Acne Scars

Acne scars are a sad reminder of the having suffered pimples or even acne. They are intolerable because of their seeming permanence and their non-complimentary look. Normally speaking, acne scars are quite difficult to treat, but tissue regeneration is not unusual these days with all the fantastic technological developments.

In general terms, when referring to acne scars, we mean the healed lesions resulting from an acne infection. While most scarring is temporary and will probably disappear on its own over time, scarring from the more severe forms of acne can be permanent.

Acne scars may be prevented if the patient visits doctor when the acne scarring is in an early stage, particularly if nodules or cysts accompany the red pustules on the skin's surface. If the breakouts of acne have scarred your skin, you will have to approach the issue from another perspective, which usually involves surgery.

Laser resurfacing is one way of removing the damaged skin areas and stimulating the natural regrowth of the tissue underneath. The procedure requires only local anaesthesia and can last between a few minutes and an hour depending on the extent of the problem.

Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent forms of removing acne scars. It involves surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The treatment is better than both dermabrasion and laser resurfacing in terms of quality and involves a much reduced healing period. Nevertheless, fractional laser therapy is within the reach of only those few fortunate people, who can afford it, since it is the most expensive acne treatment available so far.

It can be that further sessions are necessary to improve the condition of the superficial layers of skin, before they can tackle the deep level treatment of the acne scarring. The doctor may inject collagen into the scars in order to raise the normal skin level or she/he may recommend micro-dermabrasion for the same purpose. Trying to perform chemical peels for acne treatment at home is a bad idea given the risk of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even more.

As for the types of acne scarring, they can be grouped by the way they look. Scarring can result because of an increase of tissue or due to a loss of tissue They both have an adverse impact on the way the face looks. Specialists' evaluation of the nature of the scars is an extremely important factor in deciding on the selection of one kind of therapy or the other.