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When the acne gets cured it leaves some permanent marks known as scars that are notoriously visible on the face. If left untreated scars can cause great pain and suffering. The ugliness associated with the scars prompts you to know the remedies to get rid of acne scars. After all a flawless skin is everybody’s dream

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You need to be realistic while looking for various treatments that help you to get rid of acne scars. There are several treatments that help reduce the scars on your face. These treatments include both home remedies and the ones suggested by your dermatologist. You can select a remedy or a combination of remedies that suits your skin to get rid of acne

Home remedies
Apply fresh lemon juice with a cotton ball on your face. You may add rose water or plain water to the lemon juice. Wash your face after 15-20 minutes. Repeat this process four times a week.

You can prepare a paste with sandalwood water, rose water and lime juice. Apply this paste on the affected area. After sometime wash the area on which the paste was applied. You should do this regularly for good results.

During summers you can apply cucumber juice on your face. Cucumber juice cools off the skin and tighten its pores thereby reducing the acne scars.

You can also apply the mask prepared with apple and honey. The mask prepared with the apple paste and 4-6 drops of honey is helpful in reducing the acne marks.

Remedies offered by dermatologist
The first remedy or treatment to remove scars is Subcision. The upper portion of skin is separated from the tissue, the blood is flooded into the opening and the skin in the treated areas is raised and the scars diminish.

Punch treatment method is identical to the Subcision method of treatment. In this form of treatment the scar is cut from the tissue and allowed to heal. The treated area is somewhat elevated thus reducing scars.

In Chemical Peel treatment to get rid of acne scars the dermatologist applies one of various kinds of acids on your skin. The acid stays on your skin for sometime after which the upper layer of the acne affected skin is removed.

The next remedy to remove acne scars is Dermabrasion. This is comparatively a painful procedure. In this method of treatment the area affected by acne scars is numbed. An abrasive disk is then rotated on the skin to ‘sand off’ its upper layer.

There is another remedy available to get rid of acne scars. This is known as Laser Resurfacing. In this kind of treatment the upper layer of skin is physically removed like it is done in the Dermabrasion method of treatment with one difference. Here lasers are used instead of abrasive disks.

Then there are creams, gels, lotions and balms that can be used to get rid of acne scars. The success rate of these creams and balms remains open to dispute. You can use the creams that have cocoa butter and vitamin E. If used regularly your scars may diminish over a period of time. Besides, it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle.