Removing Acne Scars
Acne Scars develop when acne becomes infected and the skin heals itself so that it remains healthy but unfortunately leaves discoloured and / or indented marks on the affected area, they are often very difficult and dear to treat.
Many ‘cures’ for acne scars can be purchased in the shops ranging from creams to skin needling. The most regularly used treatments for acne scars are the creams or skin masks which can (but not always) be affective but take time for the results to begin to show as a huge percentage of creams aren’t absorbed by the skin. Creams are, therefore, wasted and so are not economical.
Another treatment that can be used to treat acne scars is the derma-roller. This is a roller for microneedling; you carefully roll the derma roller over the scarred area of skin to open the pores of your epidermis making it believe that it is injured inducing the production of collagen and elastin which heals the skin over time.
Once the derma roller has been used the pores on the top layer of skin (epidermis) are open for as long as making this the best time to put on creams as they are much 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 get rid of 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.
