In order to protect yourself from creating new acne scars, or making any you may already have become more damaged, you have to make sure you limit the amount of time you spend in the sun. The UV rays of the sun can easily damage your skin if you spend too much time outdoors and haven't taken the proper precautions. Your current scars could actually become worse, and any pimples from an active acne outbreak could get infected. For some reason, many people have come to believe that sunshine helps in the healing process for acne. However, when you're out in the sun, especially without sunscreen, it is actually damaging to your acne scars. Tanning booths and beds are just as bad. If your skin is already vulnerable, it could end up damaged. You don't have to avoid the sun completely, but make sure you always wear sun block, especially on any areas that are prone to acne.
Many people use makeup to cover up their acne scars. Makeup can make you look better, and feel better about your acne scars, whether you are using it as a temporary solution until you find something else, or if it's the only solution you have at this time. While most acne scars can be removed or at least reduced so they're not so obvious, some are stubborn and resist treatment.
Home remedies, such as creams and lotions, aren't always successful in removing acne scarring and, for some folks where this is the case, they cannot afford to get their scars surgically treated at present. There are high-quality makeup products that someone with acne scarring can temporarily use until their surgery is performed. Mineral makeup is often the best kind for this purpose, as it has a natural looking appearance and is usually gentle on your skin.
One acne treatment is collagen injections. When the collagen is injected into the acne scar area, the scars are not as noticeable The best place to find out more about collagen treatments is to talk to a plastic surgeon or dermatologist who performs this type of injections. The best approach is to see if your dermatologist recommends collagen injections and if he or she has performed them. It could be that other surgical procedures may be more suited to your particular case. How deep your scars are, and the type of scars you have, would be the determining factors. Another option, for example, is called dermabrasion. In this case, a wire brush rotates over your skin, removing the top layer. Another procedure that uses chemicals to remove the outer layer of your skin is called a chemical peel. These are just some of the surgical procedures often used to remove acne scars.
The treatments we've talked about in this article are a few of the choices you can keep in mind for treating your acne scars. Small or shallow scarring will usually respond successfully to home remedies of products you can purchase on the internet or at your local pharmacy. Unfortunately, if your acne scarring is severe, your best bet is to consult with your dermatologist for help in ridding yourself of this problem. Either way, don't let your acne scars discourage you, as there is some treatment that can work for you.
References:
http://acneassassins.com/medication-for-acne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtVMtKsVx0c
