Acne Scars occur when acne becomes infected and the skin heals itself enough to remain healthy but unfortunately leaves discoloured and / or indented marks on the skin, they can be very difficult and expensive to get rid of.
Many ‘cures’ for acne scars can be purchased over the counter ranging from skin creams to skin needling. The most regularly used treatments for acne scars are the creams or skin masks which can (but not always) work but take a long time for the results to begin to show as a big percentage of creams are not absorbed by the skin. Therefore creams are often wasted and so are not economical.
An alternative product that can be purchased for treating acne scars is the collagen roller. This is a roller for microneedling; you gently roll the collagen roller over the scarred area of skin which opens the pores of your top layer of skin making it believe that it is injured triggering the production of collagen and elastin which heals the skin over time.
After using the derma roller the pores on the top layer of skin (epidermis) stay enlarged 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 increases the effectiveness of the derma roller.
There are more extreme methods to remove 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.
Posted under Acne Treatment
This post was written by acne_treatment on February 8, 2010
