Acne Scar Treatment Dubai

Acne scars form due to inflamed acne lesions and can vary in type and severity. Various factors like inflammation and genetics contribute to their formation. Effective treatments, including lasers and RF microneedling, help improve skin appearance.

What Are Acne Scars?

Acne scars develop when the skin undergoes improper healing after a severe acne breakout. Generally, they are reddish or brown marks seen on the cheeks and temples, with some appearing raised while others form depressions in the facial skin. Acne scars are not harmful to an individual’s health but can affect their aesthetic appearance, so a suitable acne scar treatment is often recommended to improve looks and boost confidence.

What Causes Acne Scars?

Acne scars form when acne blemishes cause inflammation and damage the skin. During an acne breakout, the pores swell, and their walls can break down. Some people get severe acne called cysts, which are like tiny balloons filled with fluid under the skin. When these cysts pop, their fluids can spread to nearby skin, damaging healthy tissue and leaving scars.

Small acne blemishes or cysts usually heal quickly, leaving shallow scars. However, large cysts or blemishes can spread their contents deeper into the surrounding tissue, leading to more severe, deeper scars that are harder to heal.

What Are the Types of Acne Scars?

Acne scars appear in two forms: either there is tissue loss in the skin, leaving the skin indented; or the skin produces too much collagen after acne, which gives the scar area an elevation, resulting in a raised scar. The first condition is called atrophic scars while the second one is called hypertrophic scars, as discussed below.

Atrophic Scars

Atrophic scars appear as depressed and often pitted areas on the skin. These occur when there is insufficient tissue recovery after an acne breakout. The most significant factor behind this improper skin recovery is collagen degeneration. Ice pick scars, boxcar scars, and rolling scars are some of the common atrophic scars that 

Hypertrophic and Keloid Scars

Hypertrophic scars

Appears as raised scar tissue due to overproduction of collagen.

Are of the same size as their acne pimples.

Are not as common as other types of scars.

Keloid scars

Occur for the same reason as hypertrophic scars but appear larger than their acne spots.

Appear like small bumps and may have a bubble-like skin swelling.

Acne Scar Treatments

Several treatments are available to make acne scars less noticeable. Here is a brief explanation of some of them.

Chemical Peels for Acne Scars

Chemical peels are a promising treatment for acne scars but may not be the best solution for every type of acne scar. Depending on the type of scars, you may be treated with light, medium, or deep peels. Light peels may help treat superficial acne marks, while medium or deep peels are generally considered suitable for moderate acne scars.

Radiofrequency Treatment (RFT)

Radiofrequency Treatment for acne scars is a safe treatment. An expert passes pulsed radio waves through the skin’s dermis to produce micro thermal wounds. As a result of these minor wounds, the collagen is stimulated, leading to dermal remodeling and softening of acne scars.

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is an effective acne scar treatment that gently removes the skin’s topmost layer with a handheld device. It reveals a new and fresh layer of skin underneath and enhances collagen and elastin production. This treatment is better suited for depressed and flat acne scars but doesn’t work for ice-pick scars.

Fractional CO2 Laser

Laser therapy is the most effective acne scars removal treatment, especially for atrophic scars. The procedure helps get rid of this skin problem using a high beam microscopic laser on the skin’s surface. This procedure significantly reduces acne scars and reveals a new skin surface. While it offers instant results, the effects continue to improve over time for at least 12 months.

Microneedling

Microneedling, also known as skin needling or derma rolling, is an effective way to treat acne scars. An expert uses a small, needle-studded, handheld roller on the scar surface during the procedure. The tiny needles puncture the skin, stimulating collagen and forming small pockets of healing.

Acne Scar Removal Results

Facial Acne scar removal for men before and after treatment results  Women Facial acne scar removal before and after treatment results

Acne scar Removal from face result Before and After procedure  Acne scar removal result on cheek of women Before and After treatment

Can Acne Scars Be Removed Completely?

Generally, surface acne scars can be removed completely, while deeper scars can be made less noticeable. Most treatments available can reduce the appearance of acne scars.

How Long Do Acne Scars Last?

Acne scars generally last a lifetime. However, you can treat them to reduce their appearance.

How to Remove Chest Acne Scar?

Chest acne scars can be effectively treated by consulting a board-certified dermatologist, who may recommend laser treatments based on the type of scars. There are two primary types of laser treatments: ablative and non-ablative. 

Ablative laser treatment removes damaged outer skin layers to promote new skin growth while non-ablative stimulated collagen production in deeper layers without removing the outer layer. 

Is Laser for Acne Scars Safe?

Laser treatment is a safe technique to reduce acne scars, provided you get it from the hands of a board-certified dermatologist.

Is Laser Treatment for Acne Scars Painful?

Laser treatment for acne scars is not painful, but it does cause minor irritation when the laser beam hits the skin. This irritation is usually easily tolerable.

Which Acne Scars Are Permanent?

Scars that appear after severe acne, particularly cystic acne, are more likely permanent.

Consult our Dermatologists

Do you want to treat your acne scars to get a flawless skin surface? Contact Euromed Clinic Dubai by calling +971 4 394 5422 or filling out the form below.

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