2 Main Causes of Acne Scars
Acne scar is caused by the body’s response to injury caused by inflammatory acne lesions. Most often, scarring results from severe nodular acne that occurs deep in the skin. However scarring also may arise from more superficial inflamed lesions.
Most people will have acne scars that are mild. Some people will have scars that look significant even to others. The best approach is prevention and to treat acne right away as sometimes even mild acne can cause scarring, this can minimize the risk of permanent acne scars. There are many possible ways to treat acne, such as the acne scar removal that I mention in my website.
Acne scar is caused by 2 types of tissue response to the inflammation of acne:
Increased Tissue Formation
One of the reasons that acne scars form is the increased tissue formation which known as keloids or hypertrophic scars. They are the most common type of acne scars that bulge out and look like lumps. Due to the excessive amounts of collagen production, these scars are associated with an exaggerated formation of scar tissue.
As the skin cells injury, overproduction of collagen will happen. It will form an irregularly-shaped scar and become piled up in fibrous masses. Sometimes, it will seem to be a minor injury as the size of it goes far beyond what would be expected. They are more commonly occurring in dark-skinned individual and it is kind of an ‘over-scarring’.
Loss of Tissues
Compare to scars that resulting from increased tissue formation, acne scars resulting from loss of tissue are more common. They are known as atrophic scar or crateriform scars which normally appear as holes, pits, or craters in the skin. When the inflammation from healed acne causes destruction to the skin, a lack of tissue will occurs and the depressed, cavity-like, inward-directed scars will form. This scar tissue will become smaller and binds the skin down.
It is not easy to treat acne scar, however you can do it with proper treatment. Nowadays, there are various types of acne scar removal that you can use based on the kind of skin you have and the kinds of scars you have. However for some people who have a combination of different types of scars, one acne scar treatment may not work on them all.
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