Acne scars

Flawless skin is not a luxury, it’s a necessity
Most types of acne leave scars which needs to be treated immediately or might lead to permanent damage. Picking or scratching at an acne can cause even more scarring. Come visit Dr Dharam’s Skin O Hair Clinic for Acne scar treatment in Bangalore. When acne clears, your skin heals by making collagen, if the skin makes too little collagen to fill the area where the acne was, a depressed scar appears.

Types of depressed scars are :

• Ice pick scars: They are small but go deep into the skin
• Rolling scars: They are wide and shallow and multiple of them gives skin a wavy appearance
• Boxcar scars: They are round or oval shaped depressions that are wider than ice pick scars but not as white as rolling scars

Sometimes skin tends to make too much collagen to heal from a breakout, this leads to raised acne scars.

Types of raised acne scars:

• Hypertrophic scars: They are raised scars that feel firm. Usually appears one to two months after acne breakout clears up.
• Keloids: These are scars that grow larger and thicker than the acne breakout itself, 3 to 12 months post acne

The third type of spots, called the flat spots appear as pigmented spots where you had the acne. This is usually post inflammatory hyperpigmentation that fades away with time and you can quicken the process with a dermatologist prescribed treatment.

Acne scars treatment options:

• Topical Medications
• Chemical peels
• Microdermabrasion
• Microneedling radio frequency (MNRF)
• CO2 laser treatment
• Scar excision
• Microneedling or Dermaroller with PRP/GFC

Dr. K C Dharam Kumar

MBBS, MD, DNB, FRGUHS

CONSULTANT DERMATOLOGIST, HAIR TRANSPLANT AND DERMATOSURGEON

Best dermatologist in BTM Layout | Dr K C Dharam Kumar is a leading dermatologist, cosmetologist and hair transplant surgeon from Bangalore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the medical field. He is the Director of Dr Dharam’s Skin O Hair Clinic, BTM layout, Bangalore and the Co-Director of Epiderma skin and hair clinic, Jayanagar,Bangalore.

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