Scars are the permanent marks left on the skin after acne has damaged your skin beyond repair.
While preventing scars is obviously the best thing to do, sometimes it’s too late and your skin has already scarred. Fortunately, there are a number of treatment options available for acne scars
The first step is to identify which type of acne scars you have. There are 4 basic types of acne scars, and they are described below.
Ice-Pick Acne Scars
Ice-pick scars are deep, narrow indentations in the skin which makes it appear as though it has literally been picked with an ice-pick.
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Boxcar Acne Scars
Boxcar acne scars are larger, square or rectangular indentations in the skin with sharp, well defined edges.
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Rolling Acne Scars
Rolling acne scars do not have well defined edges or borders, but instead give the skin a rolling or wave-like appearance.
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Hypertrophic & Keloid Acne Scars
Both hypertrophic and keloid scars are large, raised scars which create bumps of scar tissue on the surface of the skin.
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