Explore our range of solutions for your specific concerns
Explore our range of solutions for your specific concerns
Explore our range of solutions for your specific concerns
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VLCC
3 minutes read
October 10, 2023
If you have concerns regarding your skin health, you know that there is no more significant troubling condition than acne. But what is more hurtful to see are the scars that they leave behind! These scars are quite common, as they affect almost everyone who suffers from acne.
You might have come across a plethora of OTC medications or products and skincare procedures to treat acne scars, but even you are aware of the reality that they don’t work the same for everyone. Therefore, to offer the best treatment for scars on the face, it is essential to get a personalised treatment based on your skin sensitivity, skin type and scar type.
At VLCC, we have the equipment and expertise to help remove your acne scars effectively. But, before you connect with us to book your appointment, you must get a clear insight into the types of acne scars and what causes them and then come to the solutions we offer.
Acne occurs when the skin pores get clogged and undergo inflammation, primarily due to your skin being exposed to excessive bacteria or oil. Hence, this will lead the pores to swell up and eventually damage the walls of your skin pores. In case this rupture is somehow closer to the surface of the skin, mild acne will be formed, which will not possibly cause a scar.
But, if the wall of the pores has experienced damage deep within the skin layers, you will develop severe acne conditions, which will have a higher chance of forming scars. When the acne condition starts to recover, the damaged skin will start to heal, for which elastin and collagen will be produced.
If the production of these specific proteins is in an optimal state, you will possibly not experience any acne scars. But, if you experience overproduction or underproduction of collagen, it will lead to depressed or elevated acne scars.
The severity of the acne scar depends on the type of it. The mild acne condition might mainly be due to blackheads or whiteheads. You will mostly observe them as minor elevations over the surface of the skin. Severe or moderate acne, on the other hand, might cause temporary, permanent or long-term scarring.
For you to better understand, the acne types are accountable as elevated or depressed scars, medically termed Atrophic or Hypertrophic scars, respectively. Here’s a detailed overview of them both:
All of these scars feel like skin surface depressions where the acne occurred in the past. Due to severe or moderate acne, tissues over the top skin layers will experience immense damage, which will dissolve or eliminate collagen from the area.
So, when the acne gets resolved while being healed, if the level of elastin and collagen isn’t enough, it will result in healing the skin for just the underlying layers and not the topmost ones. Thus, you will observe some pitted scars on your skin. Atrophic acne scars are also categorised as boxcar, ice-pick, and rolling scars.
The boxcar scars, as the name suggests, are box-shaped depressions over the skin. Such scars are formed mostly if there is some widespread acne or other conditions such as Varicella or chickenpox.
On the other hand, ice-pick scars are referred to as vertically penetrated scars, which resemble narrow ice that has picked your skin. Finally, the rolling scars are named as such because they have no structure to define but hamper the overall look of your skin adversely.
Such scars are observed as elevated bumps that form due to the accumulation of scar tissue on the acne region. These scars can either be temporary, permanent or long-term.
It occurs due to the overproduction of collagen during the acne healing process, which results in excessive buildup of the scar tissues on the outermost layers. These types of scars are less common than those atrophic scars!
Some of the options associated with scar treatment for the face that we offer for treating your acne conditions and implementing scar reduction are:
It is one of the most common methods we recommend for our patients with shallow scars on their skin. You cannot consider these peels being used for any form of deep penetrating scars.
In this process, we will be applying specific chemical solutions, which will have either glycolic or salicylic acid, for the affected skin region. Upon applying these peels, the upper layer of the skin will be removed, reducing the depth of your acne scars.
These peels come with varying strengths, ranging from mild to deep effects. You must keep in mind you are recommended to have only one deep peel scars treatment, and then follow up with only mild or moderate peels to maintain your skin’s health.
PRP or Platelet-Rich-Plasma injection for acne scars is the procedure where we will boost the plasma count in the affected part of your skin to promote faster healing. Specifically, PRP therapy is meant to improve all forms of scars and reduce their size.
As per the results so far, the rolling atrophic scars responded pretty well to the PRP treatment than that of the boxcar or ice-pick acne scars. This treatment guarantees the reduction of open pores and pigmentation effects as well.
This scar removal treatment is suitable for people with all skin types and genders, condition you are an adult. If you are pregnant or are breastfeeding, you should not take the PRP injections. You will be called in for a total of around 3 to 6 sessions for the procedure.
Microneedling is a minimally invasive method, where a handheld device will be used with a thin microneedle at the tip. Your skin doctor or dermatologist will inflict specific minute injuries over the skin by picking the surface using a microneedle.
It will help stimulate the overall healing process of your skin and will boost collagen production. This method is considered fairly simple and safer than most of the other options, as the purpose of it is to stimulate the natural production of collagen.
But, the results will be prominent only after 3 to 6 sessions. It is, again, ideal for all skin types of adults over 18 years of age. At VLCC, we follow the specific steps to ensure your scars heal speedily.
Again, it is one of the most common procedures we offer for removing acne scars or reducing their effects. In the first step, we offer cleansing and toning effects, where the neck & face region will be cleansed with a good quality VLCC cleanser, after which the toner will be applied.
Now, the skin will be exfoliated to remove any dead cells from the outer layer of the skin. Now, the extraction process will be implemented to free up the clogged pores and the blackheads. A manual extraction process will be followed for the same.
In the next step, a facial pack will be applied, which will be therapeutic in nature for treating all your acne-related problems or scars. In the end, a facial massage will be done to help your skin absorb the active ingredients of the pack and improve the oxygen or blood flow to your face.
We will then add a sunscreen layer to create a protective barrier for your skin, reducing the acne scars and improving your skin texture and tone.
This is a clear indication of the significance of face scar removal and how VLCC can help you in the process. We offer adequate treatment options, such as Picocare and Morpheus 8, that are immensely effective for you to count on. Under Picocare, lasers are used for treating acne scars and pigmentation problems, whereas Morpheus 8 is a fractional technology which morphs the ageing face and removes the depressed acne scars.
If you have been suffering from acne problems for a long time now, it is time you connect with us right away and let us find a way to put an end to those problems. If you want to know more about our acne removal procedures, connect with us today.
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