IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET RID OF ACNE SCARS?
When acne is not treated on time, they heal by leaving scars. Deep and inflamed pimples have a higher risk of scarring. Acne scars can appear in different ways: as pits in the skin or as irregular ridges in the skin. If acne is treated in a timely and appropriate manner, the risk of scarring is greatly reduced. If scars remain after the acne has healed, it is possible to treat these scars. Chemical or enzymatic peeling procedures, peeling creams that eliminate the damaged tissue of the skin, dermaroller or dermapen treatment, laser treatments, needle radiofrequency applications can be performed for acne scar treatment.
How can we prevent acne from leaving scars?
In order to prevent acne from leaving scars, treatment should be started under the control of a dermatologist. Drugs recommended in the treatment should be used regularly. Playing and popping pimples causes pimples to deepen and thus leave scars. Blackheads are always the leading signs of acne. Trying to remove blackheads inappropriately can cause both scarring and deeper acne formation. Drugs used during acne treatment can be affected by the sun, so it is necessary to avoid the sun. Otherwise, stains may remain on the skin.
How is acne scar treatment done with laser?
Our aim in acne scar treatment is to repair the damage to the skin. In laser acne scar treatments, the skin is treated in two different ways. With laser treatments, scars can be treated by peeling the damaged tissues at the top of the skin. Laser treatments provide the repair of damaged tissues by renewing the collagen in the skin. Laser treatments should be performed in 4-8 sessions at 3-4 week intervals. The number of sessions varies depending on the depth and extent of the acne scar. It is necessary to be protected from the sun during treatment. Therefore, treatment is usually performed in winter months. After the session, there may be redness, thin crusts and brown discolouration on the skin. These findings disappear in 3-7 days.
How are acne scars treated with chemical peeling?
Controlled damage of the outer layers of the skin with chemical agents is called ‘chemical peeling’. Various acidic and basic agents are applied to the skin for peeling. The aim of chemical peeling is to damage the skin layers to the desired depth and to treat acne scars by utilising the advantages of wound healing.
Skin factors that provide wound healing in the damage area caused by chemical peeling cause the formation of a new skin. While the new skin is formed, the collagen and elastic fibre structure that provides flexibility to the skin is renewed.
Fruit acids, salicylic acid and TCA peels are mostly used for acne treatment. These agents are prepared in different concentrations and applied to the skin and cleaned from the skin after a certain period of time. The skin should be protected from the sun after application. Peeling treatments are performed every 2-4 weeks depending on the concentration of the agent used.
How is acne scar treatment performed with Roller/Dermapen (microneedling)?
In the treatment called roller, dermaroller, dermapen or microneedling treatment, a special device with a hand-held handle and many stainless steel thin needles at the end of this handle is used. This device opens small holes on the skin with mechanical movements. These small punctures stimulate the healing mechanism in the skin and important growth factors are released into the environment. Thanks to these growth factors, skin damage is repaired and acne scars are treated.
Dermaroller treatment can be applied together with mesotherapy or plasma treatments. Plasma applications performed in the same session immediately after dermaroller application in acne scar treatment are very successful and very effective.
In acne scar treatment, dermaroller application should be applied for a total of 4-8 sessions at 2-4 week intervals.
How is acne scar treatment performed with Needle Radiofrequency?
The most important problem in acne scarring is the damage to the tissue under the skin. The more we repair this damage and provide new tissue formation in the skin, the scars decrease and the skin improves. Needle radiofrequency systems cause collagen regeneration and new skin tissue formation by heating the tissue under the skin. This system has been used effectively in acne treatment in recent years.
The energy given through the gold needles used in the radiofrequency system heats the tissue in a controlled manner and does not damage the upper layer of the skin. In this system, which does not damage the upper layer of the skin, there is no risk of stains such as laser treatment. It can also be applied in all seasons. Plasma treatment applied after the session in the needle radiofrequency system gives very effective results.
Needle radiofrequency system is applied once a month in acne scar treatment, 3-6 sessions should be applied to get an effective result.
How should cosmetic products be used on acne skin?
The use of cosmetic products on acne skin is very important. Because the use of inappropriate cosmetics can cause acne, increase existing acne or cause allergic reactions on the skin. Acne skin is oily or combination skin. However, the skin may become drier during treatment.
Cosmetic products to be used in addition to the treatments given in acne skin vary. If vitamin A type drugs or creams that dry the skin are used, the cosmetic product to be used should be cleansers and moisturising sunscreen creams that do not irritate the skin and are used for sensitive skin.
If only creams are used in the treatment of acne, creams that have moisturising effect as moisturiser or under make-up and at the same time contain special agents that prevent acne formation should be used. Make-up products used on acne skin must be mineral-based.
Mineral-based concealers, eyeshadows, foundations, powders should be used on acne-prone or acne-prone skin.
