Acne scars are a sad reminder of the having suffered pimples or even acne previously. They are unbearable because of their apparent longevity and their non-complimentary look. Normally speaking, acne scars are quite hard to treat, but tissue regeneration is not impossible nowadays with all the amazing technological developments.
In general terms, by acne scarring, we mean the healed lesions caused by an acne breakout. While most scarring is temporary and will probably disappear on its own over time, scarring from the more severe forms of acne can become 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 bouts of acne have marked your skin, you will have to approach the issue from a different perspective, which most of the time involves surgery.
Laser resurfacing is one way of removing the damaged skin areas and stimulating the natural regeneration 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 damage.
Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent methods of removing acne scarring. It involves surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The treatment 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 be that other sessions are required to improve the condition of the upper layers of skin, before they can start the deep level treatment of the acne scar. The doctor may inject collagen into the scarring 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 could be a bad idea given the risk of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even more.
As for the forms of acne scars, they can be classified by the way they look. 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 an extremely important factor in deciding on the selection of one form of therapy or another.