The truth is, the results of having acne don't end when the red bumps are gone. Though the acne has disappeared, the remaining scars can be obvious and noticeable.
If leftover scars still bother you, there are many ways for you to get rid of them. Many of them aren't easy or cheap and you certainly shouldn't expect an overnight miracle. But many people have found relief by trying some of the following methods:
1. Collagen injection - Collagen injections have been used for decades to treat minor imperfections in facial skin, including laugh lines, wrinkles, creases, crow's feet, and acne scars. Collagen is also used to create fuller lips and cheeks and can be used to treat areas of the chest, back, and neck.
2. Autologous fat transfer - Microlipoinjection, also called autologous fat transfer, is a procedure in which an individual's own body fat is used to plump up sunken or emaciated areas of the face or to add volume where desired. Because the patient's own fat is used, autologous fat transfer requires three steps. The first step involves the gentle liposuction of some excess fat (such as that found in the jowls, abdomen, thighs, or buttocks). The second step involves the isolation and cleansing of the fat cells. The third and final step involves the injection of the fat cells into the targeted facial areas (i.e., the fat cell transplantation).
3. Dermabrasion - Dermabrasion and dermaplaning help to "refinish" the skin's top layers through a method of controlled surgical scraping. The treatments soften the sharp edges of surface irregularities, giving the skin a smoother appearance.
4. Microdermabrasion - Microdermabrasion is a skin-freshening technique that helps repair facial skin. The plastic surgeon uses a device like a fine sandblaster to spray tiny crystals across the face, mixing gentle abrasion with suction to remove the dead, outer layer of skin. As with other skin rejuvenation techniques, more than one treatment may be needed to reduce or remove fine wrinkles and unwanted pigmentation.
5. Laser Treatment - Although there are many different lasers available, only a few of them have successfully been used in the treatment of acne. For example, the pulsed-dye laser was shown to significantly reduce acne after a single treatment with no serious side effects. Temporary pain, redness, and swelling is reported in most patients. In patients with darker skin tones, hyperpigmentation (darkening of the skin) was reported.
6. Skin Surgery - Incising or cutting open inflamed lesions for drainage used to be popular; however, with the introduction of cortisone injections, this method is used less often. Incising a lesion may leave a small scar; injecting cortisone does not. However, the rare, large, deep acne lesions may not respond to cortisones and may have to be incised. Cutting open or incising large acne lesions is always done by the doctor.
With so many different treatments it can be difficult to decide what is right for you. Most treatments require the consultation and guidance of a good dermatologist, and need to be matched to the individuals' skin type and severity of condition.
You can't just choose whatever treatment you want to have; there is a proper treatment for the type of scar you want to treat, and it's important to not only have the right information, but that you seek the help of an expert to determine what type of scars you have. Only then will you be able to have the results you want to achieve and get the most out of the time, healing and money that you will need to spend.
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