Acne scars are a sad memento of the having suffered pimples or even acne previously. They are unbearable because of their seeming permanence and their non-complimentary appearance. Generally 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 are referring to the healed lesions caused by an acne breakout. While most scars are temporary and disappear naturally in time, those from the more severe forms of acne can be permanent.
Acne scarring can be prevented if the patient sees a doctor when it is in the incipient stage, especially if nodules or cysts accompany the red pustules on the skin’s surface. If the breakouts of acne have marked your skin, you will have to approach the problem from a different perspective, which usually involves surgery.
Laser resurfacing is one possibility of removing the damaged skin parts and stimulating the natural regrowth of the tissue underneath. This operation only requires local anaesthetic and can last between a few minutes and an hour depending on the extent of the damage.
Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent forms of removing acne scars. It involves surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The therapy is superior to both dermabrasion and laser resurfacing in terms of quality and has a very reduced healing period. Nevertheless, fractional laser therapy remains 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 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 elevate the existing skin level or she/he may suggest micro-dermabrasion for the same reason. Trying to carry out chemical peels at home could be a bad idea given the risk of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even more.
As for the forms of acne scarring, 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 in deciding on the adoption of one type of treatment or the other.
