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REDUCE THE RISK OF ACNE SCARRING When it comes to treating acne, it’s common to focus on cleaning up and correcting blemishes, eliminating the factors that contribute to acne. However, reducing the risk of acne scarring is also a key part to the effective treatment of acne. Acne lesions are cellular wounds. This may be a new concept to you but if left untreated, wounds become breeding grounds for bacteria and increase the risk of permanent scarring.
CAUSES OF SCARRING
discoloration, due to trauma. Depending on the client, UV exposure, whether they are using sun protection, PIH can form from acne lesions. Cystic acne lesions are deep within skin unlike pustules and comedones. Due to depth and their inability to reach the surface, the collagen within the skin is damaged, resulting in an indent in the skin. When all of this bacteria is trapped under the skin it creates build- up of tissue. Picking and self-extracting are huge contributors to acne scarring. When doing this not only is tissue damaged but extracting or attempting to extract blemishes may cause a spreading of bacteria on the skin, resulting in more acne.
Acne scarring may be a result from several causes including the type and way a lesion heals, post- inflammatory erythema and hyperpigmentation, to picking or self-extracting. Post-Inflammatory Erythema or PIE is a term that has popped up in the last couple of years. Characterized by reddish, purple discoloration on the skin, this as inflammation, is commonly seen and can be the most easily treated and prevent further damage. Next up is Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation or PIH. A well-known term in the dermatologic industry as it characterizes pigmentation, typically seen as brown
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RA INSIGHT / SPRING 2023
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