Acne Scarring With Our Doctors, Seattle
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We all struggle with acne at some point in our lives. In fact, achieving healthy, smooth, and clear skin can feel like an impossible accomplishment. This can be made even more impossible when you struggle with deep acne scars that affect your skin’s texture and appearance. Acne scars are not easy to get rid of, as deep scarring goes beyond the surface of your skin and changes the foundation of your complexion.
At Northwest Face & Body, our doctors offer comprehensive acne scar treatment for patients across the Greater Seattle area. We create a personalized plan that may include laser treatment, subcision, TCA CROSS, chemical peels, and targeted fillers aiming for smoother texture, better tone, and natural-looking results.
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Where Do Acne Scars Come From?
Acne scarring comes from deep acne occurring under the skin. However, standard acne doesn’t cause clusters of scarring that disrupt the skin’s texture. Acne scarring comes from a long-standing struggle with deep cystic acne that develops in the hair follicles and affects the lower layers of tissue. There are a few kinds of acne scars that can occur from this, including:
- Rolling Scars: These scars appear like rolling divots in the cheeks. These are often caused by deep, cystic acne that occurs under the skin but clustered together.
- Boxcar Scars: Boxcar scars are divots with a boxlike structure on the outside with deep groves inside. These occur in the cheeks or where the skin is thicker on the face.
- Ice Pick Scars: These scars are small divots resembling the skin being picked at with an ice pick. They can occur in many areas and happen due to infected acne.
This scarring can be raised or depressed depending on the patient’s acne scar pattern. Our doctors can help you erase your acne scarring Seattle and provide personalized treatment for every patient.
How We Treat Acne Scars
At Northwest Face & Body, we use a multi-layered acne scar treatment approach tailored to your scar type and skin tone. This custom protocol targets the deeper dermal layers where scars form, aiming for smoother skin and more even complexion over a series of sessions. We treat patients from the Greater Seattle area, with settings and techniques adjusted for different skin types to support safe, predictable outcomes.
How Does Acne Scar Treatment Work?
Acne scar treatment works by encouraging the skin to heal and rebuild itself from within. Acne scars form when breakouts penetrate deeply into the skin, damaging the tissue and disrupting collagen production. Our treatment focuses on stimulating new collagen growth and smoothing the uneven surface left behind by old scars.
- The process begins with a detailed skin evaluation with our doctors to determine the type of scars, whether they are shallow surface marks or deeper depressions, and their underlying causes.
- During treatment, the skin is carefully targeted to trigger a controlled healing response. This promotes the formation of fresh collagen and elastin, two essential proteins responsible for keeping skin firm, smooth, and resilient.
- As the skin continues to regenerate, scar tissue becomes less noticeable and the overall tone and texture of the skin improve.
- Over multiple sessions, patients often notice gradual yet significant refinement, with smoother, more radiant skin emerging as the new collagen develops
- While results vary depending on individual skin type and scarring severity, acne scar treatment can offer a long-term improvement in texture, clarity, and overall skin health.
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Additional Treatments
Our doctors can use other acne scar Seattle treatments for those with deeper scarring and difficulty.
Acne Scar Excision
For acne scarring Seattle, scar excision can be an in-depth process that helps reach the deepest layer of the scar to restructure the texture and encourage blood flow to the area. Acne scar excision is reserved for those who have deep, depressed scars that are too low to reach with other treatments.
Our doctors uses various methods of acne scar extraction that fit different types of acne scarring. These types of acne scar excision can include:
- Subcision & Elevation: Subcision and elevation help with scars that are ice-pick in nature but set deep into the skin. It brings these depressed scars to the same level and allows them to heal at the correct height.
- Standard Acne Excision: Standard acne excision works for ice-pick scars that must be tightly closed and elevated to the skin’s natural layer.
- Raised Subcision: This method can be used for all types of depressed scars to help move them toward the skin’s surface. This technique requires a thin cannula that reaches behind the acne scar and helps move it to the top layer of the skin.
- Geometric Line Closure: Geometric line closure is a suture method used for acne scar excision that hides the scar by the suture pattern. Our eyes only recognize lines over 0.7cm, meaning anything under this is undetectable. Using a geometric pattern that does not exceed 0.7cm, the scars are virtually invisible to the human eye.
Skin Volumizing
Our doctors use skin volumizing during their uses skin volumizing during his scar acne treatment Seattle, to help smooth divots in the skin and promote skin elasticity. Skin volumizing uses fat grafting and facial fillers to fill in the depressed areas that hold acne scarring. These methods help create a smoother texture to the skin and help heal acne scarring.
Skin Resurfacing
- Chemical peels
- Laser resurfacing
- Dermabrasion
- Dermasanding
- Jessner’s at-home chemical peel
- TCA Cross method for skin reconstruction
The Leading Acne Scar Treatment In Seattle
Northwest Face & Body is the leading provider of acne scar treatment in Seattle. Our doctors use a combination of treatments to create significant change for those struggling with acne scarring. You can achieve your ideal smooth skin through acne scar treatment Seattle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is The Recovery Process?
The recovery process from acne scar treatment can take up to two weeks for the initial stages of healing. After that, the skin can take up to six months to fully recover, but most of the swelling and redness will be gone
Is Acne Scar Treatment Permanent?
How Much Does Acne Scar Treatment Cost In Seattle?
The acne scar treatment cost depends on how many treatment steps your scar patterns require and any extra treatments you may need. However, we can provide a customized quote during a consultation.
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