Acne Scars Treatment Q&A
84%
WORTH IT RATING
"Worth It Rating" shows the % of consumer reviewers that stated the procedure was "Worth It" or not. See more RealSelf Worth It Ratings or Add Your Review
22 Reviews
Acne Scars Treatmentbefore & after photos
View Before and Afters

Average Acne Scars Treatment Cost: $1,492

Learn about Acne Scars Treatment

501 people and 229 doctors are talking about Acne Scars Treatment

Get Free Email Updates

Are There Home Remedies for Acne Scars?

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Jordana Gilman, MD
Question viewed 1,413 times
Tags: at-home

I'm looking for home remedies for acne scars. What do you recommend? What's the best acne scar home remedy or treatment?

2 answers to Are There Home Remedies for Acne Scars?

+1

Acne scars

Home treatments mostly consist of creams, and microdermabrasion kits. Whether a treatment will work or not really depends on the type of scars you have. It is very important to be evaluated by a dermatologist or plastic surgeon before beginning any kind of treatment. The treatments that are gentle enough to use at home may not be stong enough to give you any results. For thin scars and discolored scars, you may see some results with retinoid creams and glycolic acid creams. These... more
Jordana Gilman, MD

New York Dermatologic Surgeon
+1

Acne scars and home remedies.

There are no specifice home remedies for acne scars that I know of. As I stated in a previous response to acne scars: Nothing is perfect for acne scars. Remember acne scars are the result of skin scarring as well subcutaneous fat atrophy. So, it is a multi-modality treatment process. Some lasers can be used on the skin to perform surface changes. Some can treat the deep collagen to lay down new collagen. But, sometimes small fat grafts or facial filles can lift the depressed scar... more
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Ask a question