Best Acne Scar Treatment And Remedies To Remove And Get Rid Acne Scars For Good
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One of the major downsides of a bout of acne comes once you have treated the problem and the acne has been successfully removed. These are the scars that, as acne is primarily a facial problem can be unsightly and easily seen.
Acne scars come in different types, the first known as the ‘ice pick’ scar. These are small scars on the face that are generally shallow, but can sometimes be deeper. They can also be either soft or hard to the touch, and while the former can be treated to an extent by stretching the ski around the affected area, the hard type of ice pick scar is a more difficult proposition entirely.
The second type of scar is the ‘depressed fibrotic scar’, and these can be very large and very deep. Depressed fibrotic scars can come about as a result of a change in an ice pick scar, a metamorphosis of the skin that happens over a time, further highlighting the need to treat even the smallest scars as early as possible.
Atrophic macules
‘Atrophic macules’ are another type of scar, and these can appear quite nasty at fist but have a tendency to dry out over time and become unnoticeable, and they are more common on non facial areas, such as the back of the body, hence being less of a problem than the previous type.
The final type of scar is the ‘soft scar’ and is as it says, a soft raised area where the acne has been that stands out from the skin on the face.
So, how do we treat acne scars, and remove the ugly signs of a bout of the dreaded stuff?
The surgery option
For more serious cases, and severe acne can be very disfiguring in a small number of instances, your doctor may refer you to a surgeon. Surgery may seem a drastic option, but it can be necessary if the scars are particularly nasty.
Surgery normally takes the form of plastic surgery, the rebuilding of the area of the skin where the scar has been, and is very effective and leaves no traces.
However, in lesser cases of scarring there are a number of natural remedies that can be carried out at home.
Natural remedies
Experts recommend the use of ice cubes rubbed a cross the skin, a method that aids the tightening of the skin where the scars are and helps keep the skin youthful, while the use of vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers is also encouraged.
These vegetables, when rubbed across the skin, leave juices behind that are believed to be beneficial to the health of the skin, leading again to tightening, and closing of the pores, and helping to hide any scars that may remain.
The use of sandalwood, a much-utilised natural remedy used the world over and by practitioners of herbal remedies, is a widely offered solution for acne scars, and can be obtained as pastes that is applied to the skin with similar effect to those mentioned above.
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