What is the difference between a cystic acne scar and a regular scar?
While regular acne can scar if it’s deep enough or if you pick at it too much, cystic acne is much more likely to cause raised or indented scars that won’t go away on their own. These can look like: icepick scars, which are narrow and deep; rolling scars, which look like waves; boxcar scars, which resemble chicken pox scars; or keloid scars, which are raised because of an overgrowth of tissue.
