Acne & Scar Treatment

Acne and scar treatment covers two linked problems: controlling active acne with medical therapy, and improving the pitted or raised marks that acne leaves behind. Scars are treated with procedures that remodel collagen, such as fractional laser, microneedling, subcision, chemical peels and sometimes fillers.

Treatment can soften scars and even out texture, often by a visible margin, but it rarely returns skin to how it was before acne. Most people need a combination of methods over several sessions, and active acne must be under control first or new scars will keep forming.

What Acne & Scar Treatment involves

A dermatologist first grades your acne and maps the scar types: narrow ice pick scars, broad boxcar scars, rolling scars tethered from below, and raised hypertrophic or keloid scars. Active acne is treated with topical retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, hormonal therapy or isotretinoin. For scars, the skin is numbed with cream or local injections. Rolling scars may be released with a needle passed under the skin (subcision). Ice pick scars can be treated with a drop of strong acid placed into each pit. Broad areas are resurfaced with fractional laser or radiofrequency microneedling. Raised scars are injected with steroid rather than resurfaced.

Who is a good candidate for Acne & Scar Treatment?

It suits people whose acne is quiet or controlled and who accept gradual, partial improvement.

• Adults with stable, atrophic (indented) acne scars on the face
• People whose active acne is controlled on treatment
• Those able to return for repeat sessions several weeks apart
• People who can avoid strong sun for weeks after resurfacing

It is usually not the right choice if:

• Anyone with active, inflamed cystic acne that is not yet controlled
• People with a strong keloid tendency, for ablative resurfacing
• Pregnant women, for isotretinoin and many peels
• People with an active cold sore or skin infection in the area
• Anyone expecting completely smooth skin after one visit

Technique options

• Subcision: Releases fibrous bands under rolling scars; often combined with filler or laser.
• TCA CROSS: High strength acid applied into individual ice pick scars to stimulate collagen from the base.
• Fractional CO2 or erbium laser: Resurfaces boxcar and mixed scarring; more downtime, stronger effect per session.
• Radiofrequency microneedling: A safer choice for darker skin types, with less risk of pigment change.
• Isotretinoin: An oral medicine for severe or scarring active acne, taken for months under monitoring at home.
• Steroid injection: For raised or keloid scars on the jawline, chest and back.

What happens during your treatment

A session takes 30 to 90 minutes including numbing time. You feel heat, pricking or pressure rather than sharp pain. After laser the skin feels sunburnt for some hours. Subcision can cause bruising and swelling that you will notice the same evening.

Preparing for your trip

One session fits into a stay of 3 to 5 days, including the consultation and a check the day after. A full course needs 3 to 6 sessions spaced 4 to 8 weeks apart, so plan repeat visits or arrange for later sessions to be done at home.

• Tell the doctor about medication, allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, and any history of cold sores, keloid scars or autoimmune disease
• Avoid alcohol, aspirin and anti-inflammatory painkillers for a few days beforehand if your own doctor agrees, to reduce bruising
• Arrive without make-up on the treatment area and avoid sunbeds and strong sun for two weeks before

Recovery and results

Redness and swelling last 3 to 7 days after fractional laser, with fine crusting or bronzing that sheds within a week. Microneedling settles in 2 to 3 days. Bruising from subcision can take 1 to 2 weeks. Collagen remodelling is slow, so the result of each session is judged at about 3 months. Daily sunscreen is essential throughout.

• Back to everyday activity: 2 to 7 days depending on method
• When results show: Gradually over 3 to 6 months
• How long they last: Improvement is lasting if acne stays controlled

Safety, risks and revision policy

Scar procedures injure the skin in a controlled way, so side effects relate to healing.

• Darkening of the skin (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation), more likely in darker skin tones
• Prolonged redness lasting weeks to months
• Cold sore reactivation or bacterial infection
• Bruising, lumps or swelling after subcision
• New scarring or loss of pigment, which is uncommon
• Acne flare after resurfacing

Every written proposal arranged through Clinic-Y states what the clinic covers if a correction is needed. Ask for it before you book, not after.

Cost of Acne & Scar Treatment in Türkiye

Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Acne & Scar Treatment, because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:

• Which methods are combined and how many sessions are planned
• The size of the area treated, for example cheeks only or full face
• The type of laser or device used
• Whether fillers or follow-up topical products are included

Send your photographs or reports and you receive written, all-inclusive proposals from suitable teams, side by side. Reviewing your case is free.

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