A Permanent Cure for Acne Scars?
Posted: Thứ Ba, 19 tháng 3, 2013 by Unknown in
A Permanent Cure for Acne Scars?
Ask anybody who has
ever suffered from acne what was the least enjoyable part of the whole
experience and probably the most possible answer will be the scars - acne
scars
that remain long after acne is gone. If having acne is considered bad,
then what
about having acne scars for several years more?
If your
acne has alreadyprogressed beyond the initial stage of whiteheads and blackheads
and you now
have pimples and scars on your face, then you have to do two
things at the same
time - get rid of pimples and get rid of acne
scars.
Before discussing how to eliminate acne scars, you may want to
know...
What are acne scars?
Acne scars are
caused when pimples either get inflamed or do not heal fully. Acne scars are
formed when at least one of the layers of healthy skin is injured. When the skin
is damaged and bleeding, the
body forms new tissue fibers at the place to
heal the wound and stop the
bleeding. It is these tissues that may appear as
a scar.
So getting rid of scars requires that the scar tissue be replaced
by healthy tissue by some
process or method.
There are several
methods to help acne scars but in
practice very few of them may be very
effective. And some methods may have side
effects that you may want to be
aware of before you start such a
program.
Laser Resurfacing: A carbon
dioxide laser burns away the damaged
skin, layer by layer. The depth of
penetration is controlled. As the outer
layers of damaged skin is removed,
new skin cells begin to form as the healing
process starts and in a few
weeks, a younger looking smoother skin surface
begins to
appear.
Dermabrasion: This uses a spinning diamond instrument
or a
rotating wire brush to wear down the outer layers of the skin that have
been
damaged. And when the skin starts healing, younger and smoother skin will
replace the old skin removed by abrasion.
Chemical peels for
acne scars:
Acidic solutions are applied to the skin to peel away
the damaged layers and the
new skin that is formed is usually smoother.
Chemical peels range from mild to
deep penetration. Though chemical peels
can be applied at home, it would be
advisable to get a dermatologist to
apply it.
Punch grafts: More suitable for deep and pitted acne scars,
this method involves punching a hole to remove
the scar and then removing a
small piece of undamaged skin.
But the question you may want to
ask is... do they work?
All of the treatments mentioned above
seem to have a moderate success rate - while they
seem to work well for
others, some are less than delighted with their
treatments. While results
like these may be expected with any medical procedure,
your face is a very
important part of your life and you will want to be
absolutely certain that
any treatment will be beneficial to your sense of
well-being.