Scarring from breakouts can be reduced with laser treatment. After a breakout, acne scars are a common sight that can be easily mistaken as pigmentation. As post-acne wounds heal, touching and squeezing these spots will cause damage to the tissues and veins around it. Acne scars then form at these spots, below the skin’s surface. Laser treatments help to smoothen the texture of the skin, and diminish the appearance of scars.