Saturday, July 18, 2009

Are Acne Scars Permanent?

By Gail Jones

Acne scars are an awful reminder of the having suffered pimples or even acne previously. They are intolerable because of their apparent permanence and their non-complimentary look. Generally speaking, acne scars are quite hard to treat, but tissue regeneration is not unusual these days with all the amazing technological developments.

In general terms, when referring to acne scarring, we mean the healed lesions caused by an acne infection. While most scarring is temporary and will probably disappear naturally over time, scarring from the more severe forms of acne can be permanent.

Acne scarring may be avoided if the patient visits doctor 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 bouts of acne have marked your skin, you will have to approach the issue from another perspective, which usually involves surgery.

Laser resurfacing is one way of removing the damaged skin parts and stimulating the organic regrowth of the tissue beneath. This procedure only requires local anaesthetic and can take between a few minutes and an hour depending on the extent of the problem.

Fractional laser therapy is one of the most recent forms of eliminating acne scars. It involves surgical intervention at deep skin layers. The treatment is better than both dermabrasion and laser resurfacing in terms of quality and has a much reduced healing period. Nevertheless, fractional laser therapy lies within the reach of only those few fortunate people, who can pay for it, since it is the most expensive acne treatment available these days.

It can happen that other sessions are necessary 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 normal skin level or she/he may suggest micro-dermabrasion for the same reason. Trying to carry out chemical peels at home could be a bad idea because of the risk of aggravating the condition by irritating the scars even more.

As for the kinds of acne scarring, they can be classified according to the formation pattern. Scars 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 an extremely important factor in deciding on the selection of one form of therapy or the other.

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