Acne is a common skin condition that affects up to 50 million people in the United States. It can leave behind scarring. Though not a cause for concern, if acne scarring bothers you, help is within reach. It’s highly treatable using innovative SkinPen® technology.
See the aesthetics specialists at Dermatology Associates of Central New Jersey in Old Bridge, Union, Toms River, or Freehold, New Jersey, to take advantage of this scar-reducing treatment.
Anyone with acne can develop scarring. In fact, 80% of people ages 11-30 experience acne, and one in five people with acne have scarring as a result.
Bacteria, dead skin cells, and oils that clog and inflame your pores can cause acne, which leads to whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, and other blemishes.
Risk factors include hormone fluctuations, being a teenager, and a family history of acne. Stress, menstruation in women, the environment, birth control pills, and oil-based skincare products may also play a role in developing acne with scarring.
Acne scarring occurs when inflammation creates blemishes, creating an indentation or raised surface as your body attempts to heal from the acne. Loss of tissue causes pitting, while too much collagen production can lead to raised scars and a bumpy texture. While common, you don't have to live with acne scarring.
SkinPen technology is a pen-like device that applies tiny needles (microneedling) to your skin, boosting its natural healing response and new cell growth. Your provider numbs and cleans the affected area, moves a pen-like microneedling device over scarred tissues, creating tiny microchannels.
As your skin forms new cells during healing, acne scars begin to fade. Temporary side effects of microneedling are redness, swelling, and tenderness, but downtime is minimal to non-existent. You might need 3-6 treatment sessions to maximize the results.
Additional methods that help reduce acne scarring include dermal fillers, Botox®, HydraFacials, dermaplaning, chemical peels, laser treatments, Morpheus 8 microneedling, and more. You might be a candidate for multiple scar-reducing therapies to achieve your beauty goals.
SkinPen does more than reduce acne scarring. It boosts collagen, reduces pore size, and diminishes fine lines and wrinkles. Microneedling also improves skin tone and texture, reduces sun spots, lessens stretch marks and other scarring, and turns back the hands of time.
Learn more about how SkinPen technology eliminates acne scarring and take advantage of this noninvasive treatment at Dermatology Associates of Central New Jersey. Contact us today by phone or schedule a consultation online.
