How to Remove Acne Scars?

As you have mentioned you have acne scars on your face since 2 to 3 years. You can definitely get the best possible results for your scars when you go with recently advanced treatments for scars. Dermaroller is also a good treatment that is being used for treating acne scars but it has some limitations. It can not treat deep scars on your skin. As needle depth cannot be adjusted in order to treat deep scars on the face. Deep scars are usually 2 to 2.5 mm deep, this depth cannot be effectively targeted by Dermaroller & epidermal damage is also more in Dermaroller treatment, which involves more downtime & more chance of getting pigmentation.

How to Remove Acne Scars? 

Here is the list of treatments to cure acne scars– Derma pen, Microneedling/Dermaroller, Fractional CO2 Laser, Erbium Glass Laser, Micro-Needling, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP Therapy), Scar Subcision, Excision and Elevation, Scar Revision Surgery, Autologous Fat Transfer, Fillers, and topical and oral medications can also help in reduction of the scars.

In order to treat your scars more efficiently, a Dermatologist has to understand your type of scars.

There are various types of scars such as –

Ice pick scars

Ice pick scars are the remains of a severe acne lesion or outbreak. Treatment options include punch excision, punch grafting, Microneedling, chemical peels, etc.

Rolling scars

Rolling scars form pits in the skin with sloped sides. They appear more commonly in thicker skin areas like the cheek area. Common treatment options include surgery, dermal fillers, chemical peels, fat subcision, chemical reconstruction, and laser therapy. 

Box scars

Many people ask us how to remove boxcar scars? Boxcar scars occur from an acne lesion. Some possible treatments include fillers, chemical peels, laser therapy, chemical peels, subcision, and punch excision.

Atrophic Scars

Hypertrophic scars

These are thick, raised scars that are an unusual response to wound healing. They commonly appear in taut skin areas like burns, skin trauma, or surgical incisions. Clinical treatments include laser therapy, steroid injections, and cryotherapy removal.

One patient can have a few rolling scars, a few ice pick scars, few box scars at the same time on the face, along with this they may have hypertrophic scars on the nose & chin areas also. In order to treat these types more efficiently, multiple treatment modalities can be combined in the same session to give better results than a single treatment modality.

Apart from Dermaroller various scar treatments are now available such as

• Fractional co2 laser
• Microneedling Rf
• Erbium glass laser
• Dermapen
• Micro-needling

These are invasive scar treatments that altogether help to break down the old collagen strands below the skin & help to form new collagen beneath the skin. These treatments can be combined with PRP [Platelet rich plasma therapy] scar subcision, Punch excision-like surgical treatments to get the best possible results.

We request you to consult a board-certified Dermatologist, who is fully equipped with all these gold standard, FDA-approved treatments. He will examine your skin type, type of scars & can guide you to your treatment plan. Treatment of acne scars is individualized & treatment outcomes depend on the individual patient’s skin collagen modulation capacity.

Multiple sessions are advised in order to get best possible results. The cost of treatment depends upon the type of treatment you will need as per your scar type & your expectations of results. It may vary from clinic to clinic. It is a wise decision, to go & consult your dermatologist to get best results as per your expectations.

Conclusion