A Permanent Cure for Acne Scars?

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 already progressed 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.