Camas, WA
Acne can fade and still leave a mark. Long after the breakouts stop, the texture and discoloration left behind tend to stick around, and most of it won’t budge with skincare alone. That’s not a failure of your routine. Scarring sits deeper than any serum can reach, which is why in-office treatment makes the real difference.
The good news is there’s a lot we can do. The better news is that you don’t have to figure out which treatment is right on your own. Different scars respond to different approaches, and the plan that works is almost always built around your specific skin rather than a one-size protocol.
Before treatment, it helps to understand what you’re working with. Acne leaves a few distinct kinds of marks, and they don’t all respond to the same thing.
Some are textural, like rolling, boxcar, or ice pick scars, where the surface of the skin is uneven or pitted. Others are color-based, the flat brown or red spots known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation or erythema. Those often improve faster and with gentler treatment. Telling them apart matters, because a peel that clears discoloration won’t do much for a deep pitted scar, and a collagen-building treatment is overkill for a flat brown mark.
This is the part a consultation sorts out quickly. Once we know what kind of scarring you have, the treatment list gets a lot shorter and a lot clearer.
Microneedling is one of our most reliable tools for textural scarring. Fine needles create controlled micro-channels in the skin, which prompts your body to lay down fresh collagen and elastin as it heals. Over a series of sessions, that new collagen helps fill and soften depressed scars.
We often pair it with PRF, a growth-factor concentrate drawn from your own blood, to support healing and get more out of each session. Most people need a few treatments spaced several weeks apart, and results build gradually rather than all at once. It’s a strong fit for rolling and boxcar scarring.
Lasers work by delivering focused energy into the skin to resurface the top layers and stimulate remodeling underneath. Depending on the device and settings, that can mean smoother texture, more even tone, and softer scar edges over time.
Because laser energy can be dialed in, treatment is matched to your scar depth and skin type rather than applied the same way to everyone. Expect some redness afterward and a gradual improvement over the weeks that follow as collagen rebuilds. For many people lasers are a centerpiece of a scar plan, though they tend to work best alongside other treatments rather than alone.
Chemical peels use a controlled solution to exfoliate the skin and bring fresher tissue to the surface. They’re especially useful for the discoloration side of acne scarring, the brown and red marks that linger after a breakout clears.
Lighter peels are gentle enough to repeat regularly and need little to no downtime. Stronger formulations reach deeper and do more in a single session, with a bit more recovery. We’ll match the depth to your skin and your tolerance, and in most cases a short series outperforms any single treatment.
Sofwave uses ultrasound energy to heat the deeper layers of skin and kick off new collagen production, without disrupting the surface. It’s best known for lifting and tightening, and that same collagen response can help smooth and firm skin affected by scarring.
It’s a comfortable, no-downtime option that pairs well with resurfacing treatments. Results develop over a few months as the new collagen matures.
DiamondGlow is a facial treatment that exfoliates, extracts, and infuses targeted serums into the skin in one step. On its own it won’t erase scarring, and we won’t pretend otherwise. What it does well is keep skin clear and smooth between your more intensive treatments, and it can help with the tone and brightness side of things.
Think of it as supporting care rather than the main event. It keeps your skin in good shape while collagen-building treatments do the heavier lifting.
For some depressed scars, the issue is lost volume rather than damaged texture. In those cases a small amount of filler placed beneath the scar can lift it level with the surrounding skin, with results you can see right away.
This works best for specific scar types, particularly soft rolling scars, and it’s usually one piece of a larger plan rather than a standalone fix. We’ll tell you honestly whether your scarring is a good candidate.
Acne scarring rarely comes in one flavor. Most people have a mix of textural and color-based scarring, which means a mix of treatments tends to work better than any single one. A typical plan might pair microneedling or laser for texture with peels for tone, and Sofwave or filler where they make sense.
That’s also why we start with a consultation instead of a price list. The right sequence, spacing, and combination depend on your skin, your scarring, and how much downtime fits your life.
A consultation is the real starting point. We’ll look at your skin, identify your scar types, talk through what’s realistic, and build a plan with a clear sequence and timeline. Acne scar treatment takes patience, but the improvement is real and it lasts.
All of our treatments are available across our locations, so you can get started wherever’s most convenient for you.
