The acne scars may cause embarrassment. There are several treatment options to get rid of acne scars.
There are four main types of acne scars: ice pick scars, boxcar scars, rolling scars and hypertrophic scars. Ice pick scars are either shallow or deep pits that have sharp sides and uneven margins. When these aggravate they are called depressed fibrotic scarring. The ice pick scars are most frequently found on cheeks.
Boxcar scars have an oval shape and look like depressions in the skin. Depending on how severe acne is, the depth of the boxcar scars varies. This kind of scars is most frequently seen on temples and cheeks.
Rolling scars become visible when the tissue beneath the skin gets damaged. Their aspect resembles rolling hillsides. Since these are deep scars and affect the tissue beneath the skin, people cannot use treatments such as dermabrasion and lasers to get rid of these acne scars. In this particular case, the treatment consists of subcision. The cheeks and forehead are the most frequent areas where rolling scars appear.
The last type of acne scars, namely hypertrophic scars are in fact red bumps of small dimensions that can be seen on any area of the body. The best part about these scars is that they disappear in time. However, it is important for people to know that these scars are not produced only by acne, but also by any kind of skin injury.
Before choosing a certain treatment it is very important to analyze the advantages and the downside of each remedy. Since every person has a unique physiology, certain treatments may work on several people and will make the acne scars disappear while worsening the symptoms on other people.
The most common acne scars treatments are subcision, punch treatments, chemical peels, dermabrasion, laser resurfacing, and acne scar creams. The major goal of all these treatments is to eliminate the top-most layer of the skin. By doing this, the scar is removed, but the main problem is that they can return. However, before proceeding to following a treatment it is very important to talk to a dermatologist.
