Infrared Non-Cutting Laser Therapy for Acne

Exclusion Criteria

• •Oral retinoid (Accutane) use within 1 year of entry into the study.
• •Systemic acne therapies (oral antibiotics) within 4 weeks of entry into the study.
• •Topical acne therapies (retinoids, antibiotics) within 2 weeks of entry into the study.
• •Microdermabrasion or superficial chemical peels at the sites to be treated within 3 months of entry into the study.
• •Subjects with a history of dermabrasion or laser resurfacing at the sites to be treated.
• •Use of topical lipid absorbing substances (Clinac AC) within 2 weeks of entry into the study.
• •Non-compliant subjects.
• •Subjects with a significant medical history or concurrent illness/condition which the investigator(s) feel is not safe for study participation.
• •Subjects using alcohol-based topical solutions or "exfolliating" agents within 2 weeks of entry into the study.
• •Subjects with a history of very frequent herpes simplex infections of the face or with clinical evidence of active herpes simplex infections.
• •History of keloid scar formation for subjects undergoing biopsies.
• •Pregnant or nursing females.