Removing Acne Scars

Acne Scars develop if acne becomes infected and the skin repairs itself just enough to remain healthy but leaves discoloured and / or pitted marks on the affected area, removing them can be both difficult and expensive to treat.

There are many over the counter ‘cures’ for acne scars ranging from oils and creams to micro needling. Creams or skin masks are the most commonly used for treating acne scarring which can (but not always) be affective but take a while for any improvements to begin to show as a huge percentage of creams don’t get absorbed by the skin. Therefore creams are often wasted and so are not economical.

Another gadget that can be purchased for acne scar removal is the skin roller. This is a roller for micro needling; you carefully roll the derma roller over the effected area of skin to open the pores of your top layer of skin making it believe that it is injured activating the production of collagen and elastin which heals the skin over time.

Using the derma roller causes the pores on the epidermis (top layer of skin) are enlarged for up to an hour which is the best time to apply creams as they are much better absorbed when the pores are open as opposed to when the pores are closed. This reduces the waste in creams and boosts 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.