Acne Scars
Getting rid of depressed acne scars is more difficult than removing acne marks. They can make a person’s face look like the surface of the moon, leading to low self-esteem. Fortunately, aesthetic treatments can help resolve this issue.
What are Acne Scar
Acne scars are left on the skin after acne heals. They can be either depressed or raised.
Depressed / Atrophic acne scar
Acne scars that are depressed or atrophic have indentations around the skin’s poles. They often result from picking at pimples, and skin with these scars is rough-textured and has larger pores.
Raised acne scar
Raised acne scar is a bumpy and red scar left behind after healing from acne. It may keep growing if stimulated.
Symptoms
Generally speaking, acne scar can be divided into atrophic and hypertrophic:
Depressed acne scar (Atrophic)
Ice Pick Scar
Ice-pick acne scars are small and deep scars that usually have empty pores and visible depressions on the skin.
Boxcar Scar
Boxcar scars make the skin look uneven and have pits of different sizes with clear depressions.
Rolling Scar
Rolling scars are wider and less deep than other depressed scars.
Raised Acne Scar (hypertrophic)
Raised Acne Scar
When skin is injured, fibroblast growth is triggered to repair the area. However, if too much tissue forms, a raised scar can develop. Raised acne scars are tough to naturally remove and can cause itchiness and spreading under pressure. They appear as red, hard, and bumpy.
Causes
Popping pimples or inflamed acne can cause acne scars. If you don’t treat acne in time, it can damage your skin tissue and leave uneven and depressed areas on your skin.
Depressed acne scar is the result of the damage and loss of collagen due to the inflamed acne. The loss of collagen and the failure of collagen regeneration create depressed areas of the skin. Also, popping your pimples can cause the formation of depressed scars.
Hypertrophic acne scar is also the result of inflammatory acne. It is formed when scar tissue forms on the skin in excess, as a result of excess collagen production, creating a bumpy scar.
Why popping pimples will lead to scarring?
Acne can lead to scars if not properly treated. Popping acne can cause damage and infection to the skin beneath, resulting in depressed or hypertrophic scars. Ignoring acne or using makeup to cover it up can also lead to scarring.
Treatment
Depressed or raised acne scars are tough to remove with cosmetics alone. Consider Skinspire Laser & Skin Clinic for medical beauty treatments like laser and RF. These options show promise in treating these stubborn scars.
M22 offered by Skinspire Laser & Skin Clinic, is a skin rejuvenation device developed by Lumenis. It uses advanced technologies to effectively treat pigmented lesions, scars, stretch marks, wrinkles, and more. M22 is FDA and CE certified and delivers top-notch skin treatment.
How does M22 Laser work
M22 laser treatment uses OPT technology and RESURFX for fractional non-ablative treatment of various pigment-related issues such as chloasma, freckles, age spots, coffee spots, sunspots, scarlet nevus, acne marks, and birthmarks. The treatment targets only pigments with specific colors, eliminating them without hurting normal cells.
Procedure
- 1. Skin Test: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide a skin test to access skin condition or existing skin problems.
- 2. Face-to-face consultation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide treatment plan based on client’s needs and goals.
- 3. Pre-treatment preparation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will clean and disinfect the treatment areas, put on safety goggles and apply treatment gel.
- 4. Treatment: Full face treatment, repeat steps at servere areas.
- 5. Post-treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will remove the gel, clean the face and apply a medical grade repair mask to calm the face.
- 6. Post-treatment caring.
Who is it for
- People with mild (depressed) acne scars
- People with red or black acne scars
- People with photo-damaged skin
- People who have problems of pigmentation
- People who have chronic problems of facial redness and severe capillary vessels condition
- People who want to brighten and juvenate their skin
Chemical peel offered by Skinspire Laser & Skin Clinic, is a skin treatment that uses acids to resurface the skin. The acids dissolve oil particles on the outer layer of skin and promote cell renewal. This treatment can help with skin whitening, acne removal, reducing pore size and fine lines, eliminating blackheads, and healing chloasma.
How does Chemical Peel work
Pigment particles in the epidermis and dermis can cause spots, pigmentation, and acne marks. Chemical peel can effectively improve these conditions. It removes skin layers, reduces melanin production, and improves skin moisture. It can also treat acne and reduce fine wrinkles by promoting collagen production and elastic fiber renewal.
Procedure
- 1. Skin Test: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide a skin test to access skin condition or existing skin problems.
- 2. Face-to-face consultation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide suitable Chemical peel treatment plan based on client’s needs and goals.
- 3. Pre-treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will clean and disinfect the treatment areas.
- 4. Treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will apply an acidic solution on the face.
- 5. End of treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will apply a neutraliser solution on face to terminate the acidic reaction and peeling reaction to avoid over peeling.
- 6. Cleaning. Post-treatment care.
Who is it for
- People with acne-prone skin or oily acne-prone skin
- People with mild, shallow (depressed) acne scars
- People who want to brighten their skin tone
- People who want to combine Chemical peel treatment with PicoSure or M22 Skin Photorejuvenation treatment to remove pigmentation and brighten skin tone
- People who have acne scars alongside closed comedone and large pores problems for a long time
PicoSure laser treatment offered by Skinspire Laser & Skin Clinic, safely removes tattoos and pigmentation using a 755nm wavelength of light. The FOCUS lens concentrates energy into the skin to break down melanin and stimulate collagen repair, resulting in improved pigmentation, smoother skin, smaller pores, and a more youthful appearance. Approved by the FDA and CFDA.
How does PicoSure Laser work
Under “BOOST” mode, the pulse width of the PicoSure can be adjusted and compressed from 750 to 550PS, which can increase the pressure by 70%. The 755 nm wavelength light that can be absorbed by melanin is irradiated on melanin, and all the energy is released within picoseconds. Due to the high energy released within a short period of time, melanin molecules are not able to absorb all the energy and eventually burst into smaller particles. The resulting particles will then be eliminated by the body.
Procedure
- 1. Skin Test: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide a skin test to access skin condition or existing skin problems.
- 2. Face-to-face consultation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide treatment plan based on client’s needs and goals.
- 3. Pre-treatment preparation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will clean, disinfect, and apply anesthetics at the treatment areas, and put on safety goggles.
- 4. During the treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will deliver wavelength pulse at the designed areas using PicoSure.
- 5. Post-treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will apply aloe vera gel to soothe and calm down the treatment areas.
- 6. Post-treatment caring.
Who is it for
- People who want to improve acne scars, improve skin texture and reduce pores
- People with pigmentation and stubborn pigmentation
- People with photo-aging
- People with lots of acne scars and pigmentation
A PRP treatment, offered by Skinspire Laser & Skin Clinic, also called the “Vampire face-lift”, extracts platelets and white blood cells from a person’s blood to inject into their skin. This treatment is safe and has obtained multiple certifications and proven by research worldwide.
How does Chemical Peel work
Blood is taken from your vein and spun in a centrifuge to concentration the growth factors. Then, the solution is injected into your superficial dermis to improve skin texture, reduce wrinkles and scars, and restore a youthful skin condition. Regular PRP treatment strengthens the skin’s defence system and restores a healthier, youthful, and stronger skin.
Procedure
- 1. Skin Test: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide a skin test to access skin condition or existing skin problems.
- 2. Face-to-face consultation: Tailored a suitable PRP treatment plan based on client’s conditions and desired results.
- 3. Pre-treatment preparation: Draw blood from the client and obtain concentrated platelet solution by centrifugation; apply anesthetics, clean and disinfect the whole face.
- 4. Treatment: Administer injection solution by qualified practitioner. Repeat injection or scatter injection in severe areas.
- 5. Post-treatment care: Medical-grade facial repair mask and QDEL phototherapy mask to nourish and repair the skin.
- 6. Post-treatment precautions.
Who is it for
- People with mild, shallow (depressed) acne scars
- People who are prone to facial redness and have pigmentation
- People who have dull skin, textured skin and large pore
- People who have damaged skin barrier
- People who want to combine PRP with Mesotherapy as regular skin conditioning treatment
RF Microneedling offered by Skinspire Laser & Skin Clinic, combines matrix application, microneedling, and radio frequency technology. A device with fine needles creates tiny punctures in the skin, stimulating the production of collagen and elastin. Results may include improved skin texture and firmness, as well as resurfacing.
How does Radiofrequency (RF) Microneedling Laser work
A sterile tip with gold-plated microneedles is used to stimulate the skin’s natural healing process. Microneedles are inserted into the skin and energy is transmitted to heat collagen fibers, damaging sebaceous glands to reduce pore size, acne development, and control oil secretion.
Procedure
- 1. Skin Test: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide a skin test to access skin condition or existing skin problems.
- 2. Face-to-face consultation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will develop unique treatment plan based on client’s condition and desired results.
- 3. Apply anesthetic: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will apply anesthetic externally. Clean and disinfect the treatment areas.
- 4. Pre-treatment preparation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will draw markings on the face to define treatment areas, confirm the package of the new tip of the applicator has not been opened.
- 5. During the treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will perform the treatment as planned, precisely adjust the RF energy output and depth.
- 6. Post-treatment repair: Medical-grade facial repair mask + QDEL phototherapy mask to nourish and repair the skin.
- 7. Post-treatment care.
Who is it for
- People with acne scars
- People who have a severe problem of acne scars
- People who have a serious condition of large pores
Clear + Brilliant is a type of laser that stimulates skin from within, resulting in significant improvements. It requires less downtime than other lasers as it creates small microchannels in the skin.
How does Thread Lift work
Clear + Brilliant® is given with a cream to numb your skin. The treatment takes 20-30 minutes and your provider uses a laser to make tiny injuries under your skin. This causes your skin to repair itself and make new collagen. To help the process, your own blood’s platelet-rich plasma can be applied to the skin.
Procedure
- 1. Skin Test: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will provide a skin test to access skin condition or existing skin problems.
- 2. Face-to-face consultation: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will develop unique treatment plan based on client’s condition and desired results.
- 3. Apply anesthetic: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will apply anesthetic externally. Clean and disinfect the treatment areas.
- 4. During the treatment: Skinspire Laser&Skin Clinic provider will perform the treatment as planned, precisely adjust the energy output and depth.
- 5. Post-treatment care.
Who is it for
- People who start to develop neck wrinkles or people who want to slow down their wrinkles developing
- People who have shown signs of aging and deepen neck wrinkles
- People who want to have regular skin conditioning treatment to maintain a youthful appearance and to reduce the appearance of neck wrinkles