A person with acne is affected not just physically but as well as emotionally. It affects more than just a person’s skin and similar emotional turmoil is felt when one has an acne scar. These condition may affect the skin but the damage of it goes deeper as it also has a great impact to one’s self esteem, self confidence, emotional well being and social ability. Hence, nothing is more important than to treat and get rid of acne pitting.
To a person suffering with this skin disease, the psychological effects of it are more devastating than the visual effects that is gives. To learn the different causes of such skin condition and how to properly treat it can make a great difference, and though treatment is the best way to prevent scarring, there are times when one cannot avoid it but have one especially those with great severity.
An acne pitting refers to a scar formation due to such skin conditions that are extensive and severe. These scars often looks like an ice prick and are usually small but sizes may also vary. It is also called as a crater acne, as small craters are formed with in the skin surface.
These scars are said to be caused by a cystic type of acne. These are the regular skin disease that turned out to be more worse. It ends up forming cystic abscess on the skin surface, these lasts longer than the actual pimple itself, sometimes even a month. As this abscess rupture, it leaves its pits behind. Scars will also occur when pimples are pricked at.
Fortunately, unlike before when scars are a forever souvenir on this condition, dermatologist has now found ways to treat these debilitating scars. Scar is no longer a lifetime consequences of a skin disease that has some serious psychological effects as these can already be removed. Miraculous techniques are called dermabrasion and microdermabrasion.
Dermabrasion technique has already been utilized by people for a long time now. Its process involves the removal of the most outer surface of the skin much like sanding. The skin surface is refinished through controlled scrapping of the skin. Persons with dark colored skin are not indicated for such procedure as this involves lighting of the skin which may cause discoloration.
As dermatology progresses, a lesser invasive procedure was discovered and was call microdermabrasion. It involve almost similar techniques for this involves finer procedures and finer instrument to peel the outer surface of the skin, making the scar less noticeable. It is recommended to employ the best cosmetic surgeon to have the most desirable effects.
Collagen is another way to treat scars. A liquid collagen will be injected on the dermis affected with scar, which could then plump making the skin look even. These fillers as what it is commonly called are temporary treatment of scars. It is advisable to consult a dermatologist as to what is the most suitable filler for one’s skin.
There are couple of techniques available nowadays to get rid of acne pitting. These might cost a little but the self confidence and self esteem one could get with the treatment, may it be a temporary treatment or some are minimally invasive procedure can be definitely worth every dime.