All You Need To Know About Scar Removal Treatments

Acne scars are caused by inflammation of severe cystic acne. When acne pore swells up, breaking down the wall of the pore, it may spill over to the surrounding tissue and cause deeper damage to the skin.

Types of scars

In response to the damage, the skin responds by repairing the scar by forming new collagen fibers. In general, there are 2 types of scars:

ATROPHIC SCARS An indented scar that heals below the surrounding skin tissue. It forms when the skin is unable to regenerate sufficient collagen during wound recovery, causing it to form a depression on the skin. Most commonly formed as a result of severe acne and chicken pox.

HYPERTROPHIC SCARS It is characterized by a deposit of excess collagen which causes a raised scar. This happens when wounds heal overzealously above the skin surface. In certain circumstances when the scar tissue grow beyond the original wound margins, keloids are formed.

For the purpose of this article, we will focus our attention on atrophic scars, or depressed scars.

Types of acne scars

If you have acne breakout or chicken pox before, you are likely to have one or more of the following types of scar tissue:

ICE PICK SCARS Just like its name, ice pick scars resemble an indentation made by an ice pick tool. It has a wide opening that narrows down to the base of the scar. It is challenging to treat ice pick scars because it goes very deep into the skin.

ROLLING SCARS These scars often appear on both sides of the lower cheeks where the skin is thicker. They are calling rolling scars because they have poorly defined shapes with sloping edges, making the skin look uneven with an ‘orange-peel’ texture.

BOXCAR SCARS These scars have clearly defined edges that go deep into the skin and have a ‘box-like’ appearance.

How to diagnose acne scars?

Arrange for a consultation with an experienced doctor to examine your skin and determine what type of acne scarring you have.

Your doctor will be able to diagnose and recommend suitable treatment options for your acne scars based on your requirements and budget.

Types of scar removal treatments

Fractional laser is based on focal photothermal effect, using some special technical means (scanning hand tool or lens, etc.), so that the laser emits many tiny beams with the same diameter and size,the light beam acts on the skin to form many uniformly sized and evenly arranged micro-thermal damage areas, while the surrounding tissue of the light beam is not damaged.

         This is a process of thermal injury and post-injury repair, which promotes dermal tissue regeneration, new collagen fiber synthesis, and collagen remodeling, thereby improving acne scars.

         Efficacy

         Fractional laser is mainly suitable for the treatment of superficial scars, atrophic scars, large pores, acne pits and acne marks, and also has a certain effect on improving stretch marks.