Pock Marks Removal and Treatment

Definition

A pock mark is a mark or scar which is left on the skin by smallpox or another eruptive disease. It appears as a small pit on the skin. These look ugly on the face. There are cosmetically very ugly if the receiver is man or woman. In case of woman this is a curse. These may be anywhere on the body. They appear as scar on body. These are not itchy or painful. These are cosmetically bad looking. On face they may appear on the cheek, forehead and below eyebrows. They usually appear on the face rather than whole body. It comes as a result of chicken pox. Chicken pox is the disease which comes usually in children and some bumps appear in this disease. This gets well in a week but it leaves some scars on the face as well as on body. The scars are permanent and remain forever on the face. They are practically impossible to remove. Yet some treatments are there.

Causes

1. The main cause of poke mark is chicken pox. After chicken pox it leaves spot like digs in the skin.
2. This may also be the result of removing any disease such as acne etc.

Symptoms

1. A scar or mark like pit in the skin appears
2. The poke marks usually appears on the face yet it may be anywhere on body.
3. These usually come in childhood and get reduced with the advancement of age from childhood to adolescence with the growth of the body.

Treatment

1. Sand-paper surgery: This is an expensive surgery and is not available everywhere. It usually available outside India and is rare here. It includes a lot of small operations on the skin and is very painful. Due to high degree pain and high cost, this is not recommended. Also it requires a lot of care and specialty. Hence, should be done by a regular and skilled specialist.
2. Skin peeling: This is also a practice which is used to remove poke marks from body. In this process different kinds of pastes are used on skin. The skin is peeled off and new skin does not contain scars. Again this specialist’s task and need a lot of care.
3. You can use deep cleansing milk in night before sleeping and apply a nourishing cream. This will reduce the marks.
4. Some facials or lanolin creams can also be used.
5. Although this is not like a disease. No pain, no itching, no harm is done. So no treatment is needed. The treatment is only due to cosmetic reasons and also the treatment is painful and expensive. So, usually a treatment is not recommended.