Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHIFF ANDREW N	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. [ ACRS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 640 LEE ROAD, SUITE 200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/4/2022
(Street) WAYNE, PA 19087 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/4/2022		S(1)		7700	D	$16.0076 (2)	626755	I	By Aisling Capital IV LP (3)
Common Stock	10/6/2022		S(1)		37839	D	$16.537 (4)	588916	I	By Aisling Capital IV LP (3)
Common Stock								0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Aisling Capital IV, LP on August 23, 2022.
(2)	The price reported is a weighted average sales price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.00 to $16.04, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(3)	The reportable securities are owned directly by Aisling Capital IV, LP ("Aisling"), and held indirectly by Aisling Capital Partners IV, LP ("Aisling GP"), as general partner of Aisling, Aisling Capital Partners IV LLC ("Aisling Partners"), as general partner of Aisling GP, and each of the individual managing members of Aisling Partners. The individual managing members (collectively, the "Managers") of Aisling Partners are Dr. Andrew Schiff and Steve Elms. Aisling GP, Aisling Partners, and the Managers share voting and dispositive power over the shares directly held by Aisling. Dr. Schiff disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report is not an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The price reported is a weighted average sales price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.00 to $16.78, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHIFF ANDREW N C/O ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 640 LEE ROAD, SUITE 200 WAYNE, PA 19087	X

Signatures
/s/ Mark Ballantyne, Attorney-in-Fact		10/6/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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