Acne Scars & Surgical Scars
Refine and Remodel in Sunnyvale, California
Scars outlast whatever caused them: acne that cleared years ago, a surgery long healed. Makeup sits in them rather than covering them. Targeted laser treatment can remodel that tissue, softening old acne scars and surgical scars over comfortable, low-downtime sessions.
What’s going on?
A scar is the skin’s rushed repair job. When tissue heals quickly, the new fibers are laid down denser and less organized than the skin around them, which is why a scar catches light differently, sits higher or lower than its surroundings, and stays put long after the injury is forgotten.
Creams cannot reorganize that tissue, but targeted laser energy can. By remodeling the scar tissue itself and evening out the texture and tone around it, treatment gradually blends the scar toward the skin it sits in, with regenerative support helping the repair along from within.
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Remodel the tissue, rebuild the surface
Laser scar treatment does the remodeling. The Aerolase medical laser works to reorganize scar tissue and even out skin texture and tone, gradually improving old acne scars and surgical scars alike over comfortable 20 to 30 minute sessions with minimal downtime. For deeper, etched scars, fractional CO2 reaches further, and our guide to CO2 laser on Asian skin covers how pigment risk is managed.
PRF gel supports the rebuild from within. Growth factors concentrated from your own blood stimulate new collagen and elastin where the skin is repairing, improving texture as the laser work progresses.
The Treatments We Reach For
Listed in the order we most often recommend them. Your consultation decides which fits your skin, your goals, and your downtime.
Laser Scar Treatment
Aerolase sessions that remodel old acne and surgical scars, evening texture and tone over a series.
PRF Gel
Regenerative growth factors from your own blood, improving texture from within as the skin repairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can scars that are years old still improve?
Yes. The treatment is designed for exactly that: old acne scars and surgical scars that have long since settled in. Age alone does not put a scar out of reach.
Does laser scar treatment hurt?
Sessions are designed to be comfortable, with minimal downtime afterward. Most clients are in and out in 20 to 30 minutes and back to their day.
How many sessions will I need?
Results are progressive, building over a series rather than arriving in one visit. The number depends on your scars' depth and type, which Marie assesses at your consultation.
Will my scars disappear completely?
Honest expectations matter here: the goal is scars that are visibly softer, smoother, and blended toward the surrounding skin, not a promise of invisibility. Marie will tell you frankly what your scars can achieve before anything is booked.
Does this work for active acne too?
Active breakouts are their own concern with their own treatment: Aerolase laser acne treatment clears active acne and helps prevent new pitting scars from forming. Treating active acne first protects the scar work.
Where to Next?
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Can Acne Scars Be Prevented?
Pitting scars are permanent; active acne is treatable. Why timing is the whole game.
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When Will I See PRF Results?
Regeneration runs on biology's clock. The honest timeline from session to visible change.
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Active Acne & Breakouts
Clear breakouts before they scar
Start from the concernMedically reviewed by Marie Jin, ACNP-BC, board certified acute care nurse practitioner and founder of Marie Jé Aesthetics. This page is for education and is not a substitute for a personalized medical consultation.