Stop! Before you even think about picking at your pimples, consider the consequences. You know the cycle: a fresh pimple emerges, you pop it, it leaves a scar that you frequently pick at, and boom—now you have a dark spot. The more you repeat this cycle, the more damage you cause to your skin. In which case you may need some of these. Show
Now, I am not one to judge. I have picked my fair share of blemishes and have suffered the consequences. Actually, I'm still dealing with the consequences. So if you've gotten down and dirty with a zit or have just noticed post-acne dark spots, I am with you. Thankfully, ingredients like retinol, lactic acid, and kojic acid can help to brighten the area, while evening the texture of the skin to diminish the overall appearance of the pesky dark spots. Acne fighting cleansers and fun LED devices can also help treat these areas. Scroll on for 24 of the best products for treating acne scars, according to dermatologists. 1 Best For Cell Turnover Murad InvisiScar Resurfacing Treatment 2 Best At-Home Peel Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Universal Daily Peel 3 Best Affordable Treatment The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% 4 Best Drugstore Treatment Differin Acne Treatment Gel 5 Best Peptide Serum bliss Bright Idea Vitamin C + Tri-Peptide Serum 6 Best Preventative Cleanser CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser 7 Best Invisible SPF Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen 8 Best Pimple Patches Starface Hydro-Stars Starter Pack 9 Best LED Device Solawave Advanced Skincare Wand with Red Light Therapy 10 Best Retinol ZO Skin Health Retinol Skin Brightener 1% 11 Best Clean Option Ustawi Niacinamide Dark Spot Corrector 12 Best Multi-Tasker La Roche-Posay Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Topical Retinoid Acne Treatment 13 Best For All-Over Brightening Hyper Skin Hyper Even Brightening Dark Spot Vitamin C Serum 14 Best For Body Scars Crepe Erase Dark Spot Correcting Serum 15 Best Overnight Treatment SkinBetter AlphaRet Overnight Cream 16 Best Clean Vitamin C Serum Beautycounter All Bright C Serum 17 Best On-The-Go Option Nassif MD Detox Pads Complexion Perfecting Pads 18 Best Exfoliator Clean & Clear Acne Triple Clear Exfoliating Facial Scrub 19 Best for Acne-Prone Skin SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF 20 Best Collagen Booster Glo Skin Spa Bio-Renew EGF Drops 21 Best At-Home Spa Treatment Environ Gold Roll-CIT Microneedling Face Roller 22 The Holy Grail Vitamin C SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic 23 Best Tinted SPF CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen Face Sheer Tint SPF 30 24 Best For All Skin Types Visha Skincare Advanced Correcting Serum with IlluminotexTM 25 Best For A Deep Clean SkinCeuticals Purifying Cleanser What are acne scars? “Acne scars are the result of inflammation from acne blemishes,” says Dr. Hartman. “Acne scarring may be rolling (superficial, longer depression in the skin), ice pick (very small but deep), atrophic (very superficial but very thin), or hypertrophic (thick scars raised above the skin),” adds Love. How can I remove acne scars? Topical treatments are great temporary fixes, but Love advises seeing a professional to begin your journey of permanently removing of acne scars. “Treatment of rolling, ice pick, and atrophic scars require procedures that increase collagen production such as CO2 laser, fraxel, and/or microneedling with radiofrequency,” she explains. Meanwhile, hypertrophic scars require more attention: “Hypertrophic scars are classically treated with injections to soften the scars but laser treatments such as PDL, excel v, laser genesis, and CO2 laser can also be helpful.” Can acne scars be permanently removed? “The results of scar treatments are permanent (pending the acne is under control),” Love says. It will also take several treatments to bring you closer to the clear, even-toned skin of your dreams. Not to be confused with hyperpigmentation, acne scars are the “textural changes that develop as a result of severely inflamed acne nodules and cysts that occur deep in the dermis,” says Dr. Nassif. What are the best products for acne scars? When shopping for topical products to help treat your scars, Nassif says to check ingredient labels for exfoliating agents. “Look for a product with good concentrations of AHAs and BHAs like glycolic, salicylic, and lactic acid. A good retinol product would be a close second, to help boost skin cell turnover and collagen to help fill in the scarring,” he explains. Just be sure to always follow up with sunscreen. Nerisha Penrose Beauty Commerce Editor Nerisha is the beauty commerce editor at ELLE.com, covering all things beauty (and fashion and music). Emily Burns Assistant Beauty Editor Emily Burns is the assistant beauty editor at ELLE Magazine. How can I remove my acne marks?Salicylic acid
It's considered to be one of the best treatments for acne scars. You can add products with salicylic acid into your daily routine, or your skin care specialist may use it for less frequent chemical peels. It might take a few weeks to see a difference when using salicylic acid.
Do acne marks go away?Most of the time, those reddish or brownish acne marks that are left behind after pimples clear up will fade with no need for treatment. Picking or squeezing acne can increase the risk for scarring, though.
What fades acne marks fast?Laser therapy, dermabrasion, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels can help improve the appearance of acne scars that aren't very deep. They all involve removing layers of skin cells to encourage skin to produce new cells.
How long will it take for my acne marks to fade?It usually takes 3-6 months for the marks to disappear. However, if you have a scar, you're dealing with permanent skin damage that needs treatment in order to disappear. An acne scar changes the texture of the skin. If acne has left indentations, or raised spots, the damage has occurred at a deeper level in the skin.
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