Acne and acne scarring require professional treatment, customized skincare, and lifestyle support to achieve long-term results. At Celebrity Skin in Scottsdale, we treat active acne and acne scars using evidence-based services including acne facials, chemical peels, microneedling, medical-grade LED light therapy, and laser treatments. Our integrative approach is designed to safely improve breakouts, texture, pigmentation, and scarring for all skin tones and most parts of the body including the back, chest, shoulders, arms, and buttocks.
Quick Summary
The most effective acne treatment combines professional services, corrective skincare, and healthy habits. This guide explains which treatments work best and how to build a personalized plan for clearer, healthier skin.
When Home Care — and Even Dermatology — Isn’t Enough
Professional treatment may be needed if you experience:
- Persistent breakouts
- Acne that hasn’t responded to prescriptions
- Repeated flare-ups
- Dark marks or scarring
- Chronic congestion
In these cases, a customized corrective plan is often more effective than products alone.
Professional Treatments for Active Acne: A Comprehensive Approach
Effective acne treatment requires more than one service or product. Because breakouts are influenced by inflammation, bacteria, oil production, hormones, barrier health, and lifestyle factors, successful care must address multiple pathways at once.
At Celebrity Skin, active acne is treated using a customized approach that may combine:
- Professional steaming and extractions
- Targeted chemical peels & enzymes
- Medical-grade LED light therapy
- Corrective home skincare
- Diet and lifestyle modifications
This strategy reduces inflammation, clears congestion, and strengthens the skin barrier for long-term control while simultaneously working on acne scarring and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Acne Deep Pore Cleansing Facial
For many clients, treatment begins with the
👉 Acne Deep Pore Cleansing Facial
This foundational treatment combines steam, gentle extractions, light exfoliation, calming masks, and medical-grade LED therapy to deeply cleanse the skin and reduce breakouts.
It helps to:
- Clear clogged pores
- Reduce inflammation
- Improve clarity
- Reduce post inflammatory hyperpigmentation
- Reduce risk of scarring
- Support barrier repair
- Prepare the skin for advanced treatments
Why Combining Treatments Within the Same Facial Works Best
Active acne responds best when multiple corrective processes are addressed in a single session rather than treated separately over time.
By combining steam, extractions, light exfoliation, targeted chemical peels, medical-grade LED therapy, and corrective skincare in one treatment, the skin is cleansed, decongested, calmed, and repaired simultaneously.
This layered approach helps to:
- Clear congestion more thoroughly
- Reduce inflammation faster
- Improve product penetration
- Support quicker healing
- Prevent new breakouts
- Strengthen the skin barrier
- Reduce risk of acne scarring
Stacking these modalities within the same facial allows results to build on each other, producing clearer skin in less time than single-treatment sessions alone.
This is why comprehensive acne facials often deliver more noticeable improvement than basic treatments.
Chemical Peels for Acne and Post-Acne Marks
Chemical peels are professional exfoliation treatments that treat acne and discoloration by accelerating cell turnover and reducing pore congestion.
A customized acid solution dissolves dead cells and excess oil, helping clear breakouts and prevent new congestion. Increased turnover also supports collagen activity, improving early scarring and uneven texture.
At Celebrity Skin, peels are customized for skin type and pigmentation risk, including melanin-rich skin.
Chemical peels help to:
- Reduce active breakouts
- Fade dark marks
- Improve texture
- Control oil
- Support collagen renewal (helps with scarring)
Common peels include salicylic, mandelic, glycolic, retinoic acid, and TCA.
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👉 Professional Chemical Peel Treatments
LED Light Therapy for Acne & Healing
Medical-grade LED light therapy is FDA-cleared for acne and skin rejuvenation. At Celebrity Skin, we use professional Celluma devices.
LED therapy helps to:
- Kill acne-causing bacteria
- Reduce inflammation
- Stimulate collagen and elastin
- Support tissue repair
- Improve recovery
It enhances results when combined with facials and peels.
Lifestyle, Diet, and Environmental Factors (Part of Active Acne Treatment)
Lifestyle plays a major role in acne severity and treatment success.
Key contributors include:
- High-glycemic foods
- Excess dairy
- Poor sleep
- Chronic stress
- Smoking/vaping/alcohol
- Environmental toxins
- Overlapping/conflicting product combinations
Learn more in:
👉 Acne Triggers: What’s Really Causing Your Breakouts
👉 Hydration, Diet, and Lifestyle for Clearer Skin in Arizona
Addressing these factors alongside professional care improves long-term results.
Corrective Skincare: Balancing Actives and Barrier Support
Effective acne care requires balance and personalization.
Overusing exfoliants without proper barrier support often leads to irritation, increased oil production, and rebound breakouts. Over-moisturizing to compensate can be just as harmful. Both extremes disrupt the skin’s natural balance and worsen acne.
At-home acne routines rarely account for important individual factors such as sex, hormonal patterns, climate, seasonal changes, humidity or dryness, water quality (including over-chlorination), and whether your skin tends to be oily, dry, or dehydrated.
Advice from influencers, social media, or beauty retailers also fails to consider the other products you are already using and how they interact. This often leads to overlapping active ingredients, irritation, and stalled progress.
A personalized skincare plan ensures the right balance of actives and support based on your unique skin, environment, and lifestyle.
Best Treatments for Acne Scarring
Once active acne is controlled, scar-focused treatments can begin.
Microneedling for Acne Scarring
Microneedling improves acne scars by creating controlled micro-channels that stimulate collagen and elastin production. As new collagen forms, the skin becomes smoother and more evenly supported.
At Celebrity Skin, we use the FDA-cleared Skin Stylus device and often combine it with a light peel and medical-grade LED therapy.
Stacking treatments helps to:
- Soften depressed scars
- Improve texture
- Refine pores
- Improve firmness
- Soften Fine Lines (as a bonus)
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👉 Microneedling with Light Chemical Peel & Medical-Grade LED Therapy
👉 Microneedling with Exosomes & Medical-Grade LED Therapy
Why We Combine Microneedling with Peels, LED, or Exosomes
Microneedling is powerful on its own because it stimulates collagen through controlled micro-injuries. However, combining microneedling with complementary modalities enhances both the quality and speed of results.
When microneedling is paired with a light chemical peel, medical-grade LED therapy, or exosome-based regenerative support, multiple repair mechanisms are activated simultaneously.
Stacking these treatments helps to:
- Increase collagen stimulation
- Improve penetration of corrective ingredients
- Enhance healing response
- Reduce inflammation and downtime
- Accelerate visible improvement
- Produce more consistent, long-term results
Rather than waiting weeks between separate treatments, combining modalities within the same session allows the skin to repair and remodel more efficiently.
This is why microneedling combined with peels, LED therapy, or exosomes often delivers stronger and faster improvements than any single treatment performed alone.
Clear + Brilliant Laser for Acne Scars, Texture & Tone
Clear + Brilliant is a non-ablative fractional laser that improves early to moderate acne scarring, uneven texture, enlarged pores, and post-acne pigmentation with minimal downtime.
It works by delivering microscopic columns of energy into the skin, stimulating collagen production and cellular renewal without damaging surrounding tissue. As the skin heals, damaged collagen is replaced with healthier fibers, helping smooth texture and soften shallow scars.
Clear + Brilliant helps to:
- Soften mild to moderate acne scars
- Improve rough or uneven texture
- Refine enlarged pores
- Fade post-acne dark marks
- Enhance overall brightness and firmness
Because it is non-ablative, recovery is typically mild, with temporary redness and dryness.
When customized properly, this treatment can be safely performed on melanin-rich and darker skin tones.
To learn more about 👉 Clear + Brilliant Laser.
Get Started with a Personalized Acne Treatment Plan
Clear skin requires more than one product or facial—it requires a customized strategy.
A professional consultation allows us to evaluate your acne severity, skin tone, scarring patterns, lifestyle factors, current skincare routine, and treatment history. From there, a phased, individualized plan is created to combine the right professional treatments, corrective products, and supportive habits for your specific needs.
This integrative approach helps restore balance, strengthen the skin barrier, and promote long-term clarity—rather than short-term fixes.Schedule your consultation today to begin your personalized acne treatment program. Book 👉 Consultation + Treatment
