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Dr. Lancho

Treatment · Acne & sebaceous treatment

Treat active acne before chasing what it leaves behind.

Acne is not only a surface problem. In patients whose acne is driven in part by sebaceous-gland activity, a device-based approach can address that biologic component directly — separately from the pigment, redness or scarring active acne can leave behind, which are their own, later treatment questions.

What this treats

This treatment family is considered when active acne itself — not its aftermath — is the primary finding.

How the technology is chosen

Active disease and its aftermath are not the same treatment target.

Inflammation, pigmentation, redness, texture and scarring may all coexist with active acne, but they are not addressed by the same treatment. Assessment first separates what's currently active from what's residual. A device aimed at sebaceous-gland biology occupies one role in that plan — treating active acne — while pigment, vascular change or scarring, when present, are reserved for the treatments built for them.

Technology options

One option exists within this family. Whether it applies follows from assessment — not from this list.

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    Accure

    A biologic approach to active acne.

    A 1726 nm laser system designed to target sebaceous glands as part of an acne treatment strategy — aimed at a biologic component of acne, not simply the marks it leaves behind. Candidacy depends on acne pattern, activity, medical history and current therapies.

A treatment room at the practice

When another approach may make more sense

Not every breakout requires an energy-based procedure. Medical acne management, or another approach entirely, may be more appropriate depending on acne type, severity and patient factors.

Before your consultation

Bring what's active, not what it left behind.

You don't need to know whether your acne is active or residual. That's what assessment is for.