Tuesday, 1 December 2009

What causes acne scars

The reason that acne scars are caused in the first place is often because we can't help but pick at our acne spots. This is definitely not the right thing to do because it can actually make the acne worse and cause scars too.

You should try and visit your dermatologist to see which is the best kind of acne treatment is right for you. You shouldn't have a feeling about which acne treatment is right for you unless you've first talked to a trained medical professional. Otherwise you risk making things worse - believe me I've done this in the past and it doesn't work.

Acne scars are caused by excess swelling in the skin so you should just it heal naturally and hope you don't get scars.

Friday, 20 November 2009

My story

I thought it might be a good idea to talk a bit about my personial sotyr when it comes to acne scars and also what I've been doing since I got the scars. Knowing how to get rid of acne scars isn't easy as I've found out!

Fisrt of all I have mixed feelings about scar removal. I know thatacne scars are very difficult to deal with - I wouldn't take my top off for years when I was younger - but that doesn't mean that I think that getting risd of them is always right.

I've learnt to live with my scars and I think that if other people could do the same we wouldn't have to worry about problems such as this.

Friday, 13 November 2009

Home remedies

One thing that I feel strongly about is that you should never try and use home remedies for acne scars! They are usually a complete waste of time and money as I've found out from experience.

Also, the same thing goes for acne in general. There are so many treatments that you can buy and pay a lot of money for but I don't think they're worth anything personally! They are likely to make things worse too if you're not careful.

Bottom line - DON'T USE ANY REMEDY WITHOUT FIRST ASKING YOUR DOCTOR

Laser Treatment

This is the one that I think is the most effective when it comes to removing acne scars although I've never been quite brave enough to do it myself. AS we all know it's the most expensive which is why many people are put off it.

Lsaer treatment is basically just using a strong laser to try and break down the areas of scar tissue that cause the acne scars. While it isn't always 100% effecive and you might need mroe than one treatment it is definitely a good idea to try.

This method definitely gets a thumbs up for me!

What this blog is about.....

I - unfortunately - suffered from quite bad acne as a child and hence have lots of scars on my back. Luckily I don't have the same problem on my face but I know people that do and it is a difficult problem to deal with.

However the good news is that acne scars on the face and back don't have to be permanent, and even if you don't want to get rid of them there are plenty of famous people who have acne scars and are still considered beautiful (Brad Pitt I'm looking at you!).

In this blog I'll be going through some of the main techniques when it comes to getting rid of acne scars so you can live your life to the full.