Scars Caused by Increased Tissue Formation
The scars caused by increased tissue formation are called keloids or hypertrophic scars. The word hypertrophy means “enlargement” or “overgrowth.” Both hypertrophic and keloid scars are associated with excessive amounts of the cell substance collagen. Overproduction of collagen is a response of skin cells to injury. The excess collagen becomes [...]

Types of Acne Scars:
There are two general types of acne scars, defined by tissue response to inflammation:1 – scars caused by increased tissue formation 2 – scars caused by loss of tissue.

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Prevention of Acne Scars: It is difficult to predict who will scar, how extensive or deep scars will be, and how long scars will persist. It is also difficult to predict how successfully scars can be prevented by effective acne treatment.
Nevertheless, the only sure method of preventing or limiting the extent of scars is to [...]

Life cycle and the impacts of scarring: Some people bear their acne scars for a lifetime with little change in the scars,
but in other people the skin undergoes some degree of remodeling and acne scars diminish in size.
People also have differing feelings about acne scars. Scars of more or less the same size that may [...]

Post-inflammatory pigmentation is discoloration of the skin at the site of a healed or healing inflamed acne lesion. It occurs more frequently in darker-skinned people, but occasionally is seen in people with white skin. Early treatment by a dermatologist may minimize the development of post-inflammatory pigmentation. Some post-inflammatory pigmentation may persist for up to 18 [...]

Macules or “pseudo-scars”: are flat, red or reddish spots that are the final stage of most inflamed acne lesions. After an inflamed acne lesion flattens, a macule may remain to “mark the spot” for up to 6 months. When the macule eventually disappears, no trace of it will remain -unlike a scar.

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Acne Scars Causes:
Acne scarring is caused by a variety of factors. When acne is produced on the skin as a response to sebum, the body may attempt to target the
inflammation with white blood cells. Once the inflammation has subsided, however, the tissue may have yet to be fully repaired, and as such,
scar tissue will show. [...]

Acne Scars: Acne scarring occurs when the visible remnants of acne are permanently left on the skin after the acne itself
has subsided.

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Treatment of keloids: Surgical removal is seldom if ever used to treat keloids. A person whose skin has a tendency to form keloids from acne damage may also form keloids in response to skin surgery. Sometimes keloids are treated by injecting steroid drugs into the skin around the keloid. Topical retinoic acid may be applied [...]

Skin grafting: may be necessary under certain conditions