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[H826]How To Acne Scars

by Nick Mutt, Nic

If you have ever had acne (pimples) sometime in your life or are currently having it, you will find it is very easy to get scars and marks that will cause skin blemishes and leave scars on your face. These scars can be from light brown to dark brown. In extreme cases, it turns out to be black.

If you are looking for the ways how to prevent acne scars, the first and foremost tip is to treat the acne when it first appears. If you identify and treat acne early, you can prevent the tissue damage from happening.

If you already have acne scarring, there are several treatments (surgical and otherwise) available to lessen the intensity or even eliminate scarring. There are also many natural acne scarring products you can use to reduce the sight and pigmentation of acne scars.

Useful Tips to Prevent Acne Scars

Apply natural remedies like benzoyl peroxide or exfoliating cream on your pimples and zits. This will cleanse your skin pores and help in preventing acne.

Do not squeeze or pop their pimples. Popping will heighten the chances or scarring. When you squeeze a pimple, the material (oil, bacteria and skin cells) collected in the follicle can be forced deeper. If the follicle wall ruptures deep, the dermis can be infiltrated by this material, causing tissue damage.

If the pimple has become inflamed, try to avoid the sun. The UV rays can slow down your skin's healing process and even cause additional damage.

Note: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it.

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Just as a war has a post-war effect (on the completion of the war), acne healing is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of a new series of efforts to control the scars, and if possible, to obliterate it totally. It is the reformation and rehabilitation process for that particular patch of the skin.

Many people recoup the original health of the skin, without any permanent effects. But many have to suffer disfiguring scars. Topical skin care products and medications can work to some extent, but more efforts and ways and means will be required to find a lasting solution. A combination of surgical procedure and skin resurfacing have to play their part here. There are no other shortcuts or options to it howsoever.

The hyper pigmented mark on the skin, when the acne lesion is healed, should not be mistaken as a scar. At this stage, natural healing process has taken over, a post-inflammatory change. The result may not be immediate, nature is always slow, it goes placidly. The time frame for the scar-vanishing trick, may be anything between 6 to 12 months. If, even then the skin reverts to its original color, take it that you are going to be gifted with a permanent scar, and think of redrawing the plans for its permanent removal, in consultation with a dermatologist.

There are certain practices and medicines that can come in to play to expedite the healing process of the scar:

1. Wearing a good sunscreen is of utmost importance. Exposure to the sun causes damage to the skin and lengthens the process of healing.

2. Skin's remodeling process is amenable to certain tried and tested medicines. They heal up the post-inflammatory changes. One tested medicine is Tretinoin (Retin A-Renova, Avita).

3. Do not pick scabs under any circumstances. By doing so, you are rendering disservice to your own skin. You are interfering with the healing process of nature. By doing so, you are prolonging your own recovery.

Be realistic about the results. Do not try to achieve the impossible. Such efforts may cause more damage to the skin. No single treatment is right for everyone and your dermatologist knows what is best for you. Remember, treatment is addressed on a case-to-case basis.

No doubt, it is double punishment. Firstly to undergo the pains of recovery from acne and then to be the owner of a scar. Scars are there to remind you constantly and provide questioning room for others. In the ultimate analysis, let the advice and wish of the dermatologist prevail.

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