Microdermabrasion For Acne

Microdermabrasion And Some Alternatives To Consider For Acne Scarring

Anyone who’s suffered from the condition of acne knows that it’s a condition that lowers self-esteem and causes emotional trauma. The majority of acne suffers are teenagers (although not all) and once through their formative years their acne generally clears up altogether.

However, for people who suffered from severe forms of acne with repeated breakouts, many times acne scarring will form…and these scars don’t go away once puberty is in the past and the acne has cleared up.

Having to deal with acne scarring may cause more self-esteem problems and trauma throughout a person’s adult life. However the good news is that in today’s modern technologically advanced era skin care specialists have developed several effective methods to remove acne scars from a patient’s skin, one of the most well-known of these methods is called microdermabrasion.

Microdermabrasion for acne scars improvement gets mixed reviews, with those with the shallowest acne scarring benefiting the most. But, repeated microdermabrasion treatments can produce results for deeper scarring in conjunction with other skin resurfacing techniques.

Microdermabrasion works by removing the top layer of skin called the stratum corneum, causing the deeper skin layers to produce more collagen and new skin cells. Along with these new skin cells will appear a layer of healthy new skin, removing some of the scarring. Repeated treatments over a number of weeks is most likely the only way to see excellent results. Microdermabrasion may also be used to correct stretch marks, enlarged pores, or wrinkled skin as well.

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It should be noted that patients that are receiving a course of Accutane (a powerful prescription acne medication) should never undertake an microdermabrasion. While taking Accutane a patient’s skin lacks sufficient protective oils and serious skin damage may occur.

Alternatives to microdermabrasion for acne scars include what’s known as a glycolic peel, in which the outer skin layers are burned off by a mild acid. Doing a glycolic peel at home or receiving one from someone who is not a trained esthetician is not recommended, this procedure is generally safe but does carry some risk.

As with any acne scar removal treatment, you should be cautious in moving forward and proceed slowly. Keeping your skin from further damage should be your highest priority, however don’t be deterred from experimenting modestly and then increasing treatment is you see a good result without any damage.

Glycolic peels should never be used by breastfeeding women, and although some dermatologists do recommend these chemicals peels, others frown upon the procedure. Again, use common sense and cautionary discretion and you should be fine.

Another popular alternative to microdermabrasion is called laser resurfacing. This procedure is generally performed by a plastic surgeon or a derma surgeon and because of the expensive equipment involved can be quite expensive. As with glycolic peels and microdermabrasion techniques, the skin’s outer layers are removed, although in this case pulses of light are used to do the dirty work.

The common consensus among skin care professionals is that all of these acne scar removing techniques can be effective and yet all carry some risk. There does not seem to be a clear winner here, and specialists will continue to debate which method is best.