Even when acne is gone, they can still affect our appearance with the acne scars, even when they pose no danger to our health. This article will show you the effective acne scars treatments using either advanced medical procedures or natural methods.
Acne scars treatments using advanced medical procedures
The acne scars treatments with medical procedures are the best solutions for those who are suffering from aesthetic damages caused by acne.
These medical procedures include:
Acne pitted scars therapy
Pitted scars are the most common scars on acne skin, especially the severe ones. This can diminish your look greatly, making you less confident in yourself.
In medicine, many acne pitted scars therapy are applied depend on the scarring conditions. They are:
- Surgery
- Skin resurfacing
- Filler injection
- Magnetic wave
- Micro-needling
Let find out the details about each therapy below!
Surgery for acne scars treatment
Surgery for acne scars treatment is actually a minor surgery that can be used for big and deep pitted scars. This will make the scars flatter and faded over time.
There are 2 types of surgery for acne scars:
- First: The scars lifting surgery to make the scars closer to the skin surface, making it smoother and flatter.
- Second: The subcision technique in which the fibrous bands that attach the scars to the hypodermis will be severe, freeing the skin regions from being pulled down and allowing the collagen and elastin generation to recover the skin and filling up the pitted scars.
Skin resurfacing for acne scars treatment
The mechanism of this is to get rid of the old skin layer, allowing the formation of the new skin layers, fading the scars. This is applied for mild to moderate pitted scars conditions.
Nowadays, there are 4 methods of skin resurfacing used, which are:
Using laser for skin resurfacing
This method uses laser to remove the outer layer of the skin, stimulating the formation of new skin. After the skin resurfacing with laser, the affected skin must be dressed and protected carefully to give out the best result.
This is considered to be the method with the fastest research among all 4 skin resurfacing techniques.
Chemical peel
This involves a highly active chemical to remove the outer layer of the skin, flattening the pitted scars gradually.
Dermabrasion
For this technique, the doctors will anesthetize the skin and use a specialized tool to get rid of the epidermis (the outmost layer of the skin) and the dermis (the middle layer of the skin). Dermabrasion is the solution used to make the skin smoother.
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is the technique that impacts and gets rid of the outer layer of the skin to allow new skin to form.
Filler injection for acne scars treatment
Another popular acne scars treatment is filler injection. The filler can be made from collagen, autologous fat, or some other materials.
This is a safe and highly effective method. However, it can only be applied for shallow and small pitted scars.
Magnetic wave for acne scars treatment
This is an advanced and popular technique that can be applied to all types of skin. The donors will use specialized equipment to create a magnetic wave with appropriate frequency to tighten the skin and minimize the pitted scars.
Micro-needling for acne scars treatment
This technique uses a tool to make contact with the skin regions with pitted scars and damage the areas, creating the condition for further collagen production. After the therapy, the patient will have new and better skin.
Micro-needling is suitable for pitted scars only, not keloid scars.
Acne keloid scars treatment
Keloid scars are another type of scar caused by acne. There are 4 ways to treat this problem.
Medication injection
The doctor will inject certain types of medication like corticosteroids, fluorouracil (5-FU), interferon, etc. to soften and flatten the scars.
Surgery
If medication injection doesn’t produce a positive result, the doctor will perform surgery to remove the acne keloid scars from the skin. The patient still needs to have medication injections after the surgery to achieve the best outcome.
Laser therapy
Laser therapy for keloid acne scars is considered to be safe and efficient. Specific type laser therapy will be decided based on the skin condition of the customer to bring about the best result.
Acne cream or gel application
Aside from the 3 methods above, you can purchase certain types of cream or gel for keloid scars treatment at the drug stores. These ointments are over-the-counter and safe. Using them frequently will reduce the scars effectively, but not entirely.
Acne scars treatments with natural ingredients
In addition to the advanced medical procedures that are widely used, you can also try out the acne scars treatment with natural ingredients that are easy to find and cheap.
Some effective ways to treat acne with natural ingredients are:
Acne scars treatment with fresh lime
Lime for a long time has been used in DIY acne treatment and is feedbacked with positive reviews. Lime contains lots of vitamin C and lactic acid that can exfoliate the dead cells layer and nurture the skin, subsiding the acne scars conditions, especially dark spots.
How to do it:
- Get the lime extract from 1 fresh lime.
- Mix the lime extract with pure honey (optional).
- Wash your face and wipe it dry.
- Rub the mixture onto the regions of the skin with acne scars.
- Leave it for 15 – 20 minutes then wash it with water.
- Moisten the skin immediately after having acne scars treatment with lime.
- Do this 2 – 3 times a week.
Acne scars treatment with cucumber
Cucumber mask is favorable among many due to the great amount of water, vitamin C, minerals, and anti-deterioration that is inside the skin, restoring the damages caused by ance. It is very cheap and purchasable anywhere.
How to do it:
Formula 1:
- Take one fresh cucumber, wash it, and slice it.
- Wash your face and wipe it dry.
- Put the slices on the regions of the skin with acne scars.
- Leave it for 20 – 30 minutes to allow the nutrients from the cucumber to be absorbed into the skin then wash it with water.
- Do this 2 – 3 times a week.
Formula 2:
- Take one fresh cucumber, wash it, and put it in a blender.
- Filter the cucumber extract out.
- Wash your face and wipe it dry.
- Rub the cucumber extract on the skin regions with acne scars.
- Leave it for 20 – 30 minutes then wash it with water.
- Do this 2 – 3 times a week.
Acne scars treatments with coconut oil/olive oil
Coconut oil and olive oil are both rich in vitamin E and anti-deterioration. Rubbing them on the skin will moisten and recover the skin damages effectively.
Just take an adequate amount of coconut oil or olive oil and rub them on cleansed skin. Massage the skin gently and tap on the skin to allow the nutrients inside the coconut oil/olive oil to enter. Wash it with water after 20 minutes or leave it overnight.
Acne scars treatments with vitamin E
If you cannot find or use coconut oil or olive oil, use can use vitamin E dietary capsules by taking the rubbing the vitamin E essence inside onto the skin. This is highly effective and is applied by many women at home.
Frequent vitamin E application will slowly recover the skin and soften it.
Keep in mind that you should rub the essence onto your skin, not consuming the vitamin E capsules for better results.
Acne scars treatments with honey
Honey contains lots of natural anti-bacterial substances and nutrients that are beneficial to the skin. Rubbing honey onto the skin will eliminate the acne-causing bacteria and slowly heal the skin regions with acne scars.
How to do it:
- Prepare 1 tsp of pure honey, a bit of lime extract, and half a tsp of turmeric powder.
- Put all the ingredients together and mix them to form a dark yellow mixture.
- Wash your face and wipe it dry.
- Rub the mixture onto the skin, especially the regions with acne scars.
- Leave it for 15 – 20 minutes then wash it with water.
- Proceed with the daily skincare routines.
- Do this 2 – 3 times a week for the best result.
Acne scars treatments with aloe
Aloe, for a long time, has been used for skincare with positive results. Aloe contains lots of water, vitamin, and antioxidants. Therefore, using aloe will low the skin to be nurtured and healed effectively from acne scars.
How to do it:
- Prepare 100g of aloe.
- Put the aloe into a blender for its extract.
- Wash your face and wipe it dry.
- Rub the blended aloe gel onto the skin.
- Leave it for 15 – 20 minutes then wash it with water.
- Do this 2 – 3 times a week for the best result.
Acne scars treatments with modern technology at Gangwhoo cosmetic hospital
Gangwhoo cosmetic hospital is the most reputable facility for skin therapy in Ho Chi Minh City. All the technology used at Gangwhoo will not just take care of acne itself but also treat a variety of acne scars like pitted scars, keloid scars, dark spots, etc. quickly and effectively.
Acne scars therapy results at Gangwhoo cosmetic hospital
This is the list of the most recommende and chosen acne scars treatments by experts and patients. We hope that the information we shared can help you to achieve the best skin threapy result.
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