Acne scars are assessed by type before any treatment is recommended — a rolling scar and an ice-pick scar respond to different techniques, and pigmented marks need an entirely different approach than textural ones.
How acne scars are treated at Skin Therapeutics
Dr. Chopade typically combines resurfacing methods — laser, microneedling with PRP, or peels — layered across sessions to rebuild collagen and even out texture, with a realistic timeline set at your first visit.
If you still have active breakouts, those are brought under control first; resurfacing scarred skin while new inflammatory acne keeps forming undoes its own progress. Dark marks left after pimples (post-inflammatory pigmentation) are technically not scars at all, and often fade with far gentler treatment than true textural scarring needs — which is exactly why the assessment comes before the plan.
What results are realistic
No clinic can honestly promise complete scar removal. What a well-sequenced course delivers for most patients is a clear, visible softening of depth and texture — skin that looks smoother in daylight and photographs, not airbrushed. At your consultation you'll get a scar-type assessment, an expected session count, and an honest range of improvement to expect, before anything is booked.