Right after treatment with the laser, most patients report less irritation and drier skin in the treated areas. The treated skin has a calmer appearance with less redness. The net result is the visible clearance of active acne even after a single treatment, although 4 to 6 treatments are recommended for profound long-term improvement of acne.

In addition to promoting acne clearance, clinical research has also shown that treatments with the Neo also help to visibly reduce acne scars – which often appear in the same treatment areas as active acne. Clinical research also shows that laser treatments will reduce the PIH (Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation) which often occurs in darker skin as a result of acne.

The unique ability of high-power, long-wavelength 1064nm laser energy to penetrate deeper as compared to any other laser/light modality. This allows the energy to effectively reach sebaceous glands located in the dermis for maximum heating and bacterial destruction. Other light-based devices, including IPL and diode lasers, which do not possess such deep heating power, often apply ‘sucking mechanisms’ to the skin to bring the targeted sebaceous glands closer to the skin surface, in an attempt to compensate for their limited power. Our laser is uniquely able to treat acne without touching the skin at all. Those other systems that contact the skin make the procedure messy and less hygienic, as they may spread the P. acnes bacteria from affected to unaffected skin sites.

Our 1064nm laser modality selectively targets water, melanin, and hemoglobin – the main components of the sebaceous gland, including its supporting vasculature and sebum. In contrast, sub-infrared diode lasers and IPL modalities are not sufficiently absorbed in water and thus are less efficient for acne treatment.

The deep-penetrating laser energy also affects the hair shaft and follicle, eliminating the presence of hair and reducing the probability that sebum will block the pores.

Our device’s unique 0.65 millisecond laser pulse duration heats the sebaceous gland faster than the TRT (Thermal Relaxation Time) of skin, minimizing the loss of heat through conduction to the surrounding skin tissue. Other types of lasers, which use 10 to 50 millisecond pulse durations, result in substantial heat loss to the skin which reduces the temperature and diminishes bacterial destruction; it also makes the treatment much more painful from the heating of nerve endings in the surrounding skin.