AcneDay

The teenage years are ones fraught with insecurity, identity complications, and hard school work; the last thing teenagers need at the beginning of another hard day is to discover an unsightly pimple on their face or an acne breakout. Yet, in my opinion, even worse would be a permanent scar for the future.

Unfortunately, many teenagers decide to scratch off their acne, pop their pimples, or employ any other immediate action to rid themselves of the unsightly blemish. These of course leave scars for the future that follow teenagers forever. It is the recommendation of almost all doctors to treat these breakouts and pimples with some sort of topical medicine and allow the blemishes to leave on their own time. Teenage years will eventually end, the light at the end of the tunnel emerging to provide fun college years for some and jobs for others, but scars will follow them for life.

Acne can happen at any age. But most common in adolescents and young adults. Most teenage acne sufferers worry about acne scars. The best way to prevent acne scars is early treatment. If there’s no early treatment, acne can leave permanent scars. If unfortunately that you get acne scars, they’re still treatable. Once scarring has occurred, the doctor may suggest a medical or surgical procedure to help reduce the scars.

A superficial laser may be used to treat irregular scars. Dermabrasion (or microdermabrasion), which is a form of “sanding down” scars, is sometimes used. Another treatment option for deep scars caused by cystic acne is the transfer of fat from another part of the body to the scar. In extreme cases, a doctor may also inject a synthetic filling material under the scar to improve its appearance.

Source: National Institutes of Health