Acne scars are an awful reminder of the pimple sufferance, and they are intolerable for because of their apparent permanence and the unaesthetic look they bring. Normally speaking, acne scars are rather difficult to treat and recover, but tissue regeneration is not impossible these days, with all the amazing technological development. In general terms, by acne scars we refer to the healed lesions caused by an acne infection. While most scars are temporary and naturally disappear in time, those from the more severe forms of acne can become permanent.
Acne scars can be prevented if the patient sees a doctor when in the incipient acne forms, particularly if nodules or cysts accompany the red pustules at the skin surface. If the bouts of acne have marked your skin, you will have to approach the problem from a different perspective, which most of the time involves surgery. Laser resurfacing is one possibility to remove the damaged skin portions and stimulate the natural regeneration of the tissues underneath. The procedure requires local anesthesia and can last between a few minutes and an hour depending on the extent of the damage.
A most recent form of removing acne scars is through fractional laser therapy, which involves a surgical intervention at the deep skin layers. The treatment is superior to both dermabrasion and laser resurfacing in terms of quality, with a very reduced healing period. Nevertheless, fractional laser therapy remains only within the reach of those few fortunate who can afford it since it is the most expensive acne treatment available so far.
Sometimes before the deep level treatment of the acne scars, other sessions are necessary to improve the condition of the superficial skin layers. The doctor may inject collagen into the scars in order to raise the normal skin level or she/he may recommend a micro-dermabrasion for the very 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 further.
As for the types of acne scars, they can be classified by the way they look or according to the formation pattern. In the latter case, scars can result because of an increase of tissue or due to a loss of tissue, both with a look-damaging impact. Specialists evaluate the nature of the scars as a very important factor for the decision of adopting one form of treatment or another.
Mail this postPopularity: 54% [?]
No tags for this post.
