Hi everyone, welcome back to the acne channel I'm Felicia and today I'd like to talk about the different types of acne scars that you might be experiencing and we're going to talk a little bit about the treatment plan to treat those scars, to lessen the appearance of those scars or just to heal those scars. So rolling scars have sloping edges and they're the most common type of scar that you can have. Some treatments include laser therapy, intensive pulse light, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and microneedling to treat rolling scars. The second type of acne scar we're going to talk about are box scar scars. Now these are deeper than rolling scars and their edges are very defined. So they're a little bit more difficult to treat and get rid of than rolling scars because of these characteristics. Because box scars are going to be deeper in nature than rolling scars, if you go to the route of chemical peels or microdermabrasion they're not really going to be the best option for you. So there are surgical options that you can go such as punch out exisions, surgical subsisions and of course microneedling. So the type of acne scars are called I spick scars and like the name suggests they're going to be small, narrow but very deep scars. So traditional resurfacing agents like chemical peels and microdermabrasions are just not going to work. So usually what people do is they go with the surgical options again. So for this type of scar, the punch out exision is going to be the most popular treatment plan. And just like any type of depression scars, what you want to do is find a treatment that will disrupt the scar tissue so that it allows for the regeneration and replacement of healthy tissue. And that's kind of the overarching concept of how to get rid of acne scars. Alright so the last type of scar we're going to talk about are hypertrophic and cheloid scars. So they're the opposite of depression scars. They are actually excess of collagen and they form scars that go upward above the skin surface. So it produces very thick and rubbery scars. So the types of treatments that I talked about are not really going to work for these type of scars. What will work are silicone sheets and pressure dressings. So these types of treatments, what it essentially does is you really want to compress and even out those cheloid hypertrophic scars. So that's why it's a really good treatment plan if you have those type of scars. Alright so those are the different types of acne scars that you might have. And we've talked a little bit about the different types of treatment plans and the different types of treatment options that you can take. And so again I hope this is helpful and that because you know what type of acne scar you have, you can make an informed decision on what type of treatment will work for you. And so yes, thank you again for watching and I will see you next time. Bye.