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Any chronic wound or delayed healing process in the skin will cause scarring, whether it be from a surgical wound with complications, an embedded splinter that takes days, weeks or months to work its way out, or an acne pustule that cannot heal.

If acne persists for several weeks as a pustule or infected area that cannot heal because of fluid being trapped under the skin, the probability of scarring increases. It is for this reason that dermatologists sometimes extract comedones or sebaceous plugs in follicles. This procedure is done in order to open the outlet for debris to exit the skin. In cases of deep cystic acne, a physician might actually incise and drain the acne lesion to minimize future scarring.

Using an acne treatment product that controls acne in its early stages to prevent the formation of fluid-filled pockets is the best way to prevent permanent scarring from acne.


What Are Some Acne Tips to Help Prevent Permanent Scars?

Although you might already have some permanent acne scars, you should be able to minimize the development of any new scars. Some important acne tips are:

As soon as a new breakout lesion begins, start to control its progression by administering acne medication.
Don�t pick or squeeze.
Use the Reversion Acne Control System twice daily.
Remember that fluid filled or pustule lesions cannot heal until the fluid is gone. This may require an antibiotic, a chemical peel, or even mechanical extraction by a skin care professional.
Get plenty of rest and drink 8 glasses of water each day.
Start taking an oral antibiotic early if pustular lesions develop and persist for more than 2-3 days.