Acne can take a significant toll on your emotional and physical well-being. Even after you manage to get your acne under control, the skin condition can leave unsightly scars that serve as a constant reminder of what you’ve had to battle. Acne scars are tricky to hide and can adversely affect your appearance and self-esteem.

But you don’t have to live with your acne scars. At Desert Med Aesthetics in Palm Desert, CA, our board-certified skin experts offer several effective treatments for reducing your acne scars’ appearance, including dermal fillers.

What Types of Acne Scars Are There?

Acne is a skin condition that develops when the hair follicles in your skin fill with oil and dead skin cells, creating whiteheads, blackheads, and cysts. Acne scars occur when the blemishes break through the hair follicles and penetrate your skin.

When the breakout eventually clears, your skin repairs the damage left behind with collagen fibers. If you skin produces too much or too little collagen, you end up with acne scars that appear as either shallow depressions or raised bumps. Here’s the difference between these two types of scars.

• Depression scars result when your skin fails to produce enough collagen to repair the damage from your acne. You might also hear these called “ice pick” scars because they look like small pits in your skin.
• Raised scars happen when your skin creates too much collagen. You end up with bumps that look like a mass of raised tissue on your skin.

How Can Dermal Fillers Help Your Acne Scars?

Dermal fillers are cosmetic injections known for adding volume beneath the skin to help smooth fine lines and wrinkles, but many people don’t realize these products can improve the appearance of depressed acne scars.

For acne scars, we recommend Bellafill^®. Bellafill contains a collagen gel, which instantly adds volume under the skin to smooth the appearance of acne scars, and polymethyl methacrylate microspheres. Unlike other dermal fillers, these microspheres remain after your skin absorbs the product, which helps stimulate your body’s natural collagen production for a long-lasting effect.

Besides Bellafill, we also offer a full range of dermal fillers that can successfully treat acne scars. After a careful evaluation of your skin and the extent of your scarring, we’ll recommend the best solution for achieving your goals.

Other Acne Scar Treatments to Try

Dermal fillers can improve the appearance of your depressed, pitted acne scars, but that’s not the only treatment we offer. When you come in for your consultation about your acne scars, we’ll conduct an evaluation to determine the most effective treatment options for you.

If you suffer from widespread depressed acne scars, we may recommend Plasma pen treatment, also known as collagen induction therapy. Our Plamere Plasma Pen breaks apart the scar tissue and stimulates your skin to produce new collagen, improving your skin’s texture and appearance. For raised scars, we may recommend laser skin resurfacing treatments.

Schedule Your Consultation With Desert Med Aesthetics Today!

Treating your acne scars can help improve your appearance and self-confidence for years to come. To learn more about dermal fillers and how they can help restore your skin and alleviate the appearance of acne scars, contact our office by calling (760) 777-8772 or requesting a consultation through our online portal today.