How To Get Rid of Acne Scars

Having lived through your teenage years battling acne, the last thing you want to do is go through the rest of your life hiding or covering up the embarrassing and ugly scars left behind by the acne. There are ways to reduce or improve the acne scars. However, the severity of the scars will determine what you need to do to lessen them.

For mild scarring home remedies and procedures may reduce the appearance of the scars. At home dermabrasions and chemical peels can alleviate some scarring. This is best accomplished by using products that contain retinol or alpha hydroxyl acid in lotion or cream based solutions. If your skin is sensitive then it would be wise to not apply the lotions or creams immediately following the dermabrasion or peel. This can lead to redness and some irritation.  There are also some good creams on the market for removing acne scars like the Dermajuv Acne Scars Fading Cream.

In addition, rosehip seed oil, aloe vera juice and gels, as well as lavender oil, or tea tree oil have long been used to treat and promote healing in scars. If the scars are more severe then professional treatments such as laser resurfacing can be done by a qualified physician. Laser resurfacing removes a layer of skin with the damaged tissue and allows new scar free skin to form and grow.  Following a treatment, healing will take a couple of weeks, during which redness and swelling may occur.

Dermabrasion has been used to combat acne scarring for years. In the beginning doctors used sandpaper to remove damaged skin. Now a rotating tool or metal brush is used after a local anesthetic has been applied.  The procedure leaves the skin raw and scabs may form. Healing with take several weeks.

Augmentation is another popular method. Collagen or your own fat taken from other parts of the body are injected under the acne scar to smooth it out. These treatments work well, but only last for upwards of six months and must be repeated or the scar will come back.

Subcision is a technique performed by a doctor where the physician cuts away the scar tissue and allows blood to form under the scar. The growing blood clot helps to build connective tissue under the scar in order to allow the body to repair itself.  Subcision is normally performed along with dermabrasion or laser resurfacing.