Ice Pick Scars Causes and Solutions

by Catalina Igor

The best acne scar removal treatment should include a biological skin rejuvenation protein substance that also contains topical antimicrobial peptides that counters acne infection.

Once acne inflammation happens, caused by bacteria infection in blocked pores, a person may present several different lesion types. Smaller red bumps are called papules. Larger red bumps are called nodules. Sometimes, lesions will acquire a yellowish white color. The color is due to pus that has collected on the inside of the lesion; this lesion type is called a pustule.

Acne scars appear, many times permanently, after the lesion is healed. This scarring can appear by direct touching of the aggravated area, thus irritating the acne lesion. In order to minimize the risk of acne scarring, avoid the use of oily cosmetics on the damaged area. The affected skin should be regularly cleansed, and should not be squeezed. Squeezing and picking the area before it is ready to be drained can usually cause the acne to be embedded deeper, thereby causing more severe scarring. In addition to the risk of scarring, doctors use to ask patients not to squeeze facial acne for the rare possibility that the infectious collection can go into parts of the brain through the bloodstream, causing dangerous complications like seizure, stroke, and even death.

Not all acne scars are alike, although they are more likely to develop from the same sort of acne called nodulocystic or cystic acne.

Ice pick scars are thin, well-defined scars that make the skin appear it has been marked with an ice-pick. They are usually narrower than 2 mm and extend into the deep dermis or subcutaneous layer. Icepick scars are usually too deep to correct with skin resurfacing procedures like dermabrasion or laser resurfacing.

Punch Excision Treatment for Ice-pick Acne Scars

This approach of surgically correcting acne scars is used on severe scars such as ice pick and deep scars. This procedure uses a punch biopsy instrument, basically a round, sharp "cookie-cutter" instrument that comes in diameters ranging from 1.5 mm to 3.5 mm. The diameter of the tool is matched to the diameter of the scar to include the walls of the scar. Using local anesthesia the scar is eliminated with the punch instrument and the skin edges are sutured together. The newly made scar eventually fades and may not be noticeable. If it is noticeable, it is more amenable now to resurfacing techniques or the use of skin regenerating accelerators.

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Published December 12th, 2007

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