Most people have to deal with acne in their lives. When those nasty pimples appear on someone’s face that person often feels bad about it. But it may even get worse when the acne itself disappears but some nasty acne scars are left. This becomes a lifelong reminder of acne breakouts. There are various forms of scars and it’s good to know how to prevent them.

The least severe are pigmentation scars.

 They pop up as an inflamed area making the skin reddened. In most cases they fade over time. It depends on the severity of the acne how bad pigmentation scars can become. It seems odd but many people feel relieved even when their skin is damaged by these scars because the acne itself is gone. Not popping a pimple is the best way to avoid them.

A more severe form of acne scars are ice pick scars because they often result in carves. 

When you meet someone with a cragged, rough skin that person most likely has suffered from acne that resulted in scars. They are also much harder to treat than pigmentation scars. The best treatment is microdermabrasion and chemical peels. When nothing helps the final and radical solution is surgery. This operation removes the tissue from the scar. The wound is then closed with skin from other parts of the body. Another procedure is to lift the scar tissue away from the unscarred tissue. The result is that scar seems to have faded.

A third form of acne scars are hypertrophic scars.

 They literally grow above the skin as a result of buildup of collagen in the skin. As a reaction of an injury like cystic acne the body produces collagen. This builds up to end as a smooth irregular shaped hypertrophic scar. Like pigmentation scars they can fade over time. They appear often with people of the same family.

Because acne scars are often permanent and thus very difficult to remove, the best treatment is to avoid them in the first place. Proper skin care and smart handling of acne is the way to go.