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Suggest Treatment For Frequent Pimples Resulting In Scars And Holes

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Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2014
Question: I am frequently having pimples on my face which are leaving black spots on my face. Also because of the pimples, my skin is not smooth as each pimple left scar, holes on skin.
Please suggest remedy to make skin smooth & blemish free.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Treatment of Acne and Acne scars

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I have gone through your query and I have understood it.

You have mentioned 2 concerns:
-Acne
-Post acne hyperpigmentation (PAH) and Post acne scars which are a common complications of inflammatory acne.

First of all, it is important to manage acne activity so as to prevent formation of new acne spots and acne scars.

Treatment of acne is guided by the severity of acne.
Topical treatment mainly revolves around Topical Antibacterials like Clindamycin, Nadifloxacin; Topical Benzoyl Peroxide and Topical Retinoids like Adapalene, Tretinoin.
Topical antibacterials and Topical benzoyl peroxide are mainly for inflammatory acne.
Topical retinoids are effective in all grades of acne, mild to moderate and also since retinoids are comedolytic they also prevent new acne.

Oral treatment is with Oral Antibiotics like Doxycycline, Azithromycin Or Minocycline; and Oral Retinoids (Isotretinoin).
Oral antibiotics are mainly for faster and effective control of inflammatory acne whereas Oral retinoids are the most effective drugs for acne and reserved for moderate to severe grade acne; acne unresponsive to traditional antiacne medication; and acne that is scaring.
You seem to be a candidate for Oral Retinoids, since you have inflammatory acne that is resolving with scaring.

I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for a proper assessment of the severity of your acne and appropriate treatment according to the severity.
You may also opt for a few sessions of chemical peeling from your dermatologist for faster control of acne activity.
Salicylic peel is considered to be quite good for acne.

Coming to your second concern,that of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation and post acne scaring. Once your acne activity is under control, a lot can be done to improve the appearance of acne spots and acne scars.

Common and simplest of these procedures being Chemical Peeling and Microdermabrasion; Glycolic peel is particularly suitable for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Glycolic peel can be either used alone Or can also be combined with alternate sessions of Micrdermabrasion.
A session is repeated once every 2 weeks.
Total number of sessions depend on the severity of problem.

Other slightly aggressive procedures that can be done to improve the appearance of Acne Scars are: Fractional Co 2 Laser, Microneedling/Dermaroller, Subcision are mainly suitable for Rolling type of acne scars and Boxcar scars.
Punch elevation, punch excision and primary closure is mainly for Ice-pick type of acne scaring.

Again I would suggest that you should visit a dermatologist in your region for an assessment of the type of acne scaring and appropriate treatment.

Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Frequent Pimples Resulting In Scars And Holes

Brief Answer: Treatment of Acne and Acne scars Detailed Answer: Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic I have gone through your query and I have understood it. You have mentioned 2 concerns: -Acne -Post acne hyperpigmentation (PAH) and Post acne scars which are a common complications of inflammatory acne. First of all, it is important to manage acne activity so as to prevent formation of new acne spots and acne scars. Treatment of acne is guided by the severity of acne. Topical treatment mainly revolves around Topical Antibacterials like Clindamycin, Nadifloxacin; Topical Benzoyl Peroxide and Topical Retinoids like Adapalene, Tretinoin. Topical antibacterials and Topical benzoyl peroxide are mainly for inflammatory acne. Topical retinoids are effective in all grades of acne, mild to moderate and also since retinoids are comedolytic they also prevent new acne. Oral treatment is with Oral Antibiotics like Doxycycline, Azithromycin Or Minocycline; and Oral Retinoids (Isotretinoin). Oral antibiotics are mainly for faster and effective control of inflammatory acne whereas Oral retinoids are the most effective drugs for acne and reserved for moderate to severe grade acne; acne unresponsive to traditional antiacne medication; and acne that is scaring. You seem to be a candidate for Oral Retinoids, since you have inflammatory acne that is resolving with scaring. I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for a proper assessment of the severity of your acne and appropriate treatment according to the severity. You may also opt for a few sessions of chemical peeling from your dermatologist for faster control of acne activity. Salicylic peel is considered to be quite good for acne. Coming to your second concern,that of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation and post acne scaring. Once your acne activity is under control, a lot can be done to improve the appearance of acne spots and acne scars. Common and simplest of these procedures being Chemical Peeling and Microdermabrasion; Glycolic peel is particularly suitable for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Glycolic peel can be either used alone Or can also be combined with alternate sessions of Micrdermabrasion. A session is repeated once every 2 weeks. Total number of sessions depend on the severity of problem. Other slightly aggressive procedures that can be done to improve the appearance of Acne Scars are: Fractional Co 2 Laser, Microneedling/Dermaroller, Subcision are mainly suitable for Rolling type of acne scars and Boxcar scars. Punch elevation, punch excision and primary closure is mainly for Ice-pick type of acne scaring. Again I would suggest that you should visit a dermatologist in your region for an assessment of the type of acne scaring and appropriate treatment. Regards