ACNE SCARS ACNE SCARS ACNE SCARS?

i have bad acne SCARS and i wanna buy glycolic acid but im afraid of side effects! WILL THEY MAKE YOU BREAK OUT AT FIRST?! will it damage your skin?! i have mostly oily skin!
Answer:

Depends on what kind of scars you have and what products you chose. If you only have red marks, these are not scars; just hyperpigmentation. They will likely fade on their own within the next 6-7 months if you wear a good spf regularly. You will experience prolonged redness from your acne marks if you're using things like BP or taking cycline antibiotics. Similarly, if you chose a glycolic acid that contains alcohol, you will experience more redness because alcohol is an irritant (its also bad for your skin). If you have real scars on the surface of your skin glycolic acid isn't gonna much but help with the redness. Either way, I'd chose Retin A or a retin over glycolic acid for both these things. Even BHA might be better for you because it penetrates even further into the pore than glycolic acid (so it helps with acne while doing the same thing). Try Neutrogena's Acne Stress Control 3-in-1 Hydrating treatment. It contains nothing that can damage your skin. *oh, and yeah, some people DO experience initial breakouts with these products. This tends to happen with ANY acne treatment because really, the only way to treat or "cure" acne is to PREVENT it from forming in your skin in the first place (and that's what these products help with).

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