Saturday, August 8, 2009

Treating Acne Scars

By Gail Jones

Acne scarring are a sad memento of the having suffered pimples or even acne previously. They are unbearable because of their apparent permanence and their non-complimentary appearance. Generally speaking, acne scars are quite difficult to eradicate, but tissue regrowth is not unusual these days with all the amazing technological advancements.

Generally speaking, when referring to acne scars, we mean the healed lesions caused by an acne breakout. While most scarring is temporary and will probably disappear on its own in time, scarring from the more severe forms of acne can be permanent.

Acne scarring may be prevented if the sufferer visits dermatologist when the acne scarring is in an early stage, particularly 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 problem from a different perspective, which usually means surgery.

Laser resurfacing is one possibility of removing the damaged skin parts and stimulating the natural regrowth of the tissue underneath. This procedure only requires local anaesthesia and can take between a few minutes and an hour depending on the extent of the damage.

Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent forms of removing acne scarring. It means surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The therapy is superior to 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 fortunate people, who can afford it, since it is the most expensive acne treatment currently available.

It can happen that further sessions are required 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 scars in order to elevate the existing skin level or she/he may recommend micro-dermabrasion for the same purpose. Trying to carry out chemical peels at home could be a bad policy given the risk of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even further.

As for the types of acne scarring, they can be classified according to the formation pattern. Scarring 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 a very important factor in deciding on the adoption of one kind of treatment or another. - 14130

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