Acne causes a triple blow to your self-esteem: scars are constant reminders of prior skin eruptions, some of which are years old, and excess oil, blackheads, pustules, and painful red cysts that grow deep inside your skin destroy your confidence. Life will inevitably include pimples.

Even those with the calmest, least reactive skin might occasionally get itchy red bumps despite all preventative precautions in place, such as eating a healthy, balanced diet, changing your pillowcase frequently, or simply adhering to a cleaning schedule.

It is a more serious issue when acne lasts for years and leaves unattractive scars.

How Do Acne Scars Form?

When dead skin cells, oil, and hair clog hair follicles, it causes irritation to the skin that looks like pimples and leads to the development of acne. The collagen in the area, which gives your skin its strength and substance, might be harmed by this inflammation. When the body is unable to manufacture enough collagen to repair the damage brought on by severe acne, a scar develops. Although those with cystic acne are more prone to getting acne scars, anybody can get scarring and textural changes. Dermatologists say that acne scarring, on the other hand, may be treated. Here are a handful of your options that are the most successful. A pimple may appear sunken if it heals without losing some of its collagen and structure.

What Increases the Likelihood of Acne Scarring?

Your immune system floods the pimples with white blood cells to aid in their recovery when it notices acne scarring. The extra cells lead to the formation of scars.

Your likelihood of developing acne scarring is affected by a number of factors, including: 

• If a family member has scars, you are also more likely to. 
• If you don’t seek professional care, especially if you have inflammatory acne or excruciatingly painful inflammatory acne that starts deep inside your skin, your chances of recovering without a scar are poor.

Ways to Lessen the Possibility of Acne Scars

Even while acne scarring may seem inevitable, there are things you can do to diminish the severity of any existing scars or lower your risk of developing new ones. Make careful to treat acne outbreaks as soon as they occur. If you experience breakouts less frequently and for a shorter length of time, acne scarring is less likely. Once the acne has been cleaned up, keep up with good skincare habits and follow your doctor’s acne treatment advice. You probably already know this, but it’s still important to emphasize: never pluck, squeeze, or pop a blemish.

How Acne Scars are Handled

The best treatments for indentations are lasers since they induce tiny skin injuries that trigger the body’s natural collagen production process. 

• For patients with light skin, we recommend fractional co2 laser. The carbon dioxide fractional resurfacing laser is an excellent instrument for safely removing numerous layers of skin while preserving nearby areas of skin. Because of this, the process is referred to as a fractionated technique.
• For patients with dark skin, we favor microneedlingand radiofrequency procedures that heat and tighten the dermis’ underlying layers. Radiofrequency microneedling, uses both microneedling and radiofrequency radiation. The needle produces more damage by releasing radiofrequency at the ends of the channels, enhancing the outcomes of conventional microneedling. The ensuing skin regeneration results in thicker, more even skin.

Why is Dark Skin Treated Differently?

To prevent disrupting the melanin on the skin’s surface, we need to make sure the laser beam is pointed in the right direction and has a wavelength that penetrates deeply enough.

What Additional Therapies are Available?

Another alternative for acne scar indentations is dermal fillers, and microneedling with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is useful for acne-related poor skin texture. We employ procedures like the IPL photofacial to reduce the visibility of pigmented scars by treating the redness that usually follows indentations and poor texture. By delivering energy bursts to dilated blood vessels, they can eliminate the red pigment and restore the skin’s natural tone.

Regarding Keloids

Keloids commonly appear on people with a darker complexion. A keloid is excess collagen gone too far. It is a scar that is powerless over how frequently it regenerates. Steroid treatments, such as intralesional Kenalog, are routinely used to keloid scars to reduce the amount of scar tissue.

An Expert’s Advice

Scars from acne can be treated in a number of ways. The following are some of the non-invasive skin treatments proven to work:

• Microneedling with radiofrequency, which tightens the skin and corrects hyperpigmentation, is one of the procedures offered at OC Beauty Medspa. owing to acne. The two most effective radiofrequency microneedling devices on the market are Fractora and Profound.
• Using a fractional CO2 laser for skin resurfacing, which helps to lessen the texture and appearance of acne scars.
• With the use of a peeling procedure called VI Peel Precision Plus, uneven skin tone may be corrected.
• IPL photofacial treatment for acne scars and uneven skin tone.

These treatments encourage your body’s innate ability to mend itself. Micro-injuries, skin removal through peeling, and light laser treatments all boost the production of collagen and elastin, which reduces hyperpigmentation and fills in scarring gaps. If you struggle with acne scars, your best bet is to reach out to a board-certified expert who will recommend the best course of action for your situation.

If you would like to learn more about treating acne scars, contact Triple Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Ali Sajjadian in Newport Beach today! Be sure to review Dr. Sajjadian’s before and after photo gallery to see his patient’s amazing results.