Affordable Acne Treatments

When the patient no longer experience new acne outbreaks is when acne scar treatment is given. If the breaking out continues, the patient should first look to stop it via treatment. After comes the treatment of acne scars to which 6 main approaches are talked about in this article.   

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Dermabrasion

Dermabrasion has been in use for acne scar treatment for tens of years. As the name suggests, dermabrasion is basically the removal of the skin that has been affected by acne. Initially, the technique employed sandpaper to remove the diseased skin and letting fresh skin grow from beneath. Now, with modern machines, rotating diamond-edged wheels, are used for the same purpose. It takes up to an hour to complete the procedure. This technique is recommended well for patients with light or dark skin color but not much for those with wheatish complexion.

Chemical Peels    

Chemical peels for acne scar treatment use certain kind of acids that are applied to the acne-affected skin. Removing the top layer of the skin and allowingg a smoother layer from under to appear at the surface is their effect. This procedure is a lot quicker as it only takes fifteen minutes. A disadvantage for this method is that it’s not very effective in extreme cases of acne scars. The acids used also affect the skin by causing some redness and swelling. In addition, the skin may turn dry and develop flakes.

Subcision

Subcision refers to the process of detaching the scar from the skin tissues that lie deeper. This causes the formation of a pool of blood under the scar. The blood clot lets connective tissue to build under the scar. Therefore the scar is leveled with the surface of the skin.   
Subcision is often applied in combination with dermabrasion or laser therapy.

Laser Resurfacing

This method of acne scar treatment uses laser for removing the acne-affected skin and allowing new skin to grow and replace it. Laser resurfacing is a rather new approach and studies are underway to establish it as an effective treatment method for acne scars. The results of this method are so far promising. Redness and swelling have been reported after undergoing this treatment method.

Punch Techniques

There are three types of punch techniques used as acne scar treatment: punch replacement, punch excision, and punch elevation. By using a punch of the hair transplant type, punch replacement removes the pitted scar. For deep scars, this method is highly successful. Punch excision removes the pitted scar by tiny incision, which is then closed and let heal on its own. In punch elevation, the scar is cut loose at the root but is not discarded. It’s allowed, rather, emerge to the level of the skin.

Augmentation

Augmentation is a unique method of acne scar treatment. Material (mostly collagen) is injected under the scar, which causes the scar to float up to the surface of the skin. Your own fat can sometimes be used as the injecting material. The method does not cause any such swelling that might require time to recover. In the future, augmentaton is expected to become a more permanent type of acne treatment.

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