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Acquaint Yourself With Types Of Acne Scars |
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All acne scars are not alike. Even if they all look the same to you on the surface, there is a difference! Since the acne scars are different, they also have to be treated differently so that you are actually able to get rid of them. The problem arises when you are not able to judge the kind of acne scar that you are suffering from. As a result of it, you are not able to get the right treatment for it. So, let's take a look at the different kinds of acne scars and what all treatments can be used to treat them successfully:
Ice Pick Scars- A scar that makes your skin appear as if it has been pierced by a pin or needle is known as ice pick scar. Such scars are deep and narrow and they usually extend up to the dermis. The scar usually looks like a small hole in the skin or a large one may resemble an open skin pore. It is usually a result of cystic acne or a deep blemish.
Ice pick scars are best treated with punch excision or punch grafting.
Boxcar Scars- are wider than ice pick scars. They are round or oval depressions in the skin with steep vertical sides. They form small pits in to the skin as those appear after one has had chicken pox. They are a result of tissue lost caused due to a severe inflammatory breakout.
Boxcar scars are best treated with the help of punch excision, punch elevation, dermal fillers or laser resurfacing.
Rolling Scars- If you experience a wave like undulation on your skin which otherwise appears smooth then you are suffering from rolling scars. These scars arise when fibrous bands of tissues develop between the skin. These bands pull the epidermis and bind it to the deeper structures of the skin. It is due to this process that the rolling effect comes on your skin.
Rolling scars are best treated with the help of subcutaneous incision, also known as subcision.
Hypertrophic or Keloid Scars- resemble a raised, firm mass of tissue. These scars are usually larger than the original wound and are found in men on their torso. Unlike the other kinds of scars, hypertrophic scars are not caused by the loss of tissue but by the overproduction of collagen.
Keloid scars are best treated with the help of steroid injections, tapes, or creams. All of these help shrink and flatten the scar.
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