If you have acne breakout, you always wish that there is something that can fix it overnight. You also know that this is not possible at the moment. All you can do is face it in the mirror and learn to treat it. Learning how to treat it is important. Before anything else, you should know what caused the scarring.
Acne scars are permanent indentations and it can come in many shapes and sizes. There are some scars that are thick – scars that stick out above your skin while others are keloid – scars that have overproduced skin tissue. Then there is atrophic scars that leaves depression on your skin.
If the acne is severe, the body will create little or too much tissue that can eventually lead to a depression in your skin. You have to remember that the deeper the acne lesion or the more it is squeezed or picked, the more likely it will lead to scarring. There are some Singaporeans who have this issue and it is time to know how to treat it.
Since scarring is more serious than marks, it is important that you consult your dermatologist first about your status. If you are that conscious, you should not waste time sulking. You cannot restore it to its former glory but you can do something to at least lighten it up. Dermatologists will base the treatments on the following:
Steroid injections
This is perhaps the fastest treatment of them all. As soon as you identified the pimple, a steroid shot can easily be asked from your dermatogist. The importance of steroid injections is to reduce the inflammation. If you take care of it immediately, you will not give your fingers chance to prick them.
Dermal fillers
This can be a long process but dermal fillers can be one of the most effective treatment. In this treatment, dermal filters will elevate the depressed areas immediately. Dermal fillers have two ingredients that can help improve scarring. Polymethylmethacylate that can help the body make protein to allow scarring to heal then collagen.
Lasers
To reduce the redness, lasers can be considered. This is only for scars that are still red. However for scars that are no longer red, a different kind of laser is used. Remember though that the result of lasers will vary depending on treatments and the downtime of your recovery process.
Submit to varying treatments
You just do not continuously ask for topical prescriptions every time you think that it doesn’t work. Scars are different from marks. Topical prescriptions will not work for the scars. To know about varying treatments, you should see your dermatologist right away.
