Acne treatment for acne scars can help reduce or even remove them. Dermatologists offer a number of acne treatment options for those suffering with acne scars. Acne treatment possibilities vary depending on skin type, cost, scar reduction possible, and knowing that sometimes acne treatment for scars can actually make a scar worse.
Consider the following before seeking acne treatment for scars.
Is your scar severe and disfiguring? Do you have anything to lose if the scar looks worse after acne treatment for scars?
Many scars fade with time. How does your scar make you feel? Can you wait for it to fade to avoid a scar possibly looking worse with acne treatment?
What does your dermatologist think about your scar? Does your dermatologist think acne treatment for scars will help or hurt you?
Remember that scar treatments may make your skin look better, but it will not restore your skin to an earlier time before you had acne or a scar.
If you have decided acne treatment for scars is for you, consider the following non-surgical options.
Collagen - A dermatologist injects collage underneath the skin to "fill it out". This works best with soft scars. It does not work too well for keloids or ice pick scars. Collagen is temporary, lasting only three to six months, and must be repeated or the scar will return.
Dermabrasion - A dermatologist puts the patient under a local anesthetic and, with a high-speed brush tool, removes the surface skin to change the contour of a raised scar. Small scars are sometimes totally removed. Deep scars and scars on people with darker skin do not respond as well to dermabrasion.
Fat Transfer - A dermatologist takes fat from a part of the body and injects it under the skin to "fill out" depressed scars. Fat transfer is temporary, lasting only six to eighteen months, and must be repeated or the scar will return.
Lasers - A dermatologist uses lasers of various strengths to contour scars and reduce redness. Many times one laser treatment will significantly reduce scarring, but sometimes redness can last for months.
Microdermabrasion - A dermatologist uses aluminum oxide crystals and a vacuum, instead of a high-speed brush as with dermabrasion. Otherwise, this procedure is similar to dermabrasion in that it removes surface skin and contours a raised scar.
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