What causes acne scarring?
How and why people get acne scars is not completely understood. Because acne scarring differs from person to person, it’s likely that some people are simply more prone to acne scarring than others. People who are susceptible to acne scarring often find a genetic link as well – both the severity of scarring and the type of scarring can “run in the family.” The ‘lifetime’ of individual scars can also vary quite a lot too; some people’s acne scars last a lifetime with little change, while others diminish over time. We do know that scarring occurs most frequently in people who have the most severe forms of inflammatory acne, involving deep nodular lesions.
