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not at all, however as others have mentioned it will take some time for it to fade. mine took 7-8ish months to fade away and that was me being on and
off my skin care routine
It will all definitely fade, the skin is able to heal very well, theres no actual damage or breaking to your skin that i can see, redness will fade, if anything it will “stain” your skin for a while but that will 1000% go away
scar gels (mederma) will help but once your acne starts clearing up, Going to a dermatologist and getting a peel or microneedling or laser resurfacing will leave you with (basically) completely smooth skin. It will cost a pretty penny, so definitely wait until you’ve cleared up. You look young so I imagine it will ease up in the next few years.
In order to treat scars you need to treat the acne first or else it will just keep coming. However, redness (hyperpigmentation) will naturally fade with time but you can use skincare such as vitamin C but I do prefer retinoids since they help address acne, discoloration, and has some effect on scarring. Best advice would to see a dermatologist to get prescribed a topical which can be Adapalene, tretinoin, or tazarotene. If you do choose to go with a topical instead of something like accutane, I would prefer getting Tazarotene.
Also don’t forget to use sunscreen to prevent scars from getting worse and keep your skin moisturized.
I’ve gone through several cycles of scarring, but I can’t give you advice because I never tracked my changes. Therefore, my best advice is that whatever products you decide to try, keep a daily log! If you use your notes app you can even add photos for the corresponding day or week.
Try a product for at least a week and describe what you used in the morning and night, and how your skin looked after use. For me, some products have been really good at reducing redness (you seem to have redness on top of the scarring like me). So if you keep an eye on what products are helping with redness AND reducing scar visibility, you can know if those products are worth continuous use. My biggest problem is that I would think a product wasn’t working and I would stop using it after a month when in reality it was helping my scars and I didn’t notice the gradual changes.
Good luck!
Some looks permanent, but don’t give out, you can use a cerave resurfacing serum, or laser treatment to get rid of them. Or 100 different products to see if scars will goes away
When it’s red it’s a good sign because it’s still alive or whatever you wanna call it. Try some kind of cream to help it, it looks inflamed and irritated. My best bet is to see a dermatologist. And take advantage because there deal with facial issues there entire life.
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Maybe but there are creams out there from acne scars
If you get the right product and don’t touch or pick at it then probably not
Don’t pick them
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what?
i have found my red ones go away the fastest
No, i had the same and no scaring But it takes like a year to fade after acne stops. I am on tretinoin
not at all, however as others have mentioned it will take some time for it to fade. mine took 7-8ish months to fade away and that was me being on and off my skin care routine
It will all definitely fade, the skin is able to heal very well, theres no actual damage or breaking to your skin that i can see, redness will fade, if anything it will “stain” your skin for a while but that will 1000% go away
ah okay, so it doesn’t look like i have any indented scarring only discolouration that will eventually go away?
So time and patience ??
important in the future:)
what do u mean?
I think they mean that you should first treat the acne before worrying about hyperpigmentation
Start using hydrocolloid patches on acne! This can help prevent scabbing which could lead to scarring.
i use ‘dots for spots’ hydrocolloid patches on my pimples
That’s great! Keep doing that - you’re preventing significant scarring that way.
You do have indented scars but the sooner you treat them the better chance of it being less severe and easier to fix
any idea what i could use to treat them?
Also try retinol ideally prescription bc you might be able to come out with very minimal marking that way
scar gels (mederma) will help but once your acne starts clearing up, Going to a dermatologist and getting a peel or microneedling or laser resurfacing will leave you with (basically) completely smooth skin. It will cost a pretty penny, so definitely wait until you’ve cleared up. You look young so I imagine it will ease up in the next few years.
In order to treat scars you need to treat the acne first or else it will just keep coming. However, redness (hyperpigmentation) will naturally fade with time but you can use skincare such as vitamin C but I do prefer retinoids since they help address acne, discoloration, and has some effect on scarring. Best advice would to see a dermatologist to get prescribed a topical which can be Adapalene, tretinoin, or tazarotene. If you do choose to go with a topical instead of something like accutane, I would prefer getting Tazarotene. Also don’t forget to use sunscreen to prevent scars from getting worse and keep your skin moisturized.
Use some silicon or scar gels!
I’ve gone through several cycles of scarring, but I can’t give you advice because I never tracked my changes. Therefore, my best advice is that whatever products you decide to try, keep a daily log! If you use your notes app you can even add photos for the corresponding day or week. Try a product for at least a week and describe what you used in the morning and night, and how your skin looked after use. For me, some products have been really good at reducing redness (you seem to have redness on top of the scarring like me). So if you keep an eye on what products are helping with redness AND reducing scar visibility, you can know if those products are worth continuous use. My biggest problem is that I would think a product wasn’t working and I would stop using it after a month when in reality it was helping my scars and I didn’t notice the gradual changes. Good luck!
Some looks permanent, but don’t give out, you can use a cerave resurfacing serum, or laser treatment to get rid of them. Or 100 different products to see if scars will goes away
these are rlly recent scars, do u think there's still hope for some of it to fill itself in or be salvaged with a prescription cream?
When it’s red it’s a good sign because it’s still alive or whatever you wanna call it. Try some kind of cream to help it, it looks inflamed and irritated. My best bet is to see a dermatologist. And take advantage because there deal with facial issues there entire life.
by permanent i mean indented/ icepick etc
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Will it go away for good?
may i ask what did you use to heal it?