If dealing with acne isn’t challenging enough, you may also have been left with scarring once it finally calms down.
This can have a huge impact on your confidence, so here at Pure Perfection Clinic we want to share our best tips for preventing acne scarring and tell you all about the effective treatment options we offer.
Understanding Why we Get Acne Scarring and Knowing How to Prevent it
While any type of acne spot can lead to scarring, it’s most common if you’ve suffered from nodules and cysts. These are the more serious spots that are deeper under the skin and can be really clogged and painful. Unfortunately, nodules and cysts can burst and damage skin nearby, leading to scarring. If possible, use skincare with calming ingredients to reduce the inflammation associated with nodules and cysts, which can help reduce the risk of scarring. Pure Perfection Clinic can advise you on the best products for your concerns.
Squeezing and picking spots can also lead to skin damage and scarring as the area becomes inflamed, so avoiding this is key to acne scarring prevention.
If your scars appear raised, then this is usually because your body has tried to make too much collagen to heal the damaged skin. Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do to prevent this happening.
Types of Acne Scars
Acne scars can look different on every person. The most common types are:
Ice-pick: small narrow indentations
Rolling: varying depths with sloping edges
Boxcar: broad with sharply defined edges
Hypertrophic: raised lumps the same size as the acne that caused them
Keloid: raised lumps larger than the acne that caused them
Each type of acne scar can respond differently to treatment, which is why a multi-factorial approach is often recommended.
You may find that your acne scars and the skin surrounding them are dark in colour. This is known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and can be treated at the same time as the scarring.
Recommended Acne Scar Treatments
At Pure Perfection Clinic we offer a selection of procedures to treat acne scarring. All have undergone extensive clinical research to confirm their safety and effectiveness. You can try:
HydraFacial: provides intense exfoliation, hydration and nourishment with carefully selected serums to reduce the inflammation associated with acne scarring
ZO Skin Peels: using specific ingredients, these expert peeling solutions can help improve the poor skin texture that acne scarring causes
Finding the Best Approach For You
To choose the most effective solution for your acne scarring, we invite you to a free skin consultation at Pure Perfection Clinic. Here will analyse the type and extent of your scarring, before presenting a range of treatment options for you to consider. Sometimes, a combination of procedures will be recommended to help you achieve the best outcome.
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Acne Scarring: Treatment Options and Prevention
If dealing with acne isn’t challenging enough, you may also have been left with scarring once it finally calms down.
This can have a huge impact on your confidence, so here at Pure Perfection Clinic we want to share our best tips for preventing acne scarring and tell you all about the effective treatment options we offer.
Understanding Why we Get Acne Scarring and Knowing How to Prevent it
While any type of acne spot can lead to scarring, it’s most common if you’ve suffered from nodules and cysts. These are the more serious spots that are deeper under the skin and can be really clogged and painful. Unfortunately, nodules and cysts can burst and damage skin nearby, leading to scarring. If possible, use skincare with calming ingredients to reduce the inflammation associated with nodules and cysts, which can help reduce the risk of scarring. Pure Perfection Clinic can advise you on the best products for your concerns.
Squeezing and picking spots can also lead to skin damage and scarring as the area becomes inflamed, so avoiding this is key to acne scarring prevention.
If your scars appear raised, then this is usually because your body has tried to make too much collagen to heal the damaged skin. Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do to prevent this happening.
Types of Acne Scars
Acne scars can look different on every person. The most common types are:
Each type of acne scar can respond differently to treatment, which is why a multi-factorial approach is often recommended.
You may find that your acne scars and the skin surrounding them are dark in colour. This is known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and can be treated at the same time as the scarring.
Recommended Acne Scar Treatments
At Pure Perfection Clinic we offer a selection of procedures to treat acne scarring. All have undergone extensive clinical research to confirm their safety and effectiveness. You can try:
Finding the Best Approach For You
To choose the most effective solution for your acne scarring, we invite you to a free skin consultation at Pure Perfection Clinic. Here will analyse the type and extent of your scarring, before presenting a range of treatment options for you to consider. Sometimes, a combination of procedures will be recommended to help you achieve the best outcome.
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