Having clear smooth skin is ideal, especially if you have breakouts or acne prone skin. You are more cautious about what you put into and onto your skin, from food to products, to avoid making your acne worse. And as soon as your skin is clear, you are left with scars, acne scars that are so hard to get rid of. Weather it be hyperpigmentaion, redness, scab or anything deeper. Acne scars are so common from having one breakout to sever acne, a scar could always happen, but it is mostly preventable and reversible depending on the type of scarring that is present.
There are a lot of things you can do yourself to prevent the scars from happening. Starting with reducing acne triggers (that are specific to you) and not picking your skin at all. Picking your skin and inflammation is what causes scars to form, and the depth of each scar. It can be tempting to pop them and remove every scab, but the damage will be lasting. Taking these action steps will help you remove your acne scars, at home along with getting professional treatments.
At Home
Sunscreen
The sun causes discoloration, and when the skin is healing from a blemish your skin will resurface with new cells. If left unprotected those new cells are very prone to damage before reaching the surface. It also causes collagen to breakdown, which is your skin’s wound healing protein, takes anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks to heal your scar. Your acne scars will never fade if you don’t wear the right sunscreen efficiently.
Retinoids
For acne marks and scars, retinoids promotes cell turnover, removing acne scars starts from the deepest part of your scar, everything over that is dead skin cells. Retinoids are a form of exfoliation that will increase your cell turnover to reveal newer and stronger skin cells. Being consistent with using them, will help fade and reduce your acne scars.
Time and Active Ingredients
To see results and smooth skin, it will require time for your skin to build back up. So, be patient and trust the process, and use these active ingredient to get the best results. It is best to invest in high quality products, that are recommended by your esthetician, they will give you the best for sure results. These active ingredients will best remove your acne scars (to an extent of course, you have to think of scar healing as a team work, one thing alone will never heal your scars).
Vitamin C
Increases the synthesis of collagen that treats acne scars and helps rebuild your healthy skin.
Tyrosinase Inhibitor
Reduce the enzyme sent by Tyrosine, causes hyperpigmentation in damaged inflamed breakouts.
Alpha Hydroxyl Acids
Will help heal and fade acne marks and scars, they are a form of chemical exfoliation.
Professionally
Removing your acne scars needs both at home and professional treatments, doing one or the other will simply not be enough to heal your skin. These 3 treatments are the most effective in removing your scars and marks.
Microneedling
Chemical Peels
Laser Treatments
Doing these treatments to remove textured and scared skin will heal your skin faster and protect your skin from further damage. These methods help remove dead layers of skin cells and resurface newer and healthier skin cells. These treatments should only be done by a trained professional, when done wrong these can cause more damage. Always consult with your doctor or esthetician before using any modality.
