Acne Scar Treatment Statistics 2026

How many med spas offer acne scar treatment?

19,244 of the 53,215 US med spas in our directory (36%) offer acne scar treatment, going by their Google listings and websites.

Acne scar treatment ranks 11th by provider count among the 81 treatments we track.

Med spas offering acne scar treatment are listed in 51 of the 51 states (counting Washington, DC).

California has the most acne scar treatment providers, with 2,641 med spas.

Nationally there are 5.7 med spas offering acne scar treatment per 100,000 residents.

Colorado has the most acne scar treatment providers per capita: 10.4 per 100,000 residents (622 med spas).

Acne scar treatment is offered in 3,903 US cities and towns in our directory.

Manhattan, NY has the most med spas offering acne scar treatment: 398.

3.4% of med spas offering acne scar treatment belong to one of the 42 national chains we match by name; the rest are independents or small local groups.

98% of acne scar treatment providers have claimed their Google listing.

What else do acne scar treatment providers offer?

90% of med spas offering acne scar treatment also offer microneedling.

86% of med spas offering acne scar treatment also offer chemical peels.

85% of med spas offering acne scar treatment also offer Botox.

84% of med spas offering acne scar treatment also offer dermal fillers.

70% of med spas offering acne scar treatment also offer sun spot removal.

66% of med spas offering acne scar treatment also offer laser hair removal.

22% of acne scar treatment providers with a website name the Sciton BBL device or platform.

19% of acne scar treatment providers with a website name the CoolSculpting device or platform.

18% of acne scar treatment providers with a website name the Morpheus8 device or platform.

At least 15% of acne scar treatment providers with a website name a patient-financing plan such as CareCredit or Cherry (we read up to six pages per site).

Who performs acne scar treatment?

56% of the 8,825 acne scar treatment providers that name their clinical team online list a physician (MD or DO).

43% of the 8,825 acne scar treatment providers that name their clinical team online list a nurse practitioner.

21% of the 8,825 acne scar treatment providers that name their clinical team online list a physician assistant.

33% of the 8,825 acne scar treatment providers that name their clinical team online list a registered nurse.

Who gets Acne Scar Treatment?

By sex, ASPS estimates women had 93% (3,445,819) and men 7% (257,486) of the 3,703,305 skin-resurfacing procedures in 2024. [1]

By age, ASPS attributes 61% of 2024 skin-resurfacing procedures (2,246,597) to patients 55-69, 20% (728,843) to ages 40-54, 16% (599,724) to 70+, and 3% (115,874) to ages 30-39. [1]

The American Academy of Dermatology says acne is the most common skin condition in the US, affecting up to 50 million Americans each year — a figure it sources to the AAD/SID "Burden of Skin Diseases" study of 2004 data (published 2006). [4]

The AAD says about 85% of people aged 12-24 experience at least minor acne, and that adult acne affects up to 15% of women. [4]

In a US survey of 1,013 adults aged 20+ (Collier et al., JAAD 2008), 73.3% reported ever having acne; current acne was reported by 50.9% of women vs 42.5% of men in their 20s, 35.2% vs 20.1% in their 30s, 26.3% vs 12.0% in their 40s, and 15.3% vs 7.3% at 50+. [5]

Among 1,972 acne patients seen by 120 US dermatologists in one week, 43% (843) had acne scarring, and 69% of those with scars had only mild or moderate acne at the visit (Tan, Kang, Leyden; J Drugs Dermatol 2017). [6]

How many Acne Scar Treatment procedures are done?

ASPS estimates 3,703,305 cosmetic "skin resurfacing" procedures (a combined category of dermabrasion, chemical peels, ablative/non-ablative laser resurfacing and microdermabrasion) were performed in the US in 2024, up 6% from 3,501,696 in 2023. [1]

ASPS reports US skin-resurfacing procedures (combined peel/dermabrasion/laser/microdermabrasion category) rose 5% from 3,322,292 in 2022 to 3,501,696 in 2023. [2]

How well does Acne Scar Treatment work?

In a 2014 JAMA Dermatology randomized split-face trial (Alam et al.; 20 enrolled, 15 completed), three needling-roller sessions 2 weeks apart significantly improved acne scar scores at 6 months; participants rated a 41% mean improvement on the treated side, mean pain was 1.08 of 10, and no adverse events were reported (2010 data). [7]

A 2026 meta-analysis (Agu-Jefferson et al., Cureus; 11 studies, 713 participants) found no significant difference between microneedling and chemical peels in achieving clinically significant (≥50%) acne-scar improvement (RR 0.97), though microneedling was more likely to give any improvement (RR 1.79). [8]

A 2024 network meta-analysis of 24 randomized trials (1,546 participants) found microneedling combined with chemical peels gave the best acne-scar improvement and satisfaction, combinations beat microneedling alone, and side effects (redness, pain, hyperpigmentation) did not differ significantly between treatments (Li et al., Arch Dermatol Res). [9]

A 2026 Bayesian network meta-analysis of 56 RCTs (1,488 patients) on moderate-to-severe atrophic acne scars concluded combination therapies generally beat single treatments; fractional CO2 laser plus subcision or PRP was most consistent, and microneedling plus PRP ranked among the best for significant-improvement rate (Ou et al., Aesthetic Plast Surg). [10]

How do patients rate acne scar treatment providers on Google?

Google reviews of med spas offering acne scar treatment average 4.84 stars, across 3,044,208 reviews of 18,412 rated listings.

94% of the Google reviews left for acne scar treatment providers are 5-star.

81% of acne scar treatment providers with at least 5 reviews hold a 4.8-star rating or better.

3.5% of the Google reviews left for acne scar treatment providers give 1 or 2 stars.

1.3% of acne scar treatment providers with at least 5 reviews average under 4.0 stars.

Google lists results as a review theme for 13% of acne scar treatment providers with review themes.

Google lists natural-looking results as a review theme for 7.6% of acne scar treatment providers with review themes.

What published research says

These numbers come from outside sources, not our directory; each one links to its source below.

• ASPS no longer reports chemical peels (or microdermabrasion) as separate line items. Since its 2022 report ASPS folds them into one "skin resurfacing" category (first reported in 2022, 3,322,292 procedures), so a peel-only "last 3 years" ASPS count does not exist. [3]
• ASPS's 2024 statistics are extrapolated from a questionnaire sent to over 5,000 board-certified ASPS members (almost 1,000 responses) plus CosmetAssure data, with a stated ±4.62% margin of error at 95% confidence. [1]

What these numbers can't tell you

• Counts are Google Maps listings we classify as med spas, so they include dermatology and plastic surgery practices that offer med spa treatments and exclude spas without a Google listing.
• A treatment counts when the spa's Google listing or website names it, so a spa with an outdated menu can be over- or under-counted.
• Credentials count only clinicians a spa names with a credential (MD, DO, NP, PA, RN) on its own website, so spas that leave their team off their website are left out of those shares.
• We hold no patient records: every figure describes providers, their listings and their Google reviews, not who gets treated.
• Ratings and review themes are Google's, as shown on each listing on the snapshot date; Google filters some reviews and does not publish how.

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