Acne scars are an awful memento of the having suffered pimples or even acne. They are unbearable because of their seeming permanence and their non-complimentary look. Generally speaking, acne scars are rather difficult to treat, but tissue regeneration is not unusual these days with all the fantastic technological developments.
In general terms, by acne scarring, we mean the healed lesions caused by an acne infection. While most scarring is temporary and will probably disappear naturally over time, scars from the more severe forms of acne can be permanent.
Acne scars may be prevented if the patient sees dermatologist when the acne scarring is in an incipient stage, especially 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 possibility of removing the damaged skin areas and stimulating the natural regrowth of the tissue underneath. This operation only requires local anaesthetic and can last between several minutes and an hour depending on the amount of the damage.
Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent methods of eliminating acne scarring. It means surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The treatment is better than both dermabrasion and laser resurfacing in terms of quality and involves a very reduced healing period. Nevertheless, fractional laser therapy remains within the reach of only those few lucky sufferers, who can pay for it, since it is the most expensive acne treatment currently available.
It can happen that other sessions are necessary to improve the condition of the upper layers of skin, before they can tackle the deep level treatment of the acne scar. The doctor may inject collagen into the scarring in order to elevate the normal skin level or she/he may suggest micro-dermabrasion for the same reason. Trying to carry out chemical peels at home is a bad idea because of the chance of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even further.
As for the forms 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 an extremely important factor in deciding on the selection of one form of therapy or another.
