Acne Scars Can Pull a Vanishing Act
If your bouts of acne breakouts have lead to acne scars on your face, it’s time to start looking into acne scar treatments in NYC. It’s bad enough to have had to deal with active acne breakouts, but dealing with acne scars can be just as frustrating and miserable. Acne scars are very hard to cover up with makeup and can be very debilitating for those who suffer from them. So what can you do about permanently removing your acne scars? Here’s a look at the best acne scar treatment options in NYC.
Will Acne Scars Go Away With Time?
Unfortunately the answer to this is no. If you have post-inflammatory redness after acne, then your chances of it going away on its own are higher. This phenomenon is called post-inflammatory erythema. After inflammation, the skin may become red (erythematous) as it repairs. Redness around acne and redness on the skin after acne clears does not indicate formation of a scar. Post-inflammatory redness may turn into post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (brown spot), but it does not necessarily turn into a pitted or raised acne scar. But if you suffer from atrophic acne scars—those are the pitted kind—then you’re going to have to do something about it and seek a dermatologist’s help.
Why Do I have Acne Scars and My Friend Does Not?
Scar development can be influenced by many things, one of them being luck. Some people are just prone to acne scarring and develop a pitted acne scar from even mild acne. Luckily, this is not the case for most people and scarring can be avoided by prompt acne treatment. It is important to begin an acne regimen as soon as acne presents, in order to avoid future potentially scar-causing breakouts.
Chemical Peels for Acne Scars
A great way to treat the leftover redness associated with acne scars is by getting a chemical peel treatment. A chemical peel will help the top layer of skin peel off and will reveal the unmarred and new skin below. Chemical peels will not remove indented acne scars, but will work very well on post-inflammatory redness after active acne is gone. There are several different peels to choose from and our acne professionals and skincare specialists in NYC will help guide you as to which one is right for your skin.
Acne scars can be a difficult skin issue to tackle. If you had active acne at some point in your life, the chances are pretty great that they’ve left behind some sort of mark—whether it be an actual indentation or redness. The unfortunate thing is that most acne scars do not go away on their own. Thankfully, there are many options for treating acne scars.
