Acne guide and solution

Acne is something that a lot of people get affected by during their adolescence. Of course, some people become its victims even in adulthood, but such instances are usually rarer. Be it kids or adults, acne sure annoys everybody! The cause of annoyance is not so much the skin irritation caused by acne, which can be lessened with proper medicines, as are the ugly scars that are left on a person's body long after the acne is gone! While during the winter season you can hide your scars under the veil of warm clothes, there is no hiding them from others' eyes during the months of summer. Let us face it, when the summer hits, who does not want to go for a swim? So, is there are any way to get rid of these scars once and for all? There sure is, and that is exactly what I am going to discuss in this article.

Although expensive creams and surgeries can clear the acne scars from your face and body, I won't be recommending them here, not only because they are expensive, but also because most people would prefer to go for natural remedies when given a choice. Keeping that in mind, I would discuss only those natural remedies which are known to help with quick acne scar removal!

Lemon Juice: For a lot of people, lemon aids in digestion. That is because lemon contains powerful natural properties that help detoxify your body. Lemon is also a good natural remedy for getting rid of acne scars and blemishes. The treatment is simpler than you would think: squeeze the juice out of lemon and apply it to your face; some people would suggest washing your face within 15 minutes after its application, but I would recommend that you apply it at bedtime and leave it on your face overnight.

If your skin gets too dry and flaky as a result of the lemon juice treatment, you can add a little bit of honey to the juice. By the way, if you are going to apply it on your face at bedtime (as I suggested), then milk would be a better alternative to honey (as you might find it awkward to sleep with honey on your face).

Rose water with sandalwood: This is yet another natural treatment you can use to clear your acne stains and blemishes! Make a very thick paste out of sandalwood and rosewater, gently apply it to your face, and leave it overnight. You can wash your face in the morning using a mild soap and water!

Sometimes, you would want to alternate between the mild soap with a little bit of gram flour. Gram flour is known to be very powerful in removing ugly acne scars. For best results, you would want to keep gram flour within your reach, preferably secured in an air-tight jar inside your bathroom, so that every time you need a face wash, just open the jar, take some gram flour form it, mix it with water to paste a paste, and gently message your face with it. You can also apply this paste on the other parts of your body affected by acne scars, such as hands, legs, neck, etc.

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If you ever had the misfortune of suffering from an acne breakout, you sure know how painful it is! The worst part of an acne attack is that it leaves lots of ugly scars on your skin long after the acne is gone! There are lots of acne scar removal treatments available; in reality, while some of these treatments do remove the scars, other simply hide your scars for a temporary period. Depending on your needs and requirements, you may want to go for one or the other treatment! In this article, I will tell you about five such treatments. Note that some of these can be real expensive, so choose with care!

Laser Treatment: Also known as laser resurfacing, this treatment involves heating up the dermis of the skin and then removing the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin), using a laser beam! Note that depending on the age of your scar, it can take several such laser treatments before you get rid of them completely!

Chemical peels: The chemical peels method takes a slightly different approach for removing the skin's epidermis: it uses a very powerful acid for the scar removal. As a matter of fact, this acne scar removal treatment is highly recommended by many skin care specialists!

Dermabrasion and Microdermabrasion: Dermabrasion is yet another treatment you can use for acne scars. Note that it does not completely remove your scars (unless they are very superficial scars), but it does help alleviate the visibility of even very deep acne scars. Dermabrasion involves the use of a wire brush at a very high speed in order to remove the skin's outer layer!

Microdermabrasion is a newer technique that takes a slightly different approach for removing the outer layer of the skin: instead of using a wire, it involves blowing crystal balls on the affected area. Most people these days prefer this treatment to dermabrasion. However, the thing to keep in mind is that just like dermabrasion, microdermabrasion also does not remove the scars completely (except superficial scars), and even for that to happen, you may need to undergo several treatments!

Fillers: Using fillers is yet another technique for hiding your ugly acne scars. Under this treatment, you will have fillers (for example, collagen) injected into the affected area. Like chemical peels, this treatment too involves the use of strong acid. Just like microdermabrasion, it only helps to hide your acne scars and does not remove them completely, and even for that, you would need to go for regular treatment as the results achieved from it are usually short-lived!

Surgery: Most of the above methods outlined above only help to hide your acne scars. If you what to get rid of them once and for all, you would want to go down the road of surgery. Yes, surgery is more expensive compared to the above treatments, but as they say, you get what you pay for! Under surgery, the each and every scar is removed by cutting it out and then filling up the hole in the skin by stitching or grafting!

Depending on the age and depth of your scars, you would achieve different results with different treatments. Unless your scar is very deep and old, surgery is something you should use only as a last resort, not just because it is very expensive, but also because it takes time for your body to recover from a surgery!

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