How to remove acne scars
As many as 1 in 5 of us suffer from acne scarring. As if having acne isn’t stressful enough to then go and leave us with permanent marks just doesn’t seem fair! What’s worse is as we age and start losing collagen they can start to look even worse. The best time to treat acne scarring is as soon as it happens. As with any scarring when it is still red and healing there’s a better and faster chance of it fading the sooner you start treating it. The younger you are the more collagen you have and the more effect you will get from each collagen stimulation treatment you choose. Here’s some tips on how to remove acne scars.
Creams could help remove your acne scars
Some prescription strength creams such as tretinoin and hydroquinone can help to fade marks left behind from acne, but they will struggle to have an impact with indents or raised bumps. If you are left with brown or red marks (post inflammatory hyperpigmentation) they can fade in time, but it’s important to protect your skin with proper SPF, forget the stuff in your moisturiser or makeup!
If you are fed up with the discoloration there are many treatments on offer that hugely speed up the healing time.
Don’t want to cover your acne scars with makeup?
Picosure Pro is a fractional laser designed to remove discoloration and promote collagen production in as little as three sessions, it works well on all skin types to give you glass like skin. Due to the picosecond technology and fractionated focus lens, it targets melanin without affecting the natural skin tone, something previously hard to achieve in aesthetics.
Hydrafacial is a lighter method of lightening the skin, using light acid peels and britenol, marks can be gradually lightened over 6-12 treatments. Hydrafacial will also keep the pores empty to reduce further blockages in the skin.
Is your skin indented from acne scarring?
Unfortunately acne scarring can leave a variety of indentations, ice pick, boxcar and rolling scars to name but a few. When the skin is indented a large amount of collagen and elastin is missing and will need some strong or repetitive treatments to rapidly build it back up again and fill the gap.
Microneedling breaks up the scarring
Morpheus 8 is a leading acne treatment, utilising Radio Frequency and microneedles to create micro lesions in the skin to encourage collagen and elastin production where it’s needed. These two proteins in the skin will over time increase and fill that indent to reveal smoother skin. Reaching an impressive depth of 4mm, almost to the base of the dermis. Morpheus 8 can target multiple layers in the skin, speeding up the results.
Aggressive treatments are going to give faster results
If you have researched treatment for acne scars then you will have undoubtedly heard of the Co2 laser. Aggressive it may be, but if the surface tone and texture of the skin are getting you down then this is probably the fastest option for fairer skin types.
There is a period of down time that may leave you hiding in your house for a few days but it’s worth it when you get faster results!
For Asian and darker skin a great alternative to this is the Cool Laser, known as an Erbium Yag. With aggressive treatments it’s even more important to visit a Doctor led clinic to make sure you are receiving tailored treatments and aftercare. Have a search for acne treatment near you and look at the reviews, range of equipment and before and afters to get an idea of the clinics experience.
Have you had aesthetics treatments and only seen minimal results on your acne scars?
Keep in mind new collagen growth can take 6-12 weeks, to see a visible effect on the surface this could be 2-6 months! Treatment for acne scars removal is without a doubt a slow process that requires patience as well as the right treatment that suits your needs.
Feed the skin
Now you’re spending all that money on treatments, you need to make sure you are using the right products to sustain and improve your results. Sun cream is a must. After the age of 30 collagen depletes at around 1% per year so we are already fighting a battle for our youth at this point. UVA exposure damages the skin cells at a deeper level, we don’t want to undo all that hard work!
Hyaluronic acid serum is now a skincare favourite for so many brands, what’s more it’s proven to help in collagen synthesis, improve scarring and prevent tightness!
Be sure to find a hyaluronic serum with a low molecular weight and size. Large molecules won’t pass through the skin barrier and will sit on top of the skin like a moisturiser.
Top tip when applying it, make sure the skin is wet, this allows for better hydration!
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