When you step out for a get-together or party and see a breakout on the face, it is the last thing you want to see for yourself! We understand how annoying and icky it is. Feeling bad about your breakout is natural but can deter your plans or push you to adjust. Pimples are clogged pores that have become inflamed and are symptoms. Meanwhile, acne is a common condition that happens consistently and can lead to pimples. It includes pimples, whiteheads, blackheads, and more severe acne, like nodulocystic. Facial pimples or acne can affect you in unimaginable ways. It impacts your self-esteem and takes a significant toll on your overall health. Stress, hormones, diet, genetics, lifestyle factors, etc., can trigger acne. It is the most common as everyone experiences it, while some people have skin that produces excess oil, likely triggering clogged pores.
Symptoms of Acne
Acne is most common among teenagers, but even babies can get it. Adult acne is prevalent, like your teenage acne, where you have clogged pores. Acne commonly appears on the face, upper chest, and back. Some of the common symptoms include:
- Cysts
- Redness around the skin eruptions
- Scarring of the skin
- Papules (small red bumps)
- Pustules (small red bumps containing white or yellow pus)
- Blackheads
- Whiteheads
What is more irritating is getting acne scars, as they are noticeable and can affect you in innumerable ways. Trying out several remedies to get rid of those scars is a challenge. Different scars, such as atrophic and hypertrophic scars, are common.
Atrophic scars include:
Boxcar – U-shaped scars can be shallow or deep with sharp edges. The more external they are, the better it is to treat them.
Ice pick – Narrow and V-shaped scars that are deeper into the skin. They are small round or oval holes. These are difficult and can be far extended into the skin.
Rolling – Wide depressions may have round edges.
Hypertrophic
They are thick and raised above the skin’s surface and don’t grow beyond the boundary of the original skin injury. Meanwhile, Keloid scars are severe and extend beyond the initial skin injury and also don’t fade away with time.
How to Remove Acne Scars?
- Chemical Peels – Remove the outer layer of skin using a special chemical solution. The new skin is smoother with less scarring. This improves the skin’s overall appearance by removing the damaged outer layer. Blisters are formed after applying the chemical peels, resulting in skin peeling.
- Microdermabrasion – Tiny rough particles are applied from a machine to remove the uppermost layer of the skin. It works best for certain types of depressed acne scars, which cause pits in the skin. This treatment works great for depressed acne scars that lie flat against the epidermis and might not be as effective for deeper ones.
- PRP – Platelets are a natural blood component essential to the healing and growth of new skin tissue, mainly collagen and elastin. In the PRP procedure, the patient’s blood is drawn and centrifuged to separate plasma from red blood cells. Then, we get platelet-rich plasma that contains concentrated growth factors and healing cells. When added under the scars, PRP stimulates collagen production in the lower layers.
- Laser Therapy – It is a gentle therapy that treats acne scars without damaging surrounding tissues.
- Soft Tissue Fillers – Therapy injects fillers into acne scars with a tiny needle to improve the skin’s appearance. They are minimally invasive with noticeable results and may require repeated treatments to achieve the best results.
Everyone pays too much attention to their appearance, even if they say otherwise. Appearance matters, and people want to look their best. Acne or acne scars are a big turn-off and can affect self-esteem, often turning to exploring cosmetic treatments. At Clarity Medical Spa, we thoroughly examine your skin and its needs and create a treatment plan accordingly. Our treatment methods cater to individual needs and are suitable for all skin types. Our practitioners smoothly introduce treatments into your routine so you may see the difference with an enhanced look. Schedule an appointment with Clarity Medical Spa at (408) 599-3088 today.