When it comes to acne, a pimple reduced is a scar avoided. That is, preventing the arrival of deep acne scars is a simple matter of controlling the size of an
arising acne lesion.
Acne lesions like cysts, large pustules, papules and nodules notoriously leave
behind indentations in the skin to mark their previous home. Much of the skin
damage created by large acne lesions results from inflammation and skin
expansion that accompanies the acne healing process.
However, in three steps, you can control the inflammation and swelling that
characterizes enlarged acne lesions and save your skin from deep acne scars.
Preventing Acne Scars
Step 1: Displace swelling fluids
The easiest way to shrink a growing pimple is to displace the antibacterial
fluids that the body creates in response to an acne lesion. You can help reduce
the swelling resulting from inflammation by applying wet heat to the acne
lesion.
To do this, place a damp wash cloth in the microwave for 60 seconds. Let the
cloth cool for 10 seconds and then apply it to the pimple for one to two
minutes. Repeat this heat treatment three times to help reduce the swelling of
the acne lesion.
Another way to remove antibacterial fluids from a zit is to apply tea tree oil
to the pimple at night time. Throughout the night, the oil will seep into the
skin and displace the antibacterial fluids surrounding the inflamed pimple. In
the morning, the pimple should be smaller.
Step 2: Speed up the healing time with a mask
The longer an acne lesion remains in the skin, the more cosmetic damage it can
inflict. To hasten a zits healing time, increase blood flow to the acne lesion.
This increased blood flow transits a therapeutic envoy that includes skin cells,
vitamins, enzymes and antimicrobial agents to the site of an inflamed zit.
Applying a clay mask to the acne lesion increases blood flow to the sore as a the
clay dries. Moreover, the mask will draw away excess, inflammation-aggravating
oils from the acne lesion, further reducing the papule's size.
Step 3: Icing the swelling and reducing the pain
The intense pain an enlarged acne lesion incites serves as an indirect source of
acne scarring. This excruciating pain increases an acne sufferer's desire for
immediate relief. You can soothe acne induced pain by icing your lesion. Just
take an ice-cube from the freezer, and then wrap five sides of the cube with a
paper towel. Rub the unwrapped side of the ice cube over the acne lesion for
30-60 seconds using circular movements.
Avoiding the temptation to extract a pimple when it has not yet reached a head-
an exposed tip where all of the post-inflammation cellular waste resides- will
help a pustule heal faster without leaving a deep scar. When the acne lesion
does rise to a head, you can use a sterilized needle to puncture the head and
release the debris inside the acne lesion.
Cleanse the area with an antimicrobial wash afterwards. (Note: In some
instances, embedded and long-term cysts should only be removed under medical
supervision to avoid harmful side-effects.)
In short, whatever you can safely do to speed the healing time of an inflamed
acne lesion reduces your chances of experiencing deep scars.
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