Acne pimples, the depressed scarring that remains after acne has healed. Scars cannot be eliminated once they appear, but their undesirable appearance can be improved with a number of treatments. Instead of surgery, you can consider a variety of methods to improve their appearance, including medication, chemical peels, lasers and intense pulsed light.
1. Drugs: retinoids such as adapalene gel and isotretinoin gel can be applied externally under doctor’s guidance, which are suitable for superficial scar and hyperplastic scar; in the early stage of depressed scar, growth factor gel can be used externally to promote local healing and reduce the degree of depression.
2. Chemical peeling: chemical peeling agent is applied to the scarred skin, prompting the exfoliation of the stratum corneum and its gradual replacement by the newly grown epidermis. Commonly used peeling agents include professional concentration of salicylic acid, trichloroacetic acid and so on.
3. Laser and intense pulsed light: mainly through selective photothermal effect, promote collagen proliferation and rearrangement, in which fractional laser is through the emission of a fractional arrangement of tiny laser beams, the action of the epidermis and dermis, prompting micro-damage areas of collagen regeneration and rearrangement, to improve the appearance of its depression.
However, the specific treatment method needs to be selected according to the patient’s scar condition and ideal treatment goal, etc. It is recommended that patients who have the intention to be treated should go to regular hospitals for consultation and standardized treatment under the guidance of specialists.