Pitted Acne Scars

What Are Pitted Acne Scars?

Before you can even begin to decide how to treat your acne scars, it is important to understand that there are different types of acne scars and therefore different treatment options for each.

Pitted acne scars are considered to be the most severe type of acne scar. These scars have actually caused dents in the skin due to the scar tissue beneath the skin. Although we are talking about the most severe cases of acne scars, there are treatment plans at your disposal and you don’t have to live with pitted acne scars anymore.

Treatments For Pitted Acne Scars

Pitted acne scars are made up of scar tissue so with this being said; the beginning of any treatment plan should include massaging the skin. The massaging of the skin can actually break up the scar tissue when you apply even amounts of pressure and massage in circular motions. It is recommended to do this 2-3 times per day, every day to begin working up the old scar tissue in order to prepare your skin for the following treatments.

Chemical peels are extremely popular for this type of acne scars because the essence of this treatment is to literally peel away the top 2-3 layers of skin, making your acne scars less noticeable and your skin 100% smoother.

These results will not be seen from just one chemical peel but if you stick with this method of treatment you will find that after a few weeks of chemical peel treatments, you can barely see the pitted acne scars that were once plaguing your life! Chemical peels can be applied from home or can be done professionally at your local spa or dermatologist’s office.

Laser treatment is of course a great option for the toughest acne scars, but it is not always in everyone’s budget. The most intense lasers will be used on pitted acne scars and several treatments will be necessary. These lasers are designed to target your scars only, leaving the rest of your healthy skin untouched and undamaged. The laser will pass over your scar a number of times within a treatment and slowly break down the dead and damaged skin cells, revealing new cells as the treatment progresses.

After a few weeks or months of treatment, you will have extremely smooth skin with very little evidence that you ever had acne scars. Some people find that laser treatment is able to eliminate them altogether where others still see a faint shadow but are more than happy with the results.

Lastly, the best way to deal with pitted acne scars is to protect them as best you can from the damage of the sun. By wearing a high SPF when you are out in the sun you can prevent skin tone discoloration that can occur in and around your scars.

Acne scars and scars of all kinds are incredibly susceptible to the sunlight and the discoloration is the result. Many people think that their pitted acne scars are too far gone to ever be susceptible to treatment, but this is not the case. Thousands of people today are living with pitted acne scars needlessly. Skin treatments work, the difference is you will have to be even more consistent and persistent to see the results.