Acne Scars
by Alison
Cole
zone3
Scarring is an inevitable outcome of significant skin inflammation. The
deeper the scars, the longer it takes to completely remove them. Acne
scars are caused by either increased tissue formation or loss of tissue.
The best possible means for prevention of acne scars can be its early and
complete treatment.
The selection of the method for acne scar treatment depends mainly on
the morphology of the scar. Dermabrasion, microdermabrasion, laser
resurfacing, punch excision, subcision, skin grafting, dermal filler, and
chemical peels are the commonly used scar treatment methods.
Dermabrasion involves the cutting down of the normal skin with a
power-driven hand piece to make the scar look less pitted. Its use has
decreased because of the associated risk of blood-borne diseases with it.
Also, it fails as a therapy for all kinds of scars. Microdermabrasion is a
new technique which achieves surface skin removal for acne treatment by
making use of aluminum oxide crystals passing through a vacuum tube. This
option for acne treatment holds the advantage of causing no additional
wounds.
The technique of laser resurfacing holds the benefit of being more
precise, safer, controlled and less operator dependent than dermabrasion
technique. Lasers of various wavelength and intensity may be used
depending upon the desired results. The carbon dioxide laser that emits
light at a wavelength of 10,600 nanometer (nm) may be used to actually
remove the tissue. The laser treatment has the requirement of a local or
general anesthetic and potential of causing both bacterial and viral
infection. The other disadvantages are its possible inability to remove
very-deep scarring and causing further scarring (rare). This procedure
cannot be used for hypertrophic and keloid scars.
The punch excision method makes use of a punch tool to excise the scar
and thereby remove ice-pick scars. The procedure of subcision makes use of
a surgical probe to detach the scar from deeper tissues and thereby
elevate a depressed scar.
The method of skin grafting which implants a small piece of skin into
the scar site helps treat pitted scar. Dermal fillers, a non-surgical
procedure, are a means of supplementing the skin’s collagen to help treat
scars.
During the chemical peel procedure, the top layers of the skin are
treated with a chemical solution, most commonly alpha-hydroxy acids, such
as glycolic, salicylic, or lactic acid. Chemical peel solutions help to
unblock the pores, open the blackheads and whiteheads, and stimulate
dermal regeneration.
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