Acne, like other diseases, can be controlled and cured but you need to know the right treatment that would work for you. Currently, you will find a number of treatments for acne where all are of different nature. Amongst the most popular ones is treatment using laser beams. Let's see how effective these are and if there are any negative effects.

Laser beams pass through the surface of the skin to deeper levels. Although the skin surface remains unharmed, laser beams can inflict damage to the sebaceous glands which produce sebum. This damage then results in reduced sebum production, which helps control acne. There are some other laser treatments that target the P. acnes bacterium that is responsible for acne growth. In addition to controlling acne, laser treatments can also assist in removal of acne scars.

In cases of severe acne, treating the patients using erbium glass laser can result in as much as 80% acne reduction within 6-12 months. This was confirmed in two separate researches brought in during a session by the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. In one of these researches, 18 acne patients were chosen who had different types of acne ranging from comedones to pustules. These patients had acne both on the face and on the back. After 1 year of laser therapy, only around 20% of the original acne lesions were remained there. It must be noted here that these people had previously tried other treatments like Accutane and prescription drugs but did not get sufficient results. However, all these other treatments were stopped at least six months before starting laser therapy, so the other treatments did not affect experimental results.

Although doctors did not find any serious side effects other than erythema and edema, the patients did report slight pain when laser beams were being used. However, this research did not note how many treatments would be ideal if laser therapy is used.

The second research too used erbium glass laser on 15 patients who were in the middle or late stages of acne development. In this particular study, 80% of the lesions were removed after six months of treatment. Although the subjects mentioned they felt less oil on their skin, lab tests did not show any significant decrease in sebum production inside the body.

These studies along with others have proved the effectiveness of laser therapy for treating acne even when other methods like Accutane fail to cure. However, for maximum effectiveness and fast cure, it is advisable to use laser therapy along with some other proven natural treatments like vitamin B5. This would ensure that you not only get rid of acne soon but also control acne after you stop laser treatment.