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The natural way for the body to replace lost or damaged skin after injury is by forming scars. Madison, WI’s Radiance Skin Therapy & Laser Center can provide advice and treatments for how to minimize these areas of fibrous tissue if they are bothering you or causing you discomfort.
For more information about reducing scars,contact Madison, WI’s Radiance Skin Therapy & Laser Center. Call 608.240.0088 or fill out a contact form to set up a consultation.
Scars are made up of fibrous tissue that replaces the normal skin. They form as a way of repairing damaged skin. The mark forms on the skin after a wound or injury has healed, as part of the body’s healing process. This is a way of the skin resealing itself. The body builds or grows tissue as a way of repairing damage and closing or filling in any gaps while pulling together the wound. These marks on the skin can develop in any shape or size. Some of them are large and visible while others may be faint and barely noticeable. The tissue that they are made up of is mostly collagen and helps to prevent infection. Scars of certain types, sizes, and locations may look unsightly or even limit your mobility. They often appear to be darker, lighter, or pinker than the normal surrounding skin.
Scars occur due to the body’s healing process. They may be caused by cuts or damage to the skin due to accidents, burns, surgery, acne, and illness. Your skin forms a barrier, as part of the immune system, to help protect you from germs and harmful substances. When an injury occurs, collagen fibers repair the damage.
The majority of scars will fade over time but there are also treatments to make them less noticeable. Although they never completely go away, these treatments help to minimize their size and appearance or even prevent them from forming as the wound heals
Radiance Skin Therapy offers a variety of therapies or treatments that can help make scars less noticeable. IPL (intense pulsed light) can be combined with fractional laser treatments to provide a more even skin tone. We provide ClearSkin Pro laser by Alma®, a non-ablative fractional laser skin resurfacing technology that promotes collagen growth to help reduce scarring. These treatments help the tissue to remodel and become more flexible. There are also other energy-based procedures such as Lutronic’s LaseMD®, CoolPeel from Cartessa Aesthetics, and Sofwave™ that are beneficial for scars.
What many patients don’t realize is that in many cases, what they call “acne scars” are not actually scars. Inflammation in the skin is what causes these marks to be left behind as part of the healing process. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is a patch of darker skin or discoloration that forms in an area where acne has healed.
This darker area of skin occurs when excess melanin is produced as the skin’s response to inflammation. Sometimes this flat area on the skin can be white, pink, red, purple, brown, or black. The skin produces too much melanin as it heals. This is not true scarring, though some people refer to it as “pseudo scarring.” These spots are flat on the skin. The discoloration from these acne spots usually fades over time but treatments can help them clear up faster. Retinoid creams and exfoliants can help you achieve clearer skin.
You can also have post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation treated professionally with treatments such as lasers, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion. Chemical peels can also help to improve the overall quality of your skin. These minimally invasive treatments improve skin tone, texture, and other concerns. A chemical solution is applied to remove the outermost layer of skin.
Microdermabrasion is a treatment that involves using a device with an abrasive surface the polish the top layer of skin, lightening the appearance of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and creating a more evenly-toned complexion.
Our practice offers treatments for many other conditions that affect the skin such as hyperhidrosis/excessive sweating, cellulite, acne, pigmentation issues, and spider veins. We offer treatments for wrinkles, such as BOTOX®, a neuromodulator that softens expression wrinkles, and dermal fillers to restore fullness or volume to areas where volume has been lost. Skin rejuvenation options such as AQUAGOLD® microchanneling and Genius® RF Microneedling are available to improve your skin’s tone and address other cosmetic concerns. Dermal fillers can plump up or fill in the areas where scars form.
Would you like to learn more about reducing scars? Talk to Madison, WI’s Radiance Skin Therapy & Laser Center today to find out. Call 608.240.0088 or fill out a contact form to request a consultation.
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