive procedures.

Oral isotretinoin is considered a SUPER ACNE DRUG - at one point it was the best pharmaceutical treatment for acne.

It targets all the 4 devils in acne: sebum, bacteria, blockage, inflammation.

However, there are some serious drawbacks to using this acne treatment:

• it has teratogenic* side effects - in fact, you need to sign an indemnity form stating you will not become pregnant while on pill or within one month after stopping, as it may cause fetal abnormalities in pregnant women.
• it has many side effects, which are largely manageable but unnecessary if your acne is not scarring and not affecting ADL and QLI
• it is not a CURE for acne.
• it is chemically INVASIVE
• it has minimal effects on scarring, the main scourge of acne sufferers

Yes! The QuikLaser Quick Cleaning system addresses the root causes of acne.

• Sterilizes the skin  by killing the bacteria Propionibacterium population
• Sanitizes by vaporizing dirt, debris and pollutants. It unclog the glands introduces oxygen producing an inhospitable environment for the bacteria to survive. It vaporizes dirt and black pigments that contributes to blackhead appearances
• Shrinks the sebaceous glands and lower oil production activities. It makes the pores less visible 
• It is the most natural and safest way to put acne under control without ablative intervention or prescribed medication. 
• The laser will break down the melanin pigments and reduce any Post-Inflammatory Pigmentation (PIH)
• Laser stimulates collagen production in the dermis and reduces the depth and appearance of pitted acne scars
• Powerful medicine like Accutane will not solve the problems of pigmentation and scars and it may increase pigmentation.

Laser QCS is the Safest, Natural and Best Treatment for ACNE.

It targets all the 4 devils in acne:

• sebum, bacteria, blockage, inflammation
• it is NOT CHEMICALLY INVASIVE
• it is NOT PHYSICALLY INVASIVE
• there is no down time
• it is slow, steady, sure, safe, scientific and it helps all the scarring resulted from acne - PIH, PIE and some rolling scars
• it is clean, clear, control of acne at no health costs even with long term use
• it is the only procedure which leads to Homeostasis against all the physiological, psychological and pathological destabilisation factors
• it is scientific and medical knowledge, applied simply, seamlessly and surely
• it is a scienctific acne treatment which yields consistent, replicable, and predictable results

The following conditions should not progress to scarring if managed early and properly. 

• Micro-comedone
• Open comedone (black head)
• Closed comedone (whitehead)
• Papular
• Postular

The lesions have not invaded the dermis and damaged the collagen irreversibly. As long as the collagen connective tissue is not damaged, then the vascular endothelium will not be damaged and scarring is NOT inevitable. Whatever scarring outcome is usually PEE ( non contoural ). These acne scars are very treatable and reversible.

DOT NOT PICK, POKE OR SQUEEZE your acne pimples or blackheads.  It can lead to irreversible scarring. 

What kind of scarring is not reversible – Nodulocystic 

Acne will normally progress to scarring irrespective of treatment. The final outcome is less or more scarring but scarring is definite. 

The lesions have invaded grossly into the dermis and damaged badly the collagen and connective tissues. Contoural scarring is inevitable.

However, scarring can still be made > 30% less visible our Laser QCS with the stimulation of more collagen in the dermis.

Contoural scars can be aggressively treated with invasive plastic surgery procedures. It is expensive and it is highly dependent on the skills of the plastic surgeon.

Other treatments for this type of acne scarring are:

1. Fillers – it is workable in rolling scars but IMPOSSIBLE to work in V shaped and U shaped scars which are fibrotic. The filling is temporary as there is no NEW COLLAGEN taking place. There are also no bio stimulation and no Cell Signalling process.
2. Subcision – can be done but expensive and dependent on the skill of the Plastic Surgeon
3. Punch Excision – can be done but expensive and dependent on the skill of the plastic surgeon