Scar Treatments

Scar treatment improves regeneration of the skin. Scarring casts unhealthy effects on the personality of a person by influencing self-esteem and confidence. Scars can be caused as a result of injury, accident or disease. Scar treatment is used to repair scars. The extent of scarring determines what sort of procedures are to be used during scars treatment. There are different types of scars e.g. hypertrophic, kleoid or atrophic scar. The effect of environment makes scarring worse, for instance, the sun exposure.

A hypertrophic scar is typically raised, pink in color and limited to the shock or trauma site. A kleoid scar is extended past the trauma site and is raised, tough, deep purple or red. An atrophic scar is saucer shaped mostly caused by acne. Your doctor decides according to the nature of scars what kind of scar treatment is required.

The options available for scar treatments mostly include the treatments used for acne scar treatment, skin rejuvenation, wrinkles, age spots and birthmarks.
Laser skin rejuvenation and dermabrasion is mostly used to address the problem of scarring. Scar treatments have become one of the most demanded skin treatments. These treatments are carried out with the objective of bringing improvement.



Dermabrasion is a dermatological technique for treating scars. It should not be used for minor scarring. The upper older layer of skin is abraded by using dermabrasion crystals or tiny particles. The new skin is revealed underneath. Microdermabrasion is a lighter form of dermabrasion. It is used to treat blemishes, wrinkles, acne scars, facial scars, acne, uneven skin tone and pre-cancerous growths. In the treatment of acne scars, the raised scars are fixed with the help of microdermabrasion. In this method, aluminium oxide particles are sprayed on the raised scars. New skin from underneath is revealed and heals to give a better look than before. There can be redness after the treatment. No recovery time is involved. It takes from about 15 minutes to an hour. In deeper abrasive treatments of dermabrasion, a hand held wire brush or sanding wheel containing diamond particles is used by the doctor. The affected area of the skin is scraped away by this tool. Its average cost is approximately from about $100 to $300.

Treatment of pitted scars is carried out by injecting collagen injections. Pitted scars are mended and raised to the level of the neighboring skin by giving collagen injections under these scars. Allergy test is taken before injecting collagen injections. Collagen is biologically prepared from bovine and porcine collagen. This animal derived collagen is injected after being sterilized and purified. The average cost of a single treatment is about $300 to $500. There is no down time involved in recovery. Atrophic scars are treated by collagen injections.

There are different products available in market raising claims of being the best acne scar treatments. However, only an expert dermatologist can decide which the best acne scar treatment for you is. So, do not get fooled by false claims.

Laser technology (Light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation) is a cutting edge way of removing skin layers without making any incisions, causing bleeding or cuts, for instance, the rapid pulses of powerful infra-red carbon dioxide are used for resurfacing skin. Skin treatment by laser involves passing of laser pulses back and forth over the skin. It is applied till the removal of scars to the maximum level. Depending upon the extent of the depth of area, two to three treatments may be recommended. The laser skin treatment takes about one to two hours. According to an estimate, it may cost from $300 to $1000. In some cases such as cancerous growths, accident scars or burns caused by injury or accident, cost can be borne by the medical insurance.

There are also other scar treatments which are highly effective in the repairing of scars. Sulphur scar treatment, silicone scar treatment and application of scar treatment creams are few instances.