Acne scars
Scarring can be prevented with early, effective treatment of moderate to severe acne.
Do acne scars make you want to hide?
A scar is a permanent mark left after the healing of an injury or disease process.
Damage to the surface and underlying layers of the skin can be extensive, following moderate to severe acne. This can result in flat or thick raised scars, discolouration and pitted, indented skin.
Some scars improve over time, others remain unchanged and some can continue to worsen with time.
While some scars can be disguised with makeup, scars remain a permanent reminder of previous acne.
If there is a family history of scarring acne, early treatment and review by a dermatologist should be considered.
Picking or squeezing of pimples can also be a cause of scarring.
Different scars require different treatments. Some of the treatment options for scarring include:
- Skin resurfacing and other lasers and non-laser treatments;
- Injectable fillers or implants;
- Steroids; or
- Surgery.
 |
 |
New ways to remove acne scars
Fraxel laser
In the future, Fraxel laser may be regarded as the "new gold standard" for treating acne scarring.
The Fraxel laser gets down very deep into the skin to stimulate a healing and smoothing response, without actually creating an open wound.
Fraxel is an erbium-glass laser that works by putting pixels of energy into the skin, rather than vaporising the surface (as traditional laser resurfacing has done).
It therefore doesn't create a wound, although there is some swelling and redness after the procedure; the majority of which goes in few days.
A series of Fraxel laser procedures is required and the skin continues to improve over at least six months afterwards.
|
 |
 |
| 
