HELP!!how do you get rid of ice-pick/pigmented acne scars???

[lightthecandle]

so the question is for those who've had them or know someone who did...how and when are they supposed to fade?? do i stop obsessing as much as i do (alot)? should i change my diet? drink water? completely avoid sweets??? excercise?weight train? stop worrying? see the thing is i look really pretty in pics (well, if i put makeup on) but when you're up close, and don't have any on...they're are sooooooooooo noticeable.

it just makes it hard to interract with people/be friendly/start a convo/ or even smile at people =(


I mean really when are they supposed to go away?I've had acne since my freshman year of highschool and now i'm going into my 4th in college, and they're still taking over my life! the good part is that I don't really break out but the bad thing is that i do have blackheads and my pores are HUGE! I'm not just saying that...they're ice pick scars. my older sister had the same problem as mine and she's 3 years older, and they've completely gone away, (even the icepick/pigmented scars) by the time she was a junior in college...all the boys are absolutly in love with her! but i can't say the same about me. I"m left with these hideous scars on both sides of my cheeks. i would do laser surgery but that's 5000$ and money i DO NOT have (unless I take it as a loan for college expenses, but i'm not sure if that'd be smart ) and plus because i'm asian indian there's a lower chance that even the laser will fix it..i think the derm said 30% better, but that's not good enough, especially for 5000$!




...I do excercise everyday (run 1.5 hours) but still no improvement!!!
also, i'm using murad hyperpigment lighttening gel, and that hasn't improved it either.

i often do fantasize that they'll go away the next day..but alas.. i'm not a magician =(

[Amadeus]

I'm not a dermatologist, but if they are "ice pick" scares I am assuming the scar has gone down to a level in the skin that won't go away. Laser sugery I think is the only way that will get rid of it.

[NotesMaeve]

The only thing that's cleared it up my scars is getting out in the sun, regular activity, a healthy diet, and apricot scrub. Boring, yeah.

[groove88]

here try (Acne.org Message Boards -> Red marks left after acne) there are a few more regimes you can try. Don't give up, but you are far better teaching yourself to accept these that worry about them. Follow a good diet, keep up the excercise and time will see you get better. Also i do think as someone mentioned, laser treament might be needed for pick scars. There also a section that talks more about this under the acne forum.

hope this helps