Southern Skin and Wellness is located directly in the heart of the New Orleans CBD.
For active acne — a regimen built for your skin, with clinical facials and chemical peels to clear congestion, and treatment of the inflammation itself. Body acne on the back, chest and shoulders is treated the same way, adjusted for thicker skin.
For scarring — fractional erbium resurfacing is the main tool, creating controlled columns of injury that the skin repairs with new collagen, lifting the floor of the scar over the months after treatment. Full-field resurfacing is used where the surface is broadly uneven. Microneedling is an option for milder rolling scars and for patients who want less downtime.
For discoloration left behind — pigment responds to broadband light, and persistent redness to a vascular laser.
Different scar shapes respond differently, and a single approach handles them unevenly:
Most patients have more than one type, which is why the honest answer to what will this take is usually a combination across a series.
Scar improvement is measured in percentages, not in clearance. A realistic outcome across a series of resurfacing treatments is substantial improvement in depth and shadow, not skin that looks as though the acne never happened. Anyone promising the second thing is selling you something.
Results also arrive slowly. Collagen remodels for months after a resurfacing treatment, so the result at three months is better than the result at three weeks, and the result at six months is better again.
Downtime is real and depends on how aggressively we treat — a few days of social downtime for lighter fractional treatment, longer for deeper work. Dr. Lindley will tell you exactly what to plan around before you book.
