Acne Scar Treatment
Acne Scar is caused by the acne when some permanent marks were left on the skin. The number of people are suffering from acne scars who needs the best treatment for removing acne scars.
So, there are number of acne scar treatments which consider some factors like cost, the type of skin, feeling about the scars, willing to live with the scars etc.
Some acne scars emotionally or psychologically affects the life of the people and so for these acne patients various treatments were formulated to reduce acne scars. These treatments improve the texture of the skin and leave the skin free from acne scars.
The treatments for acne scars includes:-
Dermabrasion
This is a treatment to treat the acne scars in which top layer of the skin is physically scrapped out of the skin. This treatment effectively treats hypertrophic and deeper scars. Earlier, dermabrasion was not proved to be effective for treating ice pick scars as the removal of top layer of skin leads to fibrotic scar in the layers of the skin.
Collagen Injection
Collagen injection is injected inside the skin to fill and stretch certain types of deep and superficial scars. It is a type of protein which acts as a natural component for the human body and restores the texture and normal appearance of the skin. These injections provide benefit to the acne patients which lasts about three to six months.
Laser Treatment
In this type of treatment, lasers of various intensity and wavelengths are used to treat acne scar and reduce the redness of the skin. There are various types of lasers used in this treatment which depends upon the outcome of the treatment. Sometimes, carbon dioxide laser can be used for the removal of the scar tissue.
Microdermabrasion
The aluminum oxide crystals are used in this treatment which passes through a vacuum tube and removes the skin’s surface. Many procedures are required as it removes only the surface cells of the skin and does not remove the scars permanently.
Skin Grafting
This treatment is done when extensive and massive tunnels remain unroofed by the dermabrasion treatment and cause production of sebum and infection like bacteria in the sebaceous follicles and clogged the pores. So, this treatment is necessary so that defects of the unroofed sinus tracts made by any treatment can be closed.
Autologous Fat Transfer
The fat is taken from the other side of the body and then injection is injected into the skin. The fat is injected along with the injection beneath the skin’s surface and removes the defects which are caused due to scars developed from the nodulocystic acne. It takes long time to absorb the fat into the skin and requires multiple procedures.
Skin Surgery
In this treatment, ice pick scars are removed by the punch excision and scar is excised to the subcutaneous fat and the holes which are made in the skin are repaired with a skin grafting or sutures. Sometimes, subcision is also done to remove the scar tissue and elevates a depressed scar.