Another acne solution is dermabrasion which involves a rotating wire brush that peels away your skin. Most people need some type of anesthetic because it does hurt and your skin is red and swollen for several days afterward. Even then, your skin will be very sensitive for at least one to two weeks while the new skin layers grow. Plus, you could get an infection that could lead to health problems far worse than acne.

As I said last time, I do have some mild scars from my outbreaks as a teenager, and I definitely wish I knew how to treat acne then as well as I know how to treat it today. But I’m lucky because the scars could have been much worse. I’ve seen some firsthand.

Time after time I was told by my mother not to mess with my acne when I was younger. But I also wanted to scratch at them or pop them or do something that I hoped would make them go away faster. Of course, I irritated them more, spread the bacteria around my skin more, and ended up with some minor acne scars that – thankfully – are easy to hide with cosmetics.