Typical ranges. Session numbers, timelines and results vary with severity, the treatment chosen and individual response — your plan is confirmed at consultation.
What Is Acne Scar Treatment?
An acne scar forms when an inflamed acne lesion damages the collagen in the dermis — the skin's supporting layer — and the skin heals with either too little collagen (a depressed scar) or too much (a raised scar). Once the skin has healed this way, creams cannot reverse it; the collagen has to be remodelled.
Depressed scars are grouped by shape. Ice-pick scars are narrow and deep, like a puncture. Boxcar scars are wider with sharp edges. Rolling scars are shallow with soft, undulating edges, caused by fibrous bands tethering the skin from below. Raised scars are hypertrophic or keloid and are more common on the jawline, chest and back.
Acne scar treatment uses controlled injury — from microneedles, radiofrequency energy, laser or a fine needle under the skin — to trigger new collagen and re-level the surface. Because each scar type responds to a different method, a plan is usually a combination rather than a single procedure repeated. Flat dark or red marks left by acne are not scars; those are pigmentation and are treated differently.
What Can Acne Scar Treatment Help With?
- Rolling scars — shallow, wave-like depressions, usually on the cheeks
- Boxcar scars — wider depressions with defined edges
- Ice-pick scars — narrow, deep pits
- Mixed scarring across the cheeks, temples and jaw
- Enlarged pores and uneven skin texture after acne
- Raised (hypertrophic) acne scars on the jawline, chest or back
- Red or dark marks left after acne, treated alongside the scars
Key Benefits
Who Is This Treatment For?
Adults whose active acne is controlled and who are left with pitted, uneven or raised scarring. Scar treatment works best on skin that is no longer breaking out, so if you still have active acne the dermatologist will usually treat that first, or run the two plans side by side. Suitable for Indian skin tones (Fitzpatrick IV–V) when energy settings and peel strengths are chosen for darker skin — which is how every procedure here is planned. Realistic expectations matter: scars can be made significantly shallower and less visible, but no treatment removes them completely.
The Treatment Process
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
Most people need 3–6 sessions of MNRF or fractional laser, spaced 4–6 weeks apart, with subcision or TCA CROSS added for specific scars. The number depends on how deep and how widespread the scarring is, and on how your skin responds to the first session or two.
Improvement is gradual. Expect to see change from the second or third session, with the fullest result 3–6 months after the course finishes as new collagen matures. Your dermatologist will give you a range at consultation rather than a promise of a fixed number.
Downtime & Aftercare
- MNRF: redness and mild swelling for 1–2 days, a fine grid of tiny marks that flakes over 3–5 days. Most people are back at work the next day.
- Fractional CO₂: redness, swelling and pinpoint crusting for 5–7 days. Plan for downtime; make-up can usually be worn from around day 5.
- Subcision: bruising for 7–10 days is expected and is part of how it works.
- Strict sun protection for at least 4 weeks after every session — SPF 50, reapplied — because post-treatment darkening is the main risk on Indian skin.
- Use only the gentle cleanser and moisturiser the clinic gives or recommends until the skin has healed. No scrubs, retinoids, acids, waxing or facials on the area for 7–10 days.
- Do not pick at crusts or peeling skin. Keep the follow-up so the next session can be timed correctly.
Who Should Avoid or Postpone This Treatment?
- Active acne in the treatment area is settled first — treating scars over breakouts risks spreading infection and worsening marks.
- Recent oral isotretinoin: energy-based resurfacing is generally deferred for a period after the course; tell the dermatologist your dates.
- A history of keloid formation, or a tendency to heal with raised scars, changes which procedures are safe; raised scars are treated with a different approach.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding: laser and MNRF are postponed. Consultation and planning can still happen.
- Active cold sores, skin infection, recent sunburn or a fresh tan in the area mean the session is rescheduled.
- Uncontrolled diabetes, bleeding disorders or blood-thinning medication need to be discussed before subcision.
Why Choose Lavanayam for Acne Scar Treatment?
An MD dermatologist identifies your scar types and writes the plan; you are not booked into a machine package.
MNRF, fractional CO₂ laser, subcision, TCA CROSS and peels are all available here, so the combination your scars need does not depend on what one machine can do.
Energy levels, pre-treatment creams and aftercare are planned around Fitzpatrick IV–V skin, where post-inflammatory pigmentation is the main thing to avoid.
Baseline and follow-up photographs are taken in the same light so progress is judged honestly, not by memory.
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Acne Scar Treatment in Gaur City 2, Greater Noida West
Lavanayam Skin, Hair and Laser Clinic, GF 06/07, 14th Avenue High Street Market, Gaur City 2, Greater Noida West, UP – 201318. A few minutes from Gaur City 1, Noida Extension and Sector 16C.
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM
Medically reviewed by Dr. Anshul Choudhary, 18 September 2026.
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