Sunday, January 8, 2012

Understanding Ice Pick Scars

By Peter Harris


The best acne scar removal product should include a biological skin rejuvenation protein element that also contains topical antibiotical peptides that counters acne infection.

Once acne inflammation occurs, caused by bacteria infection in clogged pores, a person may present several different lesion types. Smaller red bumps are called papules. Larger red bumps are called nodules. Often times, lesions will have a yellowish white color. The color is due to pus that has collected on the inside of the lesion; this lesion type is called a pustule.

Acne scars appear, often permanently, after the lesion is healed. This scarring can appear by direct touching of the aggravated area, thus irritating the acne lesion. In order to minimize the incidence of acne scarring, avoid applying oily cosmetics on the damaged area. The affected skin should be consistently cleansed, and should not be squeezed. Squeezing and picking the lesion before it is ready to be drained can usually cause the acne to be embedded deeper, thereby causing more intense scarring. But scarring is not the only complication; doctors use to ask patients not to squeeze facial acne for the rare possibility that the infectious collection can reach parts of the brain through the bloodstream, causing dangerous consequences like seizure, stroke, and even death.

Scars are more likely to appear from a sort of acne called nodulocystic or cystic acne; but even when they have the same origin, all scars are different.

Ice pick scars are narrow, sharp scars that make the skin appear it has been punctured with an ice-pick. They are usually narrower than 2 mm and extend into the deep dermis or subcutaneous layer. Icepick scars are usually too deep to correct with skin resurfacing treatments such as dermabrasion or laser resurfacing.

Punch Excision Treatment for Ice-Pick Acne Scarring

This approach of surgically treating acne scars is used on severe scars such as ice pick and deep scars. This method uses a punch biopsy instrument , basically a round, sharp "cookie-cutter" instrument that comes in diameters ranging from 1.5 mm to 3.5 mm. The diameter of the tool is matched to the diameter of the scar to include the walls of the scar. Using local anesthesia the scar is eliminated with the punch instrument and the skin borders are sutured together. The newly made scar eventually disappears and may not be perceptible. If it is perceptible, it is more amenable now to resurfacing methods or the use of skin regenerating accelerators.

Some products contain a unique skin regenerating substance and natural antibiotic proven to be effective for the treatment of acne scars. They not only work for the removal of keloid scars and to reduce pitted or ice pick scars, but also prevent scarring and act as a natural remedy for adult and teen acne. They also work in conjunction with accutane or oral antibiotics for severe nodular cystic acne.




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1 comment:

  1. This was really a nice and very impressive article posted about taking care of skin. skin is the most largest organ of our body and it is important to care of our skin. There are many surgery and the cosmetic treatment that help making skin tighter and makes us look younger.

    laser skin resurfacing

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