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The Cause of Acne Scarring. Acne scars are most often the product of an inflamed lesion, such as a papule, pustule, or cyst. Inflamed blemishes occur when the follicle, or pore, becomes engorged with excess oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria. The pore swells, causing a break in the follicle wall.
Acne is usually a temporary problem even if the treatment and maintenance takes time as it is in case of severe hormonal acne, body acne or chronic acne. Acne scars can be permanent. Acne scars result from inflamed pimples (papule and pustule) or cysts. When the blemish becomes encouraged with excess oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria that causes further inflammation – the pore swells causing the brake in the follicle wall. To repair the damage done to the dermis, the skin forms new collagen fibers. Collagen is the fibrous protein that gives the skin its strength and flexibility. Unfortunately, the finished "repair job" never looks as smooth and flawless as before the injury”. The best way to avoid acne scars is to prevent them by healing and PREVENTING acne from coming and reoccurring. Also remember- the bigger the blemishes the larger probability for scaring so treating acne as early as possible is essential. This is what AcnEase does- TREATS AND PREVENTS acne.
Generally, acne scars fall into two categories: those caused by a loss of tissue (atrophic), and those caused by an excess of tissue (hypertrophic).
Within these categories, acne scars fall into one of four types: ice pick, boxcar, rolling and keloid scars. This is a result of the body producing too much collagen, which creates a mass of raised tissue on the skin's surface.
More commonly, acne causes atrophic or depressed scars. Atrophic scars develop when there is a loss of tissue and this causes indentation in a skin. This type of acne are called Ice pick scars . Ice pick scars are deep holes that are small in size that are on the surface of the skin. They are narrow, deep, and depressed and are very common, measuring 2 mm or less in length.
Often, what is taken to be an acne scar is not a true scar at all, but rather post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). This temporary discoloration of the skin will eventually fade on its own. Certain treatments or creams such as Rejuvel 3D, may speed the fading time.
You can't completely prevent scarring, but these steps can minimize your chance of developing acne scars:
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