All About Scarring

Here we seek to empower you with the knowledge to deal with scarring. Find out what makes the skin scar and how we can then tackle scars together!

Scarring can be divided into four main types.
A) Rolling scars - scars that are very wide but shallow , and held down by bad collagen fibres.
B) Ice pick scars - scars that are very narrow but deep.
C) Boxcar scars - scars that are not too deep and not too wide.
D) Hypertrophic/ Keloidal scars - scars that protrude outwards due to overgrowth of collagen.

Other types of scarring that you might experience are post acne redness or darkening/ hyperpigmentation where we have mentioned them in our other pages. 

The suggested treatments vary for each of these scars as different treatment techniques are meant to target the crux of each type of scarring.

Recommended Treatments

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A) Rolling scars - Subcision where a needle goes beneath the skin to break the bad scar fibres.
B) Ice pick scars - TCA CROSS where 100% Trichloroacetic Acid is delivered to the base of the deep and narrow scar to denature the scar fibres.
C) Boxcar scars - Ablative Laser treatment such as fractional CO2 laser or Erbium YAG laser which burns away part of the bad scar tissues.
D) Hypertrophic/ Keloidal scars - Steroid Injection to decrease the overgrowth of collagen. 

All these treatments are to be done only by your medical practitioner. Do always ask your doctor which is the best treatment for you.​

To All Who Have Been Affected By Scarring

1) Never rush scar treatments , usually they can take between 6 - 12 months. 
2) If there is active acne, do aim to bring down active acne before proceeding to scar treatments.
3) ALL types of scars can be improved with the suitable technique. Usually a combination treatment works the best!