When skin is injured — by a breakout, a procedure, or rapid stretching — the body prioritizes speed over craftsmanship. It patches the area with collagen laid down quickly and roughly, which is why scars sit differently than the skin around them: pitted or raised, tight or shiny, lighter or darker. Acne scars, surgical scars, and stretch marks are all versions of the same story.
The encouraging part: scar tissue is living tissue, and it remodels. Treatments that trigger fresh, organized collagen — microneedling chief among them — teach the area to rebuild properly, pass by pass. Older scars take more sessions than newer ones, but age alone doesn't make a scar permanent. We map yours, set honest expectations, and build the series around them.
