Acne scars are a lingering — and often unwanted — reminder of past breakouts. Although the breakouts are long gone, the scars leave behind uneven skin texture, pigmentation issues, and indentations that affect your complexion and your confidence.
If you're tired of living with these frustrating skin issues, it’s time to say goodbye to them. Secret™ RF is a cutting-edge treatment that offers an effective solution for acne scars by combining two powerful technologies: microneedling and radiofrequency (RF) energy.
Our esthetics team at Elite Women’s Care specializes in Secret RF in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Here's how it works and why it's one of the best ways to treat acne scars.
Acne scars form when breakouts penetrate deep into your skin and damage underlying tissues. Inflammation during the healing process leads to either an excess or lack of collagen production. While your body works hard to repair the damage, your skin doesn’t always return to its smooth, pre-acne state.
The most common types of acne scars are atrophic scars and hypertrophic scars. Atrophic scars are the depressed scars that form due to a loss of tissue, like icepick or boxcar scars. Hypertrophic scars are raised scars, formed by an overproduction of collagen.
Over-the-counter acne scar products and creams can help reduce discoloration, but they can’t fully address the underlying texture issues that accompany acne scarring. That’s where advanced treatments like Secret RF come into play.
Secret RF combines the benefits of microneedling with radiofrequency energy to target and treat acne scars from the inside out for noticeably smoother skin.
Microneedling involves using tiny needles to create controlled micro-injuries in your skin. The process stimulates your body's natural healing response and triggers collagen and elastin production to smooth your skin and improve its texture over time.
Adding radiofrequency energy takes the process a step further. As the needles create micro-channels in your skin, we deliver RF energy deep into the dermis and stimulate your skin to produce even more collagen.
This dual-action approach boosts skin rejuvenation more than traditional microneedling alone.
Secret RF’s combination of microneedling and RF energy makes it particularly effective at treating acne scars because it works on both the surface and deep layers of your skin.
It targets the uneven texture of acne scars on the surface and helps your skin heal itself from the inside to reduce the appearance of scars over time.
Secret RF is versatile, and we adjust the treatment to match your skin type, scar types, and depths of scars. And unlike more invasive procedures, Secret RF is gentle on your skin and requires minimal downtime, so you can return to your usual activities quickly.
Each Secret RF session typically lasts about 30-60 minutes, depending on the size of the treatment area. We apply a numbing cream before starting the procedure, and most patients experience minimal discomfort.
All you need to do is relax in the treatment chair, and we get to work. We guide the device over your skin, and it starts to stimulate healthy cell renewal right away. Afterward, you may notice some redness or mild swelling, but these effects subside within a few days.
We usually recommend a series of 3-4 sessions spaced several weeks apart to achieve optimal results, though you should see improvements in skin texture and scar appearance after just one treatment.
If you’re struggling with acne scars and you want a proven, effective treatment that delivers real results, Secret RF may be the solution for you. Talk to our team at Elite Women’s Care to find out if Secret RF is right for you. Call us at 847-327-0176 or request an appointment online now.
