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Acne scars as all other scars are the result of healing damaged tissue. The term" acne" refers to the disease process that caused the injury ad not te type of scar in the same way that a "burn" scar is due that form oof injury.

Dr. Harold Rosenfeld reviewed this

58 year experience in Surgery - Plastics

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Skin conditions

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

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