Even with the most thorough skin care routine, you can still find yourself victim to acne scars. But scars have different types and appearances. Usually, they come in two types: those that are caused by tissue loss (atrophic), or those that are caused by an excess of tissue (hypertrophic). These two categories encompass four distinct types: ice pick, boxcar, rolling, and keloid scars.

Dark marks due to acne are not really scars, they are a type of pigmentation that will diminish with time.

Types of Acne Scars

Ice Pick Scars

*Appearance: Ice pick scars are narrow and deep. Its name comes from the skin's appearance as if it's been stabbed by an ice pick. The scars cause long narrow deep holes that might look like a large open pore.

*Development: Ice pick scars develop due to infections within cysts or other deeply inflamed blemishes. This type of scar is atrophic, meaning that there is a loss of tissue which is what leaves a deep narrow hole.

*Common treatments: The treatment for ice pick scars is punch excision or punch grafting.

Boxcar Scars

*Appearance: Boxcar scars can be described as round impressions with deep vertical sides. They are larger and wider than ice pick scars, giving the skin more of a pitted appearance.

*Development: Boxcar scars are created when an inflammatory breakout destroys collagen and tissue is lost. The skin is no longer supported and a depression is formed. Boxcar scars can be small to severe, depending of the loss of tissue.

*Common treatments: Boxcar scars can be treated with punch excision, elevation, dermal fillers, or laser resurfacing.

Rolling Scars

*Appearance: Rolling scars are characterized by wave like undulations across the skin.

*Development: This type of scar is the result of fibrous bands of tissue that are produced between the skin and subcutaneous tissue below. These tissues pull the skin, binding it to deeper structures of the skin. It is this reaction that causes the rolling appearance of this type of scarring.

*Common treatments: Subcision is the most common treatment for rolling scars.

Hypertrophic or Keloid Scars

*Appearance: A hypertrophic scar is a raised, hard bump of tissue. These types of scars usually develop to a larger size than the original wound. This type of scar is most often found in men in the area of the torse.

*Development: These scars are unique in that they are caused by an excess of collagen and therefore tissue.

*Common treatments: Keloid scars can be treated with tapes, injections, and steroid (cortisone) creams that lessen or flatten the excess tissue. Interferon injections are also given to soften the scar tissue.

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