ACNE SCARRING TREATMENT

Acne scarring is known to have a great impact to sufferers' lives. Even if the main dermatological problem, acne, is resolved, the marks of it on face, chest and back could be as disfiguring as acne itself.

It is a constant reminder of a skin imperfection so common yet so unacceptable. Regardless age or sex, patients with acne scarring will always expect a better-looking skin.

Only very few NHS Dermatology clinics offer treatment of acne scarring as it is considered a "cosmetic" procedure.

Please be aware that acne scars cannot be removed but only improved

What has a substantial impact on the outcome of acne scarring treatment is the adoption of an holistic approach to every each patient, and the careful combination of treatments along with the patients' general health condition. We assess each case in base of age, sex, and type of skin.

Over the last years we have been monitoring the oxidative stress status of each individual treated, and recorded the rate of their improvement in conjunction with their lifestyle, sleeping and eating patterns, stress levels, exposure to noxious stimuli such as alcohol assumption, smoking, etc.

Therefore, along with the already mentioned peeling regime, the fillers, and/or isolagen we recommend specific diet, supplements, and/or changes of the lifestyle which complement and optimise results.

In our practice we are now engaging combination techniques for acne scarring treatment in order to optimise results and achieve faster and/or more efficiently improvement of skin appearance.

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Treatments which may help to improve the appearance of acne scars

CO2 laser resurfacing

Chemical peeling (tca, glycolic acid, AHAs, salicylic acid, citric acid etc)

Micro dermabrasion

The above treatments work externally on the skin's surface.

Apart from CO2 laser resurfacing, which is considered the most "aggressive" of the "surface" procedures, all peeling procedures could be repeated in regular intervals with satisfactory results.

Their strength should be decided upon the entity of the lesions, and the skin type of the patient, as well as the patients' lifestyle, considering possible recovery downtime with stronger peels.