Some patients develop postinflammatory scarring. It is the physician's responsibility to appreciate whether this is of concern to the patient. Several interviews may be needed before one is certain that the scarring is not psychologically or physically affecting the patient's life. Even if this is the case, the physician must emphasize that sometimes scarring does improve with time. Treatment modalities for acne scars. 

Several treatment regimes are available for  the treatment of scars including the injection  of bovine collagen, dermabrasion and  a  variety  of other surgical procedures for scars where there is loss of tissue, and topical steroids for keloids.

  The objective of rehabilitative surgery is to impart a more acceptable physical appearance to the  surface  of the  skin. Although a total  correction of  the tissue deformities caused by acne cannot always  be achieved, the rationale for such surgery goes beyond the cosmetic to a concern for improving the patient's self-image.