Scaring From Acne

[azurepancake]

Hello!

I am a 21 year old male who had horrible acne while in middle and high school. I was not very smart and used to pick and pop at my zits all the time and this has resulted in some pretty bad scaring, mostly on my forehead.

I'd really like to know if there is anyway I could get these treated? Should I just go to a dermatologists office and have them recommend what to do? Also, if anyone knows the average price of techniques used to make these scars vanish, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could share. The scars are fairly deep I would say and there is a good amount of them. I've had them for some time.

If anyone has any advice, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Thank you!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Acne scars can develop due to post inflammatory hyperpigmentation if the acne are picked or squeezed. The treatment for post inflammatory hyperpigmentation includes various skin creams like hydroquinone, azelaic acid, corticosteroids, tretinoin cream and laser treatment. Apply hydroquinone cream on these scars after consulting a dermatologist and it should go away in a few days to months. If it still persists then you can go in for laser treatment, Chemical peeling or microdermabrasion. Avoid picking, harsh scrubbing, and abrasive treatments unless prescribed by a dermatologist during this period.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Rucnfun]

Hi, I know that skin resurfacing is good and also dermabrasion. They like help with smoothing out your skin. But there isn't really any over the counter products for deep scars. If you are talking about just like dark spots from post acne those can take up to a year to go away, they just fade away. But the deep ones are permanent unless you see a dermatologist and ask what they recommend by lookijng at them. I know I would like to get it done myself but it can be sooo expensive! Look it up online under a google search and type in acne scars and there are actually different types and it will tell you what kind of treatment works for what type of scar you have. good luck