Disposal methods

Clean, healthy, flawless skin is considered one of the main features of human beauty. What about those who are in their teens suffer from acne Acne After which on the face left indelible scars? It turns out today they can be helped. Depending on the severity of acne scars treatment can be carried out in different ways.

How are acne scars

Acne or acne are formed mostly in their teens during hormonal changes the body when the blood increases the content of the male sex hormone testosterone (in both men and women). Under the influence of testosterone produced a large amount of high viscosity of sebum, which clogs the ducts of the sebaceous glands and in contact to an infection develops purulent inflammation, skin cells are destroyed. After completion of the inflammation at the place proliferating cells of the connective tissue - postugrevoy formed scar.

In some cases, scars are bulging appearance - is hypertrophic scars. Very rarely due to improper formation of the scar (often it depends on the individual) in it for a long time preserved network of blood vessels, resulting in a scar is red and bulging, the so-called keloid scars, which are difficult to treat.

Is it possible to cure acne scars?

In some patients, after acne are so pronounced acne scars, it is considered that they are no longer simply as a cosmetic defect, and as a stand disfigurement. It can cause severe trauma (especially in young adults) with severe consequences, up to suicide attempts. It is therefore crucial issue of appearance correction in the presence of acne scars.

Unfortunately, completely remove the scars can not be formed. But you can make it so that they become almost invisible. To do this using different techniques are removed superficial layers of the skin, resulting in scar surface is smoothed and becomes inconspicuous.

The choice of method cosmetic defect correction is determined by how long over the inflammatory process in the art. For some time after recovery, when the scar is yet to be finalized, with the help of active treatment can prevent the formation of scars.

Avoidance of acne scars

If the acne scars have not yet formed, for preventing their formation are being actively anti-inflammatory treatment. For this purpose, it appointed a restorative, anti-inflammatory (including physiotherapy and topical treatment), and resolving treatment and cosmetic procedures that help to prevent the formation of new acne.

If the acne scars have formed

Make acne scars invisible in the following ways:

• filling shortage of fabrics with special preparations with hyaluronic acid - This method is suitable for atrophic scars;
• Chemical peeling - is also suitable for atrophic scars; peelings performed using acids (glycolic, trichloroacetic, etc.), and the superficial layers of the skin are removed from the surrounding scar tissue scar compared to surrounding surface becomes invisible;
• mechanical dermabrasion - removal of the surface layers of the skin with a skin resurfacing special cutters or laser skin resurfacing Laser skin resurfacing   - More suitable for hypertrophic scars and its convex surface is smoothed, and is compared with the surrounding tissue;
• physiotherapy effects, for example, a course electrophoresis absorbing drugs (hydrocortisone, Lydasum and others) - suitable for keloids;
• administration of hormones (e.g. hydrocortisone) by injection into the zone of tripe - suitable for keloids;
• cryodestruction (exposure to cold) - for keloids;
• Buki the rays (soft X-rays) - suitable for keloid and hypertrophic scars;
• most radical way - surgical scars when removed with surgery.

Laser removal of acne scars

When you remove acne scars with a laser device layer by layer removes the scar tissue. In order to smooth out deep scars, using carbon dioxide laser for superficial scars more sparing use erbium laser.

Within two weeks after the procedure on its venue can hold a little swelling and soreness. In order to avoid infection is now commonly prescribed anti-infectives and medications that improve blood circulation.

Remember: if you have a few years there are acne scars, remove them completely is impossible, and if some cosmetics company promises to do so, it is better not to have her case.

Galina Romanenko

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