Acne Scarring: Defining The Problem

Acne scarring is the stage that occurs when the acne has subsided but they had left permanent scar marks at the places where they occurred earlier. But these scars should not be confused with the macules, which are the reddish marks left after the acne and vanishes in few days.
Proper prevention and treatment must be done for this scars.

1. Causes of scarring:

When acne occurs our tissues got inflammated and as the inflammation subsides, tissues are getting repaired. But in some cases they are not fully repaired leading to the scar marks.Some of these scar marks get disappeared within few months, but in some cases this may even take around two years or more.

2. Types of scars:

(1) Hypertrophic scarring:
This occurs due to the increased tissue formation (keloids).
These are smooth and are irregular in shape.see the images just below













(2) Atrophic scarring:
This occurs due to the loss of the tissues. This type of scarring is much more common.It can be further categorized as:

1. Soft scars, are soft to the touch.They are either circular or linear in shape.
see the image just below










2. Ice-pick scars mainly occur on the cheek area. They resemble the wounds from an ice-pick.see the image just below










3. Depressed fibrotic scars are larger in size and do have the sharp edges that are rough to touch.see the image just below










Learn to treat your Acne Scars from this video