How can I get rid of acne marks/scars?

Question

I have lots of small post-acne marks on my forehead, cheeks and chin. I hate them. I cover them with makeup usually but when I dont feel like wearing makeup they show badly. Is there some ways of fading/removing them without expensive peels/masks? please help!

Answer 1

Use Noxema cream twice a day, and don't touch your face unless you're cleaning it. If you sweat, take a shower, and keep youre face dry. I had the same problem.

Answer 2

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 3

Are you talking about non-red pitted scars (look like a small indention on your skin)? If so, you can't get rid of them permanently even with expensive lasers, peels, etc.

You need things that will plump up your skin's collagen. There are over the counter peels that will plump you skin. . .that are not too expensive. Type over the counter acid peels for face to find something to try. I use L'Oreal Alpha Hydroxy myself. Keep trying them until you like the results. But in the end it will be a short term solution. This page has a product that is too expensive but has great information. http://skincarerx.com/acne-scarring.html

Also, remember the word "pitted" v. "pigmented" acne scars for additional research online to see if this is what you have. Pigment are the red scars that fade and pitted are the indented ones I asked about in the first sentence.

Answer 4

So far all ive seen is people tell you to use creams that fight acne, no cream has the ability to fight scars. Being an acne survivor and having taken almost every medication under the sun i know that the only thing that will take away the scars is cosmetic surgery.

Answer 5

IT IS ALL IN HERE! :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne_vulgaris


Here is what the website contains:

Contents:
1 SYMPTOMS
2 CAUSES OF ACNE
2.1 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CAUSES
3 TREATMENTS
3.1 Timeline of acne treatment
3.2 AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
3.2.1 Exfoliating the skin
3.2.2 Topical Bactericidals
3.2.3 Topical antibiotics
3.2.4 Oral antibiotics
3.2.5 Hormonal treatments
3.2.6 External retinoids
3.2.7 Oral retinoids
3.2.8 Phototherapy
3.2.8.1 Blue and red light
3.2.8.2 Photodynamic therapy
3.3 Less widely used treatments
3.4 FUTURE TREATMENTS
3.5 Preferred treatments by types of acne vulgaris
4 ACNE SCARS
5 See also
6 References
7 Footnotes
8 External links

Answer 6

well if you're going for homemade then lemon juice helps if you dap it on the scars every night. if you want to buy something you get a really good fading cream. also go to a dermatologist and ask them if they could get you retina.....it is a cream that you put on your face and it takes away acne and the marks left behind....it is very good, i use it. you could also go to the store and get you a microdermabrasion kit. it takes away the scars if you keep using it. hope i helped!!! good luck.

Answer 7

You can rid of them by buying this prduct called
Mederma it actually gets rid or pimple scars.
http://www.mederma.com
Or get some cocoa butter on your face like palmers,
get some apricot scrub to that will wash away the dirt.

Answer 8

Microderm helps a lot. In fact, you do not need a salon or facialist to do that for you. Buy the Olay Thermal Microderm and use it. Your scars will gradually disappear-

Answer 9

3 drops of lemon juice. 2 drops of vinegar, added to a lil bit of flour.
Apply the paste on the area for 15 mins or till dry. 2 times a day Magic........

Answer 10

try neutragena acne peel its only like 8 dollars and it works