Treating Pitted Acne Scars

When a person suffers from acne, the problem does not end after the acne is gone. This is because the acne can leave marks, or acne scars on the face. With acne scars, even if your acne is gone, your face is still not clean and clear.

Acne scars has two main types: pigmented and depressed, also called pitted scars.

More often, when acne heals, it would leave a reddish brown mark on the skin. This is what we call the pigmented acne mark. This type of acne scar is not permanent, but could still take weeks and even months to cure. Sometimes, the hard part with this is that before the marks has faded, a new set of acne already develops on the face and before the cycle has even ended, a new round of battling acne has begun.

There is a uncommon, but worse type of acne scar, and it is the pitted acne scar. With this type, the scar is more than just a mark on the surface of the skin. A layer of the skin is usually damaged, thus resulting to depressed surface on the skin. It is much like "ice-pick" scars, where they have sharp edges, or could also be a little softer, like the scar that is left when one has chicken pox.

These scars are really hated by acne sufferers because most of the time, when they have finally found the right treatment to control their acne, they will find out that the scars actually remain, preventing them to actually look clear and clean. They would still look and feel ugly and dirty.

However, good news is here because both pitted and pigmented scars could now be treated with the influx of available treatments on the market.

For more advanced loss of tissue that is way too deep or old, more invasive remedies are recommended like microdermabrasion, fat injections, cosmetic fillers, laser surgery and deep cosmetic fillings.

These treatments are usually expensive and some are even painful.

For those who cannot afford the expensive treatments though, there is the natural solution that is also very well recommended. These natural solutions have a unique component that help battle scars. This component is the natural mucin produced by the land snail. The mucin is naturally produced to help protect the skin from oxidation by free radicals and from ultraviolet rays. Also, this mucin removes damaged skin cells and replaces it with a healthy collagen and elastin, plus all the other components of a healthy skin. The water retaining molecules of the fluid will help the underlying skin to retain water, making it plump and reducing the depth of the pitted scars.

Both types of scars could be treated with these natural solutions. Patience and discipline is just needed as they have to apply the solution twice a day for a period of time that could vary from 2 to 3 months, depending on how old or how deep the acne marks are.

Marsha Gellerman is the editor of www.beforeyoutattoo.com Before You Tattoo. For more Articles, News, Information, Advice, and Resources about Acne please visit www.luvyourface.com Luv Your Face! Acne and Skin Care Treatments and www.30daysto.com 30 Days to Improve Your Life.