Ice-Pick Scars - How to treat them
If you ever complained about that ugly scar you got when learning how to ride your bike, then you'll be surprised to learn that it's actually the body's natural protective process.
A scar is formed when collagen arranges itself on a wound creating a thick band of protection. In short, a scar is your body's very own "band-aid", although not very attractive.
The healing process is different for everyone so not everyone heals in the same manner. This means that a wound may leave a scar in some people while in others there may be little or no scarring. However, once a scar has formed it may be either elevated or indented. In case you are one of the fortunate few that develop little or no scarring after a breakout, then it may be due to the development of comedogenic acne which isn't a scarring acne condition. One the other hand, if you do notice pus-filled pimples surrounded by cysts then you are surely headed towards a scar.
Ice pick scars are deep and very narrow scars that develop after an infection from a cyst or other deep inflamed blemish has worked its way to the surface. This type of scar resembles a small hole in your skin or a very large pore. It is the worst type of scar because of the emotional pain it causes the sufferer.
Unluckily enough, this type of scar has limited treatment:
Punch excision and grafting: The only effective treatment for deep ice pick is to completely remove the scar with a surgical procedure. Larger scars are removed and later filled with a skin graft. This implies that a piece of skin is taken from one area of the body that is not too visual and placed on the area that needs to be corrected. Once this has been done, the area is contoured with dermabrasion so that the newly placed skin blends in with the rest of the surrounding skin.
Laser resurfacing: This type of treatment gives you a soft and smooth skin surface by literally removing (lasering off) superficial areas of skin. This is a very popular type of treatment, but is rather costly if you are trying to budget your income.
If you aren't interested in these more aggressive procedures then there is one more that may fit the bill - natural acne scar removal treatments.
You may not believe that a topical cream can be as effective as dermabrasion, for example. And you may not even be able to grasp the idea of a natural product that can get rid of scars or that matter even treat an ice-pick scar, but Nature has never let you down before. But before purchasing just any natural product, make sure it contains a special natural ingredient called Helix Aspersa Muller Glycoconjugates which is a compound known to treat pitted acne scars, rolling scars and acne scarring. Don't forget - effective treatment is all about finding the right product.
Published July 9th, 2009
Filed in Health
