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Acne Scars: Time Heals Everything
Acne is one of the most common inconveniences accompanying adolescence and, for some people, even adulthood. Many are embarrassed by the aspect of their skin, but what they usually fear the most is the possibility that acne might leave behind permanent scars. At a closer look, these fears prove, however, ungrounded. This article discusses acne scars, their causes, and possible effects. The scars that may appear and, in some cases, persist, are due rather to the way in which people handle acne and not to the condition itself. Squeezing, pinching, and other such "measures" cause injuries to the skin and, when the hands are not clean, can even worsen the infection. This leads to more or less serious scars, which can sometimes be permanent. It is not so easy to make the distinction between temporary and permanent scars. Even temporary ones can take a long time to heal, sometimes up to a couple of years (though they might also disappear after around six months). We should therefore not rush to label a scar as permanent, even though it may seem to us that it's been there for a long time. The so-called macules - reddish, but not swollen, spots left on the skin after the inflammation is gone - take equally long to disappear. The only thing we can do, besides waiting, is to avoid too much sunlight exposure. Sometimes, acne leaves behind scars in the form of variably deep depressions on the skin, also referred to as "ice pick scars." Skin stretching can remove acne scars if they are shallow, but it doesn't help in the case of deep scars. If the deep scars develop into what is known as fibrotic scars, then they can normally only be removed through surgery. Not all scars are in the form of skin depression; excessive accumulations of collagen on the skin can form hypertrophic scars, also called keloids. If you cant wait till the scar disappears by itself, there are several methods to remove them. The most commonly used measure is collagen injection, which can lift those portions of the skin affected by scars. The treatment needs to be applied several times if the scars are deep. Do check with your doctor, however - you might be allergic to collagen, in which case you should consider other methods of restoring the aspect of your skin, such as autologous fat transfer, dermabrasion or microdermabrasion. Dont forget, however, that prevention is the best cure - you should avoid scarring your skin in the first place. If, however, scars do occur, dont panic: sooner or later, they will disappear, or youll almost always be able to remove them somehow.
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