title: Acne scarring: A review of available therapeutic lasers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The utilization of lasers in dermatology has greatly expanded in recent decades. Acne scarring is a common indication in which lasers play an important therapeutic role.
  
  
  METHODS
  Available lasers include traditional ablative lasers, such as carbon dioxide and erbium lasers, traditional non-ablative lasers, such as neodymium, diode, alexandrite, pulsed dye lasers and intense pulse light, as well as both ablative, and non-ablative fractional laser systems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We sought to provide a framework for understanding the various types of lasers available to treat acne scars and review the primary literature pertaining to the efficacy, safety, and advantages of each laser discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 240 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016.
authors.forename: Brandon E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 240 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016.|Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, 317 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016.
authors.forename: Jeremy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brauer
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 240 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016.|Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, 317 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016.
authors.forename: Roy G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Geronemus
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000150:complications*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
keywords: ablative; acne vulgaris; carbon dioxide; erbium; infrared; intense pulsed light; non-ablative; pulsed-dye; skin