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Ice pick scarring are commonly produced as a end result of spots leading to a papule. This is a type of skin abrasion which is particularly narrow on the surface. However, the consequential scar will generally run deep into the skin. Because of this shape, and the way the scar frequently has a serrated boundary, it can be best envisioned through imagining the dent left by being stabbed by an ice pick. It is one of the most visibly eye-catching forms of acne scarring.

Since ice pick scars are so deep, they more often than not expand to the dermis. This means ice pick scarring can’t be healed by a number of the more normal acne scar techniques such as dermabrasion which aim to flatten out the topmost layer of skin. The scars are furthermore commonly too deep for punch grafts, in which skin from elsewhere in the body is set into the gaps shaped by the scar.

In some cases, the effects of ice pick scarring can be lessened without having to eradicate the scar tissue. This can be done by stretching out the skin, which smoothes out the detectable injury. However, this only succeeds with more tender scars.

One system of treating ice pick scarring is skin laser treatment. This can include using a hand held skin laser to wound the affected area, which encourages the body to renew the skin, which softens and reshapes the scarred area. In clinical cases, the skin laser is essentially used to take out the scarring completely.

An additional approach is skin needling using a Derma Roller. This includes using a hand held roller (a bit like a little paint roller) with micro needles on the roller to roll over the affected zone to trigger tiny traumas on the broken skin causing the skin to churn out extra collagen and initiate healing. Over time this will ultimately rebuild most or all of the dented skin.