TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt December 26, 2024 Neal Walker Interim Chief Executive Officer Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. 701 Lee Road, Suite 103 Wayne, PA 19087 Re: Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed December 19, 2024 File No. 333-283942 Dear Neal Walker: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Doris Stacey Gama at 202-551-3188 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences cc: Mark Ballantyne, Esq.