| Scar is the residual impact of acne. To understand | | | | acne resurfacing: One of the most popular and |
| it first we need to understand acne. The | | | | modern medical technique of acne scar removal is |
| formation of acne is an indirect outcome of | | | | laser resurfacing. This treatment procedure might |
| surplus amount of sebum or body oil discharged | | | | take 3 to 10 days to provide complete cure. The |
| by the over stimulated oil glands embedded below | | | | basic principle of this methodology is to remove |
| the epidermal layer of the skin. Also they are | | | | the damaged upper surface of the skin layer to |
| connected directly with the hair follicles. Exfoliation | | | | unveil the rather undamaged and fresh layer next |
| is the natural bodily process in which the dead skin | | | | to it. The whole procedure is conducted in |
| cells peel off and newer cells come up to the skin | | | | doctor’s office. An initial local anesthesia might |
| surface. Due to the presence of an excess | | | | be administered to rule out the possibility of any |
| amount of body oil the dead cells around the hair | | | | kind of pain. The treatment might involve a |
| follicle lining get stuck inside the follicle or skin pore, | | | | number of sessions each of which could range |
| thereby blocking it up totally or partially. Some | | | | from a few minutes to an hour depending on the |
| bacterial microorganism within the hair follicles | | | | severity of the case. |
| starts proliferating within this affected follicle. They | | | | Dermabrasion is another successful acne scar |
| feed on the sebum and metabolize it. The | | | | removal technique used extensively by |
| metabolized sebum is a kind of substance which | | | | dermatologists all over the world. It is also called |
| generates irritation within the follicles yet remains | | | | “lunch time peel”. In this method, a very |
| unable to penetrate through the blocked pore. As | | | | superficial layer of the skin is removed with the |
| an outcome of this, they find their way in deeper | | | | help of a rotating wire brush or a spinning diamond |
| skin layer called dermis. But for dermis these are | | | | instrument. Apart from fixing the damaged tissue |
| entirely foreign substances. The natural bodily | | | | and evening the skin texture, this technique is also |
| process gets active in order to expel this inflamed | | | | useful in removing pigments generated by acne. |
| debris. Our skin responds back with profound | | | | Nevertheless, the remedial process might take |
| inflammation. This inflammation generates a | | | | around 10 days to 3 weeks—a fairly longer |
| wound or lesion within the affected region which | | | | time as compared with laser resurfacing. Natural |
| we see as scars even after the acne is gone. | | | | remedy for mild scars: These days, natural or |
| Scars could be cured by a number of methods, | | | | home remedies have won the hearts of many |
| depending on the case history and severity of | | | | acne patients who are suffering from mild acne |
| acne one is suffering from. And for patients with | | | | scars. Sandalwood, cucumber juice, turmeric, aloe |
| severe acne condition, the most valuable advice | | | | vera, lavender oil, etc. are the names of a few |
| from the dermatologists is to take care of | | | | natural ingredients which have been proven to be |
| scarring simultaneously with treating acne. Laser | | | | very effective in removing acne scars. |