Acne Scar Treatments Review

Any type of acne lesion, including comedones, papules, pustules or nodulocystic lesions, may result in scarring.
It’s impossible to know how much a particular person will scar, if at all.
Early treatment of lesions is the best prevention for acne scarring.


Patients who delay starting antiacne medications for at least 3 years from acne onset, have a greater degree of scarring than those who start acne treatment earlier.
Isotretinoin (Accutane) theraphy is the only preoven cure of acne and should be instituted early in the course of severe acne to prevent scars.
Light therapy can also speed up the healing of active lesions, reduce inflammation, and improve or prevent acne scars.
Superficial chemical peels are also effective.

Wichever treatment you use, you may want to add a depigmenting agent to help prevent exacerbation of acne related skin darkening.

Sometimes treatment is begun too late or simply fails to prevent scars from forming. Some people are also prone to pigmentation and keloid formation. The less severe the acne, the less the risk of developing acne scars.

Remember:to give you the best results, a dermatologist will first treat the acne and get it under control. If you have a tendency to develop acne scars, new acne breakouts can lead to new acne scars.

Before you read about makeup for acne scars, consider the following general guidelines:


1.scar tissue is less permeable than healthy;

2.the scar should be cleaned but not pretreated with a moisturizer;

3.the foundation should be applied with a cotton swab.

Corrective makeup, has a considerable success in the medical field.
There are several levels of camoufage.

To hide the scars in general I recommend:

1.apply a light coat of transparent hair gel on the scar;

2.apply a bit of powder;

3.then apply your normal foundation.

Even treatments with glycolic acid can be a valuable aid to mask and hide the scars.

The major problem in camoufage scars is represented by color variations between the tissues.
The darkest shadow should be applied in the most full scars while atrophic scars should be covered with a lighter cosmetic.

To remove cosmetic camoufage a makeup remover cream with special solvents is necessary.

In the case of very visible scars you can ask for advice to a plastic surgeon.
The permanent micro-tatoo, for example, can soften the texture of the scar tissue.

Dr. David J. Sire is a cosmetic dermasurgeon with a passion for revitalizing skin health. He is the Founder and Medical Director of Advanced Skincare MedCenter™. Since 1971 he has dedicated his career to applying advanced medical technology and proven techniques to treat men, women and children.

Dr. Sire pioneered the use of saline injections to treat acne and other scars.
With a special saline injected into each scar, the skin is plumped similar to the way fillers are used. However, this is only the initial effect. Unlike fillers, saline is a real treatment and not a ‘cover up’. The results are a permanent. Injecting the saline also causes natural collagen to form. This causes an even skin tone.

Saline injections are most effective on shallow atrophic ‘rolling type’ scars; they are less effective on deep ‘ice pick’ type scars or ‘boxcar’ scars, which may require surgical removal.

Four to five sessions–each a couple weeks apart–are usually required for best results.

The only side effect of treatment is a variable degree of bruising (which can last up to 7-10 days) which can be camouflaged with make-up.

For safety reasons, facial surgeons are recommended to administer saline injections.
I don’t recommend home treatment.

Saline injections take about $100per injection.