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Facial Scarring & its impact
Acne on the face can be traumatizing - but, what if, after having treated the acne on your face, you are still left with small reminders? These reminders are scars. Acne scars have many names, ice-pick scars, crater scars, the list goes on and on. They can make your skin look patchy and uneven, they are clearly visible, and they can make you feel terrible about your skin. Scars are not always the end result of acne though, they can be prevented. If you already have acne scars, the good news is that they can be treated. Why Does the Acne Scar?
Usually, the person does not want to see the pimple on their skin and takes to trying to burst the bump. This is a very poor choice - what you are doing is rupturing the skin’s surface. If you try to pop a pimple with your bare hands, you are introducing a host of new bacteria to your already damaged pore, potentially causing an even bigger, more terrible infection, not to mention leaving your skin pock marked and scarred. Do not burst your pimples. Allow them a couple of days to disappear on their own and you will thank yourself later.Blackheads are another prime culprit for scarring. They can be deceiving though, which makes people who have them want to get rid of them as quickly as possible. The major problem is that most people believe that the black mark on the pimple is dirt or grit or something that should not be there. So they try to remove the dirt with a device that looks like something you might find on your dentist’s extractor tray. What you are seeing in your pimple is not dirt at all but the skin itself. Sometimes, the skin changes colour after being traumatized, leaving a small spot. What you believe to be dirt is actually just your skin. So when you try to remove the “dirt” you are actually removing your skin. Again, this can lead to a more severe infection and without a doubt, a scar. |
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How Can I Remove the Scars
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For treatment of scars, you need to go deep under the top layer of the skin. The craters left behind from years of acne can only be treated in one way. There are cosmetic procedures that involve lasers and expensive creams. These treatments sometimes do not work, leaving your skin burned, red and more sensitive than ever before. You must always remember to check with the person performing the procedure that they are licensed to do so. There is a simpler way to treat scars, one that can be done in the comfort of your own home. Zenmed is proud to introduce the Scar Treatment Kit, a simple, two step system that contains the skin-strengthening power to erase all types of scars from the surface of your skin. |
The first step is a microdermabrasion using ultra-fine crystals to rub away the top most layer of your skin. Next, apply the creamy Skin Eraser in a thin layer to the affected area - so simple yet so powerful. Many people see results from this treatment in as little as 10 days. You can see results too and effectively remove the scars from your skin with this simple treatment. You can begin using the scar treatment as soon as your active acne has disappeared and regain the glow you once had in your skin. |
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Acne is a skin condition that affects up to 80% of people in their teens and twenties, and up to 5% of older adults. While many people recover from acne without any permanent effects, some people are left with disfiguring acne scars. There are some topical skin care products and medications that can improve mild scarring, but most acne scars are treated with a combination of surgical procedures and skin resurfacing.
Early Acne Scars
After an acne lesion has healed, it can leave a red or hyperpigmented mark on the skin. This is actually not a scar, but rather a post-inflammatory change. The redness or hyperpigmentation is seen as the skin goes through its healing and remodeling process, which takes approximately 6-12 months. If no more acne lesions develop in that area, the skin can heal normally. Any color change or skin defect still present after 1 year is considered to be a permanent defect or scar.
Preventing Early Acne Scars
The best way to prevent post-inflammatory changes caused by acne is to prevent acne lesions from occurring. This is done by understanding the factors that cause acne and using the appropriate treatments for the different acne types. See the following articles for more information about acne causes and treatments:
Treating Early Acne Scars
The post-inflammatory changes caused by acne are part of the skin’s natural healing process. There are certain practices and medications that can help facilitate this healing process.
Unprotected exposure to the sun causes more skin damage and delays healing, therefore wearing a good sunscreen is important.
Using tretinoin (Retin-A, Renova, Avita) speeds up the skin’s remodeling process and helps heal post-inflammatory changes. Appropriate formulations of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) and Beta-Hydroxy Acid (BHA) that contain the correct concentrations and are at the appropriate pH also help the skin’s remodeling process.
Picking at scabs should be avoided at all costs. Scabs form to protect the healing process that is going on underneath them. Pulling a scab off before it is ready interferes with the healing and remodeling process, prolonging the time that post-inflammatory changes
will be visible.Antioxidants and Post-Inflammatory Changes
As we understand more about skin damage from free-radicals, it seems that using an antioxidant would help treat post-inflammatory changes or even permanent scars. Unfortunately no good scientific studies have shown that any oral or topical antioxidant prevents or heals skin damage. As a matter of fact, Vitamin E, when applied topically to healing wounds, has been shown to cause more harm than good. As antioxidant research continues, scientists may find a formulation that effectively reverses skin damage, but until then any claims of skin rejuvenation through the use of antioxidants are merely hype
Acne Scar Product Reviews
Acne is caused by a bacterial infection in the pore or hair follicle on the surface of the skin. Due to excess oil production, the bacteria, which live in your skin naturally, over produce, causing your body to react with an army of white blood cells which kill the excess bacteria. Sometimes the end of the battle leaves a small bump. Other times, the dead white blood cells are visible on the surface of the skin as a white head. Other times, the skin is left with a dark mark, called a black head. The scars occur when the acne sufferer picks at the pimple. Large or small, white or black, you should never pick at a pimple. You will get a scar.Perhaps the most tempting to pick at, whiteheads are perhaps the biggest culprits when it comes to facial scarring.
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