Acne Scars
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 | by lose_spots |
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 has become possible nowadays, with all the progress of the scientific and medical world. In general terms, by acne scars we refer to the healed lesions caused by an acne infection. Only severe acne forms cause tissue scarring, but one should not ignore skincare to prevent it.
A doctor’s opinion during the first stages of the acne outbreak is essential for the prevention of acne scars, particularly if the red pustules at the skin surface are accompanied by cysts or nodules. 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. For instance, one general procedure is laser resurfacing that eliminates the bad skin portions and speeds up skin growth. The procedure needs local anesthesia and can take between a few minutes and an hour according to the skin damage extent.
A most recent form of removing acne scars is through fractional laser therapy, which involves a surgical access of 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 is the most costly treatment for acne scars, and there are still only few people who can afford it.
Sometimes before the deep level treatment of the acne scars, the superficial skin layers have to be prepared to support the intervention. Collagen injections as well as micro-dermabrasion could be the solutions here, but it all depends on the doctor’s decision. It is a bad idea to attempt chemical peeling at home 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 tissue growth or tissue loss, both with a devastating effect on the look. Specialists evaluate the nature of the scars as a key element for the decision of adopting one form of treatment or another.
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