subject: Getting An Acne Free Life [print this page] All acne scar treatments are short procedures - fifteen minutes to an hour - but recovery times vary from fifteen minutes to many months. For decades, sandpaper was used to scrape away damaged skin, allowing new skin to grow in its place, but now machines with rotating diamond edged wheels are used.
Chemical peels are designed only for the lightest of cases. Subcision is a method whereby the scar tissue is broken up underneath the surface of the skin, forming a pool of blood under the scar. Punch elevation, on the other hand, just cuts the scar loose and allows it to float up to the level of surrounding skin.
Injections usually last about six months, although research into the longer lasting materials continues to this day.In general, you should never pick or squeeze acne, especially inflammatory acne or "pustules". Acne scars develop after severe cases or when the acne has been forcibly picked or scratched. It involves application of different types of acid to the skin in order to remove the top layer so that a smoother layer can surface.
Dermal fillers are used for deeper acne scars. Laser resurfacing is a newer resurfacing technique, with the same effects as dermabrasion. Acne scar treatment can cost anywhere from $50 to over $3000. The blood clot helps form connective tissue under the scar, leveling it with the surface.
Punch techniques are used for deep acne scars. Material - often collagen or fat - is injected under the scar to bring it to surface level. Dermabrasion works on shallow acne scars.
