Best Treatments to Conceal Acne Scars

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Best Treatments to Conceal Acne Scars

• Acne is really hard to deal with and
  unfortunately, they are unavoidable. Even after
  they are gone, they leave some scars. Some of
  these may fade away, while some may remain
  forever. But thankfully, various modern
  techniques are available now to help you get away
  with and conceal these. In this article, we will
  walk you through different methods on how to get
  rid of acne scars.
• Table of contents
• Feel free to skip ahead if anyone topic catches
  your eye
• Chemical Peels
• Microneedling
• Dermaroller
• Laser Treatment

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• Filler Treatment
• Fat Grafting
• Combination Techniques
• Takeaway
• Chemical Peels
• This involves applying a chemical solution to the
  outermost skin layer to exfoliate and remove it.
  The inner cells of the skin are stimulated to
  grow more. This helps in improving skin texture,
  reducing wrinkles and scarring due to acne. There
  can be mild, medium, or deep peel based on the
  depth of skin layers removed. The mild peel can
  be done at home too with the doctors
  instructions.
• Procedure
• Chemical agents, mostly glycolic acid (AHA),
  salicylic acid, phenol, etc., are applied to the
  skin and slowly brushed. This makes the old,
  rough, and blemished skin blister and fall off.
  Thus, this allows the underlying new skin to
  grow which is smooth and unaffected by scars.
  Avoid facing direct sunlight and always follow
  your doctors instructions.
• How does it treat acne scars?
• It reduces the acne scars, especially less deep
  ones, by replacing the outer dull skin that has
  scars with an inner layer of new, fresh, smooth,
  and bright skin.
• Microneedling

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• How does it treat acne scars?
• It treats acne scars by causing mini trauma to
  the skin and activating the production of growth
  substances. It also thickens the skin, which
  simultaneously makes scars less visible. It also
  helps to make channels. Through this, products
  like creams and serums can penetrate deep into
  the skin and other treatments too can work more
  effectively.
• Dermaroller
• It is a medical device with one end as a handle
  and the other end with fine needles to make
  small holes on the skin. It is similar to a
  micro-needling device. The exception is that the
  needles in the derma roller are shorter than
  those used in microneedling.
• Procedure It can be used at home but always
  follows your doctors instructions.
• Before using, sterilize it with an alcohol
  solution and warm water.
• Wash skin with antiseptic solution or saline
  water.
• Hold the skin to tighten it and roll over each
  section, up and down, side to side, and
  diagonally.
• Wash skin with water, as the skin gets reddened.
• Serum and moisturizer are then applied as they
  are absorbed more deeply after this procedure.
• Dermarollers must never be used on skins with
  sunburns, sores, moles, etc. Always follow your
  doctors instructions.
• How does it treat acne scars?

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• Laser Treatment
• Two types of laser therapy are there, ablative,
  which removes the topmost skin layer and
  stimulates the inner skin layers, and
  non-ablative, which stimulates the underlying
  skin layers without causing any harm to the top
  layer.
• Procedure
• Ablative laser therapy involves the use of a
  high-energy laser beam. It removes the top skin
  layer which is scarred as well as rough and
  stimulates collagen to fill in the depressions to
  get smooth and soft skin. The results may be
  seen after some time and many sessions may be
  required.
• The Non-ablative laser treatment stimulates the
  collagen growth within the inner layer of the
  skin i.e. dermis.
• It uses a flashgun that emits broad-spectrum
  light. It enters through the outer and the inner
  skin layer and stimulates the production of
  collagen which adds support to the skin surface.
  Thus depressions caused by scarring are reduced.
  One session takes around 2030 minutes.
• How does it treat acne scars?
• It works by removing the outer, scarred skin
  layer along with producing more collagen and
  elastin through the inner layers.
• Filler Treatment
• Fillers are gel-like synthetic or natural
  substances like hyaluronic acids or poly-L-lactic
  acids. These are injected into the skin to raise
  the depressed skin areas due to acne scars and
  also stimulate the skins natural collagen
  production.

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• Fat Grafting
• This procedure involves taking fat from one or
  more areas of your body and putting it somewhere
  else like depressed areas caused by scars. This
  reduces the appearance of scars on your face and
  body even dimpling and deep depressions,
  resulting in thicker, healthier, and softer
  skin.
• Procedure
• The donor and graft areas are marked with colored
  pens. Fat is sucked out through liposuction from
  one or more areas and after refining the fat
  (removing blood, oil, and water) it is put in the
  graft location and smoothened. It takes around
  25 hours.
• How does it treat acne scars?
• It works by filling the sunken areas or lines
  caused by scars, ageing, etc., adding volume to
  hollow areas, and plumping up wrinkles and scars.
  It also promotes collagen production and gives a
  rejuvenated look.
• Combination Therapies
• As acne scars are very complex, therefore one
  single treatment approach may not work for you.
  Based on the type of acne scars, the doctor might
  recommend a treatment plan with a combination of
  two or more treatment methods that may work to
  conceal acne scars.
• Procedure
• Different types of scars need different
  combination techniques. For example, some may
  need excision with laser, others may need laser
  and micro-needling or fat grafting and chemical
  peels.

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