What are the differences between pitted and concave scars? What are the forms, causes, and treatments for them? Knowing these knowledge is very important in figure out the safe and effective treatments for pitted and concave scars.
What are the differences between pitted and concave scars – The causes
Concave or pitted scars formed because the deep fibroblasts in the dermis hair follicles are damaged, broken, cannot produce collagen, elastin, and protein. The skin loses its natural ability to fill, so tiny deep holes appear in different sizes and shapes. These small holes are called pitted scars. There will be many different causes of concave and pitted scars, including the following basic factors:
1. Pitted scars caused by acne
Pitted scars are one of the lesions left by acne, often stemming from improperly squeezing acne. Although the skin will gradually heal after the acne is gone, the natural recovery of the skin after acne will not return the original skin. Usually, after acne, there will be concave and pitted scars.
2. Pitted scars caused by chickenpox
Chickenpox is a respiratory infection that can affect the whole body. Chickenpox can be completely cured and leaves no scars. But in some cases, improper care will lead to the appearance of scars on the surface of the skin. Chickenpox pitted scars are circular pits in the skin that are larger than acne scars but shallower.
3. Pitted scars caused by trauma
Wounds after accidents or burns cause scars on the skin and over time they will harden, forming concave scars. Treating pitted scars in this case is very difficult because the scars are quite large.
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4. Pitted scars caused by surgery
Going through surgery inevitably leaves large or small scars on the body, even laparoscopic incision in the appendix can form scars. In addition to appendiceal concave scars, caesarean section is also a common cause of pitted scars.
Common types of pitted and concave scars
Based on the shape, we can divide concave / pitted scars into 3 types: boxcar scars, rolling scars, ice pick scars.
1. Ice Pick scars
- Identification
Ice pick scars are quite common. Scars are deep and fairly narrow, as if a sharp object implaled the skin, leaving deep holes. Scars are usually no more than 3mm in diameter and more than 0.5mm deep. If the ice pick scar is shallower, it will often be misunderstood as a large pore.
- Causes of the scars
Ice pick scars often form due to deep collagen damage in the dermis, acne or infectious cysts, which destroy pores.
2. Rolling scars
- Identification
A rolling scar is a scar with a wider dent surface than an ice pick scar. The scar is concave in the form of a round, relatively deep pit. Compared to ice pick scars, rolling scars are usually slightly wider and shallower. Overall, this scarring often makes the skin looks wavy.
- Causes of the scars
Normally, the cells at the site of nodules will be necrotic (due to the prolonged acne treatment time) and there are no cells to replace, leading to concave skin and creating rolling scar tissue. If boxcar scars often appear due to external influences, rolling is the opposite as it is created from damage below the skin surface. Scars can get worse with age.
3. Boxcar scars
- Identification
Boxcar scars are pitted scars that have square and shallow pits. Scars are usually angular, 3 to 4mm in diameter and about 1.5mm deep. Scars often appear on both cheeks and temples.
- Causes of the scars
Boxcar scars usually form due to a lack of collagen that binds to the skin when the skin is damaged. It is most common in areas where chickenpox has appeared or due to external impacts.
The most effective treatments for pitted and concave scars
Natural ingredients are easy to find and can be used to take care of the scars at home. However, the time to get rid of lasting concave scars on the face is quite slow and for some people it can cause allergies and skin rashes. Therefore, customers are now very interested in treating long-standing pitted scars with more modern cosmetic technology to help save time and effort.
Known as the most effective scar treatment facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital is also famous for its concave scar treatment services with technologies transferred from Korea. Some of which that can be mentioned are Laser, autologous stem cells, PRP. In particular, laser technology is transferred from Korea and customers are given lifetime warranty for the services.
- For new, shallow, and dark scars: The cosmetic hospital uses autologous stem cells to help regenerate skin and develop skin tissue.
- For long-standing and deep pitted scars: Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital will draft a personalized regime to treat and apply laser technology along with the subcision techniques. If the treatment only affects the surface without breaking the scars, the filling time of the scars will be prolonged, and after a period of treatment, these scar bottoms continue to pull the concave skin surface back down. Thus, having subcision can improve the effectiveness of skin treatment. In addition, the laser is a combination of traditional CO2 laser and pixel technology, creating a superior level compared to other lasers. It will affect the right positions of the scars and will not hurt the surrounding skin. Therefore, the recovery speed will also be faster.
Through this, we will see that understanding the difference between pitted and concave scars will make it easier for you to find an effective treatment. For this reason, you can flatten the concave scars, pitted scars on the skin as soon as possible, helping the skin to be healthy, beautiful and smooth.
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