Do acne and the scars it leaves behind have you feeling self-conscious about your appearance? Haven Aesthetics Centre provides a variety of minimally invasive treatment options. This includes effective options that minimize oil production to reduce acne and options to address your acne scarring.
Reach out to Haven Aesthetic Centre today to determine which solo or combined acne treatments are right for you.
Approximately 85% of 10 to 24-year-olds struggle with acne on their face, back, neck, and chest. From premenstrual breakouts to chronic month-long acne.
Approximately 20% of adults struggle with acne. For some, acne is lifelong. For others, it only occurs when their hormones fluctuate. From premenstrual fluctuations to pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause, and andropause.
Acne mechanica forms in response to the combination of prolonged sweating and the repetitive friction and pressure of athletic gear. Acne mechanica can form anywhere on the body and is more likely to be cystic.
It takes superficial acne scarring a minimum of 6 months to fade naturally. Deeper and darker scars take a minimum of 12 months to fade naturally. Some scars take years to improve, and some are permanent. Even if permanent, we offer treatment options that can improve their appearance.
If you have chronic acne, scarring may feel never-ending. Although your scars fade, new scars form each month.
Your skin may display one or more of the scars below:
This is the most common type of scarring post-acne and other skin abrasion. It leaves your skin darker than before, and gradually fades over time.
These are small, deep, and narrow indentations most often found on the cheeks.
These are broader depressions with sharply defined edges. They’re most common among those with chronic acne.
These scars are less defined than ice pick and boxcar, leaving behind a wave-like skin texture.
These scars are most often the result of cystic acne. They leave flat, shallow depressions on the skin.
These are raised lumps of scar tissue that appear after acne has healed.
