Acne Treatment and Scar Removal
Acne can leave difficult scars which is particularly unnerving
when it's on your face. This is usually caused from the chronic
type of this skin disease. The most prevalent form of acne scar
is the ice-pick scars that are characterized as crater-like
in texture and may often appear on the face, shoulders, arms
and the buttocks. However, there are developed methods of removing
and smoothening the scars left by acne depending on your health
condition, age and severity of the acne-inflicted skin tissues.
Typically, the mildest form of acne that afflicts most people
does not leave scars but if it does, they heal over time. However,
acne scars left by Nodulycystic acne may leave scars that are
deep-seated into the skin tissue.
Moreover, there are skin pigmentations that may appear like
scars but in actuality, are scar-related spots. Macules are
a pseudo-scar that may be caused by inflamed acne abrasions.
It is the final stage in the healing process of any inflamed
acne lesions, which appears like flat, red spots. Macules may
take some time before they completely disappear; nonetheless
they don’t leave any traces behind once they vanished.
There are two categories of acne scars when the basis of
grouping is the shape of the tissue. There is the scar that
consists of increased skin tissue and one type, which is characterized
by decrease in the tissue. The overgrowth in scar tissue is
termed as ěKeloidsî, which is of African-American origin while
the more common form is the ice-pick scar.
Just who qualifies for acne scar removal?
This is first determined by a doctor through your health
status. It is important that you are not presently affected
by diseases of any sorts or should you have pre-existing unhealthy
conditions, you might be declined for further procedures.
IF you are qualified, your doctor may still delay an operation
if acne flares up during this period. Your scheduled treatment
may be moved until the pre-existing acne condition disappears
or until the possibility of contamination with other body parts
are under control. If however this condition persists, your
doctor may give you medications as a preparation of your acne
treatment.
It is important to note that doctors consider some acne scars
as totally iremovable. The skin of the acne-afflicted patient
may not recover the skin he has before the onset of the skin
disease. Still, it may give substantial improvements.
Dermatologists have developed several methods of lessening
acne scars and in some certain cases; these may also help in
complete scar removal:
o A doctor may remove the skin’s top layers using an abrasive
instrument called as electric sander. This method, dermabrasion,
leaves the skin smooth and healthy after a period of reddening.
o Another method of removing scars is the punch grafts. Small
patches of the skin from another body part and are implanted
to the deep holes made by the acne scars. Usually, the skin
that will be transplanted will come from the ear lobe or the
upper part of the thigh, depending on the amount of skin needed.
o If the condition of the acne scar is not severe, doctors usually
recommend chemical peels. The chemical, after removing the top
layers of the skin allows a regeneration of the skin tissue
on the affected area.
o Collagens are also used to replace severely damaged or destroyed
pores and cells, collagens are generally injected into the skin.
Other methods of acne scar treatments do exist. Several of
which are laser treatment, steroid injection and plastic surgery
for severe cases.
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