Removing Acne Scars

Acne Scars develop if acne becomes infected and the skin repairs itself enough to remain healthy however leaves pigmented and / or indented marks on the skin, they can be very difficult and costly to get rid of.

Most treatments for acne scars can be bought in a shop ranging from creams to skin needling. The most commonly used treatments for acne scars are the creams or skin masks which can (but not always) be affective but take a while for any results to start to show as a big percentage of creams aren’t absorbed by the skin. Therefore creams are often wasted and so are not economical.

An alternative treatment that can be used for treating acne scars is the derma-roller. This is a roller for micro-needling; you carefully roll the collagen roller over the scarred area of skin which opens the pores of your skin causing it to believe that it is injured inducing the production of collagen and elastin which resulting in the damaged skin healing itself.

After using the derma roller the pores on the top layer of skin (epidermis) stay enlarged for as long as making this the best time to apply creams as they are a lot better absorbed when the pores are open as opposed to when the pores are closed. This reduces the waste in creams and increases the effectiveness of the derma roller.

There are more extreme methods to reduce acne scars however these are all expensive and have to be carried out by professionals and then they’re not even guaranteed to work! These include; Micro dermabrasion, laser treatments, chemical peals and also skin needling can be done by a professional more vigorously using a longer needle size and numbing cream.

In my experience in treating acne scars I have found that the most result effective and cost effective treatment is derma rolling at home as it is relatively cheap and as it works by inducing the healing process is the most natural way to heal acne scars.