Removing Acne Scars

December 13th, 2009 by Weight-Loss-Mandy

Acne Scars develop if acne becomes infected and the skin repairs itself just enough to remain healthy but unfortunately leaves discoloured and / or pock marks on the skin, removing them can be both difficult and expensive to treat.

There are a lot of over the counter ‘cures’ for acne scars ranging from skin creams to micro needling. The most commonly used treatments for acne scars are the creams or skin masks which can (but not always) work but take a while for improvements to begin to show as a huge percentage of creams don’t get absorbed by the skin. Creams are, therefore, wasted and so are not economical.

Another tool that can be used for acne scar removal is the derma roller. This is a tool for micro needling; you simply roll the derma roller over the effected area of skin to open the pores of your top layer of skin (epidermis) making it believe that it is injured activating the production of collagen and elastin which resulting in the damaged skin healing itself.

Once the derma roller has been used the pores on the top layer of skin remain open for up to an hour making this the best time to apply creams as they are a lot better absorbed when the pores are open as opposed to when the pores are closed. This reduces the waste in creams and boosts the effectiveness of the derma roller.

There are more extreme methods to reduce 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.

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