Removing Acne Scars
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Acne Scars develop if an infection develops in acne and the skin repairs itself so that it remains healthy but leaves discoloured and / or pitted marks on the affected area, they are often very difficult and costly to get rid of.
There are a lot of over the counter ‘cures’ for acne scars ranging from creams to skin needling. Creams or skin masks are the most commonly used for treating acne scarring which can (but not always) be affective but take a while for improvements to start to show as a large percentage of these creams are not absorbed by the skin. Therefore creams are often wasted and so are not economical.
An alternative treatment that can be used for acne scar removal is the dermaroller. This is a tool for skin needling; you roll the derma roller over the effected area of skin to open the pores of your epidermis (top layer of skin) causing it to believe that it is injured inducing the production of collagen and elastin which resulting in the damaged skin healing itself.
Once the derma roller has been used the pores on the top layer of skin are open for as long as so this is the best time to apply creams as they are much better absorbed when the pores are open as opposed to when the pores are closed. This reduces the waste in creams and boosts the effectiveness of the derma roller.
There are more extreme methods to reduce acne scars however these are all expensive and have to be carried out by professionals and then they’re not even guaranteed to work! These include; Micro dermabrasion, laser treatments, chemical peals and also skin needling can be done by a professional more vigorously using a longer needle size and numbing cream.
In my experience in treating acne scars I have found that the most result effective and cost effective treatment is derma rolling at home as it is relatively cheap and as it works by inducing the healing process is the most natural way to heal acne scars.
