Scar Removal
Ashamed Of The Acne Scars On Your Face? Find Out
What You Can Do To Remove Them.
Acne will usually leave scars on our face that’s hard
to get rid of. This is caused by the chronic condition of
the skin disease. The most common form of acne scar is the
ice-pick scars which can be identified as crater-like in texture
and usually appear on the face, shoulders, arms and the buttocks.
However, there are several ways have been developed to remove
and smoothen the scars left by acne depending on the health
condition, age and severity of the acne-inflicted skin tissues.
Usually, the mildest form of acne will not leave scars, and
if does, it will heal pretty fast. As for the acne scars left
by Nodulycystic acne may leave scars that are deep-seated
into the skin tissue.
There are also skin pigmentations that may appear like scars
but in fact, they are actually 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. It will
take some time for macules to disappear, and they will not
leave any scars.
Generally, there are two categories of acne scars when the
basis of grouping is the shape of the tissue, which are scar
with increased skin tissue and scar with decreased skin tissue.
The overgrowth in scar tissue is termed as keloids which were
of African-American origin while the more common form is the
ice-pick scar.
Now, how to determine those who are qualified for acne scar
removal?
First of all, doctor will diagnose your health status, and
it is important that you are not presently affected by diseases
of any sorts or should you have pre-existing unhealthy conditions,
otherwise you might be declined for further procedures.
Even if you are qualified for the treatments, doctors may
choose to delay your operation if acne flares up during this
period. Your scheduled treatment may be moved to another schedule
until the pre-existing acne condition disappears or until
the possibility of contamination with other body parts are
taken under control. If however this condition persists, your
doctor may give you medications to prepare for .
There are some acne scars that are considered to be totally
irremovable. The skin of the acne-afflicted patient may not
recover the skin he has before getting the skin disease. Still,
it may give substantial improvements.
Dermatologists have developed several ways to reduce acne
scars, and it may completely remove scars for certain cases.
1. Remove the top layers of the skin with an abrasive instrument
called as electric sander, which is known as dermabrasion,
will leave the skin smooth and healthy after a period of reddening.
2. Punch grafts, which is a method of using small patches
of the skin from another body part and are implanted to the
deep holes made by the acne scars. In most cases, skin from
the ear lobe or upper part of the thigh will be used to transplant,
depending on the amount of skin needed.
3. Doctors will usually recommend chemical peels if the acne
scar is not too severe. The chemical, after removing the top
layers of the skin will allow a regeneration of the skin tissue
on the affected area.
4. Collagens, by injections into the skin, are also used
to replace severely damaged or destroyed pores and cells.
There are other some methods of acne scars treatments, which
include laser treatment, steroid injection and plastic surgery
for some severe cases.
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