Acne scars are an awful reminder of the having suffered pimples or even acne. They are intolerable because of their seeming permanence and their non-complimentary look. Generally speaking, acne scars are rather difficult to treat, but tissue regeneration is not impossible these days with all the amazing technological developments.
In general terms, by acne scars, we are talking about the healed lesions caused by an acne breakout. While most scarring is temporary and will probably disappear on its own over time, scars from the more severe forms of acne can be permanent.
Acne scars may be avoided if the sufferer sees doctor when the acne scarring is in an early stage, especially if nodules or cysts accompany the red pustules on the skin’s surface. If the bouts of acne have marked your skin, you will have to approach the issue from another perspective, which usually means surgery.
Laser resurfacing is one possibility of removing the damaged skin areas and stimulating the natural regrowth of the tissue underneath. The procedure requires only local anaesthesia and can take between a few minutes and an hour depending on the extent of the problem.
Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent methods of removing acne scars. It involves surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The therapy is better than both dermabrasion and laser resurfacing in terms of quality and has a very reduced healing period. Nevertheless, fractional laser therapy lies 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 happen that additional sessions are required to improve the condition of the upper layers of skin, before they can start the deep level treatment of the acne scarring. The doctor may inject collagen into the scars in order to elevate the normal skin level or she/he may recommend micro-dermabrasion for the same purpose. Trying to carry out chemical peels at home could be a bad idea given the chance of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even more.
As for the types of acne scars, they can be classified according to the formation pattern. Scars 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 a very important factor for the decision of adopting one kind of treatment or another.
