Although acne usually clears up by the early twenties acne scars can last a lifetime and can be very disfiguring. There are ways however to deal with the scars so what is the best acne scar treatment? There are a variety of treatments available, none of them are cheap however so you need to carefully look at them and decide which one is right for both your acne scar problem and your budget.

Microdermabrasion is a suitable acne scar treatment for small scars that are raised above the surface of the skin. this basically exfoliation of the skin and removes damaged and dead skin on the surface. It is not appropriate for deeper scars or those that are sunk below the skin surface. in this treatment a machine is used to spray very small crystals onto the surface of the skin in a pressurized stream. The crystals are usually aluminium oxide and others such as zinc oxide, sodium chloride or magnesium oxide may be used instead. This removes the top layer of the skin and is very useful to completely clean out the pores and remove dead skin cells. It is very low risk and does not require any recovery.