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Laser treatments give doctors
a means to treat acne scars. Yet doctors do not depend
only on the cutting action of the laser beam. Doctors
can also use alternative methods for treating and removing
scar tissue. Acne scar treatments are very cutting-edge
and have always been popular in the health field.
Like laser treatments and blue
light acne treatment, dermabrasion can be used to
remove unwanted acne scars. Laser treatment involves removing
dead cells so that underlying cells can grow and rejuvenate
the surface of the skin.
What is dermabrasion, and why does it work?
Dermabrasion involves the use of a motorized spinning
brush which contains diamond particles. The moving, rough
surface removes the old scar tissue, just like a laser
beam does in laser
treatment. Both the acne laser treatment and dermabrasion
initiate the process of skin regeneration and can give
a patient smooth, unscarred skin in a period of three
to ten days.
The severity of the scarring on the skin helps to determine
the type of acne scar treatments to be used for the removal
of the scars. A doctor familiar with a patient’s
skin can help a patient determine whether or not to use
a laser treatment, dermabrasion or possibly a third type
of acne scar treatment.
In some cases, a doctor may suggest the use of a chemical
peel amongst the other acne scar treatments. When an acne
patient receives a chemical peel, he or she has “naked
minerals” put on his or her scar tissue. The “naked
minerals” give the cells in the deep part of the
skin added nutrition. The chemical peel process allows
those “naked minerals” to penetrate below
the surface of the skin resulting in acne
scar removal.
By supplying deep skin cells with added nutrition, one
can speed the rate at which those cells divide and more
up to the outer layer of skin. The movement of deep skin
cells to the upper layer of skin causes the removal of
the old skin cells, treating the acne scars, and facilitating
in acne scar reduction.
There is yet another way by which doctors can treat and
remove acne scars. This additional method involves the
injection of material under the skin. By injecting the
material under scarred, depressed skin, a doctor can raise
the level of the skin tissue making it even with the healthy
skin.
For the most severe types of acne scars, a doctor may
rule out any of the aforementioned treatments, and he
or she might decide to make arrangements for surgical
removal of the scarred skin.
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