You want to look your very best, but acne scars and dead skin can affect your appearance.
Acne can cause depressions or pits in the skin. These scars are referred to as “atrophic” scars, and are indented in appearance due to healing that occurs below the expected layer of skin. Conversely, raised acnes scars are more common on the back and chest, and referred to as “hypertrophic.” How does an atrophic scar develop? The skin simply can’t regenerate tissue correctly. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that “atrophic scars are seen in nearly 80-90% of patients, and they are typically numerous.”
Dead skin, on the other hand, can be caused by weather, lifestyle, products, age, sun exposure and dehydration. Unless those cells are properly sloughed away, the skin starts to appear dull, lifeless and sometimes flaky and dry.
