Step 2: Choosing the Right Option for You After your acne is healed and you prevent new breakouts from coming, choosing the right acne scars treatment option is a next step to clear skin.Depending on how extensive your acne scars are, how sensitive your skin is, how much perseverance you have, what your budget is and your philosophy on skincare, the list of acne scar remedies is quite extensive. The problem is that often they promise too much. Deep acne scars may generally be made less visible but will only completely vanish under make-up. In general, treatment of acne scars takes time and commitment. Chemical peels: Doctors remove the top layers of skin with a chemical application. The procedure both reveals fresh skin and stimulates the collagen production. Often, this treatment must be repeated several times for satisfactory results. Again, if new acne outbreaks are not prevented, peels may not only fail to bring satisfactory results, but may not be permitted during times of acne flare-ups. Take a look to see the reviews on chemical peels – they’re not too favorable. Laser resurfacing: High-energy light burns away damaged skin. The procedure is neither cheap nor painless (even topical analgesic agents are used). Repeated treatments are sometimes necessary. New acne may produce new scars requiring additional treatments. Collagen: Doctors make injections beneath the skin to replace the body’s natural collagen that has been lost. This can be done with collagen or fat taken from another part of the body. The cost is usually per cubic centimeter that needs to be restored. Results are temporary, so it must be repeated. New acne scars will require new injections. Dermabrasion: The surgeon removes the top layers of skin with an electrical machine that abrades the skin. Repeated treatments are often necessary especially with deeper scars and if new acne formation is not prevented. Punch grafts: Small skin grafts replace scarred skin. Doctors punch a hole in the skin to remove the scar, which is then replaced with unscarred skin. Multiple punches are usually necessary. Natural alternatives to dermatological procedures: While you are getting rid of your acne and preventing new pimples from forming, you are also helping to heal the existing acne scars and prevent new acne (and scars) from forming. When your skin is in better shape from the right acne treatment, you may opt to explore some less expensive, less painful and more “natural” alternative ways to help acne scars become less prevailing. Just remember though, less is more – you don’t have to run to your nearest health food store to buy all of these ingredients and try all of them at once.These natural remedies are safe and non-irritating options proven to soften and diminish the appearance of scars. • Vitamin E. Vitamin E comes in capsules (soft gel) or in a bottle. You can get 400-500mg soft gel capsules. Poke with a needle (do not break or crush, as it will spill), and squeeze the content slowly on your ring finger (not at once). Massage (not rub) the most profound scars for 30-45 seconds at time, at least twice a day. Alternatively, you can buy liquid vitamin E (it comes in potency of 50,000 IU). Put a drop or two on a clean plate, and use your ring finger to apply as directed above. • Rose hip seed oil. Available in most health food stores, rose hip seed oil has shown to reduce the appearance of scars. Massage (not rub) on the scars twice a day with your ring finger (it has a lightest touch!). • Aloe vera juice, or gel. Aloe fades scars, and can prevent them altogether when applied regularly. Massage (not rub) on the scars twice a day with your ring finger. • Lavender oil. Available in health food stores or bath and body shops, lavender oil also reduces scar appearance when applied (massaged delicately) on scars on a regular basis. Massage (not rub) on the scars twice a day with your ring finger. In Summary The KEY to PREVENTING ACNE SCARS and HEALING the existing scars is an acne treatment that stops new acne from forming. After this step is successfully achieved, choose your acne scar treatment based on an educated choice, balancing the information you get from dermatologists, with your own search and preferences, and of course your budget. Do not expect or believe in instantaneous results, as unfortunately they do not exist. But YES, with the right choices you CAN make significant difference acne scars.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 02:45:14 +0000
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