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. 2023 Apr-Jun;16(2):145-146.
doi: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_63_22.

Laser Carbon Peel: New Armamentarium for Inflammatory Acne

Rahul Kumar  1 , Anuj Kumar Bhatnagar  1 , Manish Kumar  1 , Debdeep Mitra  1 , Krishna Talukdar  1
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Laser Carbon Peel: New Armamentarium for Inflammatory Acne

Rahul Kumar et al. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2023 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

There is an increasing interest in procedures to improve skin quality in acne patients with a short downtime. Off late, carbon peel laser technique which uses topical carbon suspension combined with Q-switched Nd:YAG laser treatment has gained popularity. The main advantages of this procedure are easy to perform and it requires less than 30 minutes.

Keywords: Acne; Q switched laser; carbon peel.

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Pre-procedure photograph
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Post-procedure photograph after 15 days
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