Could a acne scar treatment cause discoloration to my facial skin? i am considering having dermabrasion done to help diminish my acne scars. a friend of mine told me that this type of acne scar treatment can cause the skin to become discolored. is this tr

Dermabrasion : Dermabrasion does have a risk of leaving discolouration of the skin and the risk is higher if you have dark skin. A safer, and probably more effective treatment would be one of the fractionated lasers, especially the non-ablative lasers (fraxel) if you have dark skin.

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

Yes: Most ablative procedures could cause hyper or hypopigmentation. Treatment with platelet rich plasma, depending on what kind of acne scars you have could be a better option with lesser to no risk of hyperpigmentation/hypopigmentation.

Dr Shakov agreed

Depends how deep: Dermabrasion is not harmful than using a towel to irritate the skin. All it does is remove the dead skin off the face when done by an esthetician. If done by a physician till you get bleeding than it is very painful and will improve acne and possible cause pigmentation problems. Other modalities may be a better fit for you if you are scared. Microneedling, ipl, prp, lasers, acne creams.

Depending : Depending on your skin type it is true that having dermabrasion can cause the skin to be discolored.

Scar : Scar dermabrasion does have a chance of leading to an increase or decrease in the pigmentation of the skin. The risk of this happening depends most on how pigmented the skin is to begin with. The darker the skin the higher the risk of this happening.