Common Methods Used in Treatment For Acne Scars
Although acne occurs in adult life it is teenagers that are most affected by it. The reason being is that hormonal changes in the body tend to provide the trigger for acne to occur. Acne is bad enough at any time of life because it has such a visible effect but to occur in the teenagers it can be particularly devastating as they are already extremely conscious of their appearance at a time in life when they are just starting to come in to adulthood. The worst cases of acne can lead to scaring of the skin.
There is no easy fix once the skin has been badly scared by severe acne. The common methods available through dermatologists have been lacne scar laser treatment or acne scar dermabrasion. Laser treatment removes the damaged top layer of skin and then tightens the middle layer which leaves the skin smoother. It takes 3 to 10 days for the skin to heal after treatment. Dermabrasion treatment involves using a rotating wire brush or spinning diamond instrument to wear down the surface of skin were the scarring has occurred. It takes around 10 days to 3 weeks for the skin to heal in which time a smoother layer of skin replaces the abraded one. Sometimes (depending on the severity of your scars) doctors or dermatologists may prescribe microdemabrasion which involves a mild chemical peel but this is generally only in less severe forms of scaring.
New technology has recently been introduced in the form of red light treatment. This involves the skin being subjected to low levels of red light for short periods each day and the effect has been shown to reduce acne scarring and other beneficial effects are reduction in wrinkles giving an anti aging effect to the skin. The device are available as hand held portable red light lamps or even red light bulbs to fit an ordinary household stand lamp.
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