Can a new laser erase acne scars without harming darker skin?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy males and females, ≥ 18 years of age at time of informed consent, seeking treatment for acne scarring * Subject must voluntarily sign and date an IRB approved informed consent form * Subjects with diagnosis of acne scarring recorded over the past 6 months * Able to read, understand and voluntarily provide written informed consent. * Subject is determined to be healthy, non-smoker * Subjects able and willing to comply with the treatment protocol and follow-up schedule and requirements. * Understands and accepts the obligation not to undergo any other procedures in the areas to be treated through the follow-up period. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects does not have the capacity to consent to the study * Subject underwent any acne scar treatments in the past 6 months prior to enrollment in the study * Subject has active papulopustular or cystic acne within the past 6 months * Any history of keloidal scarring * Any previous surgical procedure in the treatment area in the past 12 months, or major surgery in the last 6 months * History of immunosuppression/immune deficiency disorders (including AIDS and HIV infection), and/or any history of systemic chemotherapy for prior 12 months * Subject has no health contraindications to receiving local lidocaine and epinephrine injections, including but not limited to any form of heart disease or arrhythmia, untreated or uncontrolled severe hypertension, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, uncontrolled diabetes, pheochromocytoma, cocaine use * History or current use of the following prescription medications: Immunosuppressive medications/biologics, 6 months prior to and during the study. Accutane or other systemic retinoids within the past twelve months TCA, MAO, or beta-blockers * Smoking or vaping in the past 12 months * History of photosensitivity and/or connective tissue disease * History of hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, or bleeding disorders * History of major depressive disorders or endocrine disorders including but not limited to; hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or hyperthyroidism * History of ongoing pregnancy, active breastfeeding, cancer, and epilepsy