June 25, 2007

How Do Acne Scars Form?

Acne leaves scars like any other injury to the skin. Severe cystic and nodular acne always leaves a scar while in some people mild inflamed acne also leaves scars. The scarring depends upon the individual’s response to an injury. As we age, these scars become more visible because of loss of collagen in the skin. Scars look ugly and need to be prevented and treated. Let us find out more about acne scars.
When acne resolves, a dark spot forms on the skin. Most often it is PIH (Post Inflammatory Hyper-pigmentation). This dark color of skin is the result of natural body repair. PIH fades away in about a year. If PIH does not resolve during that period, you may have an acne scar that will need treatment.
Raised acne scars-
Acne scars can be either depressed or raised. Raised acne scars are formed in those people who develop keloids. Keloid is a growth of tissues at the site of injury. It is not easy to remove keloids by surgery. That may result into more new keloids. Keloids are treated differently.
Depressed acne scars-
Luckily the majority gets depressed acne scars. The depressed acne scars form as a result of loss […]

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