When you have acne, all you want is for it to be gone.
You load your face up with all sorts of products, poke and pop your skin and then once the acne has faded you are left with terrible scars because of the way you treated your skin so poorly.
When you have acne, think of it as an infection of the skin.
If you had an infection on your arm you wouldn't poke and pry at it.
You needed to let that skin heal and now you don't know what to do.
An acne scar is a trauma to the skin.
You damaged your skin when you were poking at it.
Now you are left with a scar.
Just like with any scar, it is going to take a long time to heal.
This is because your first layer of the epidermis has been damaged.
Now the scar needs to heal from the inside out, meaning the new skin must grow over top of the old skin.
A lot of doctors suggest that an acne scar can take 6 months to 1 year to heal, but there are some ways to speed up healing.
There are lots of scar products that help that new layer of skin to heal and grow faster.
Look for some products that have natural ingredients such as Vitamin E or Aloe Vera.
It's best to apply them in moderation though.
You don't want to harm that new layer of skin that is trying to grow.