Know What Type Of Acne Scar

You Have for Best Acne Treatment

Knowing what type of acne scars you have and getting to know all the best options available on the market, (and there are increasingly more options to choose from), will help you to get rid of acne scars effectively and efficiently.

Some options are more expensive than others such as laser surgery and dermabrasion, but other more natural or less intrusive methods are also available. It is a matter of doing research, and trying different products and methods to find out what works best for you as an individual.

Different Types of Acne Scars:

Macules

Macules aren’t real scars. They are reddish in color and are not raised or pitted. Rather they are the end stage of inflamed acne lesions that have left their mark for a longer period. Macules might last up to 6 months after the lesion has disappeared, but will eventually fade and disappear. 

Post-Inflammatory Pigmentation is another discoloration of skin that healed acne lesions might leave behind. More common in darker-skinned people, these marks may last for up to 18 months, especially if paired with too much sun exposure.

Ice Pick Scars

Ice Pick Scars are acne scars that look sharp, deep pitted and narrow. Imagine the indentation left behind by an ice pick and that is what it looks like. These types of scars are deep, reaching the subcutaneous layer of the skin making them difficult to erase with just skin resurfacing treatments.

Box Car Scars

Box Car Scars are circular indentations that look as if they have been sunk into the skin vertically. Larger and sometimes more obvious, they will also need more advance surgical procedures to remove.

Rolling Scars

Rolling Scars as its name suggests are wave-like raised irregularities on the skin’s surface, due to its tethering of skin to the subcutaneous tissue below. Rolling scars can be a small or can "roll" along the skin in a line.

Hypertrophic Scars

Hypertrophic Scars are raised scars that reveal themselves with a pinkish or reddish tone. They look tender to the touch and often leave the impression that the skin has been bruised.

As mentioned above there are many available procedures on the market to treat acne and acne scars. Keep in mind though that there are no guarantees, and what works for one person may not work for you.

Talk to your dermatologist. He or she will have all the latest information on hand and together with understanding you and your particular problem, a long term plan for acne scar removal and an acne solution plan can be drawn up to suit you.