30% of those with moderate or severe acne vulgaris have acne scar.
To reduce the chance of scarring, seek treatment for acne early. Severe acne can often be cured.
HOW many types of acne scar?
4 types.
Ice-pick scars – these are deep, narrow, pitted scarsRolling scars – broad depressions with a sloping edgeBoxcar scars – broad depressions with sharply defined edgesHypertrophic or keloid scars – thick lumpy scarsAre the treatment option for acne scar all the same?
NO. It depends on the type of acne scar.
Generally, there are 8 type of treatment for acne scar. NOT all type of treatment are suitable for the patients.
Ice pick and boxcar scars:Dermabrasion
Laser resurfacing
Punch grafting for deep scars
TCA CROSS (Chemical Reconstruction Of Skin Scarring)
Chemical Peel
Subcision: a surgical technique in which the fibrous band under the scar is divided, allowing the skin to return to its normal position
PRP (aka Platelet rich plasma)
Rolling scarFiller: Soft tissue augmentation techniques such as hyaluronic acid, collagen, gelatin matrix and fat implants
Dermabrasion
Microneedling
Laser resurfacing (Er:YAG and ablative fractional lasers)
Hypertrophic scarsPotent topical steroids applied under occlusion to the scar for a few weeks
Intralesional steroid injections
Silicone gel dressing
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