Soft scars, superficial or deep are soft to the touch. They have gently sloping rolled edges that merge with normal skin. They are usually small, and either circular or linear in shape. – Proactive Solution Gives Your Skin the Star Treatment Acne can be a difficult problem to solve, though it is not impossible. The [...]

Skin grafting: may be necessary under certain conditions

The objective of scar treatment is to give the skin a more acceptable physical appearance. Total restoration of the skin, to the way it looked before you had acne, is often not possible, but scar treatment does usually improve the appearance of your skin. And it is a psychological boost too. – What Causes Acne [...]

Follicular macular atrophy is more likely to occur on the chest or back of a person with acne. These are small, white, soft lesions, often barely raised above the surface of the skin

Ice-pick scars usually occur on the cheek. They are usually small, with a somewhat jagged edge and steep sides

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. – If you spot the spots, get out of my face – Sydney Morning Herald If you spot the spots, get out [...]

Skin Surgery: Some ice-pick scars may be removed by “punch” excision of each individual scar. In this procedure each scar is excised down to the layer of subcutaneous fat; the resulting hole in the skin may be repaired with sutures or with a small skin graft. Subcision is a technique in which a surgical probe [...]

Microdermabrasion: This new technique is a surface form of dermabrasion. Rather than a high-speed brush, microdermabrasion uses aluminum oxide crystals passing through a vacuum tube to remove surface skin. Only the very surface cells of the skin are removed, so no additional wound is created. Multiple procedures are often required but scars may not be [...]

Depressed fibrotic scars are usually quite large, with sharp edges and steep sides. The base of these scars is firm to the touch. Ice-pick scars may evolve into depressed fibrotic scars over time. – Treat Acne Naturally by Changing Your Diet Acne is one of the most common medical conditions in the world, and for [...]

Scars Caused by Loss of Tissue Acne scars associated with loss of tissue