r/AcneScars

46k members
r/AcneScars is a subreddit with 46k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses acne, skin, struggling, help, and scarring, and they frequently recommend/review primer, product, and bronzer.
A community to exchange support and personal insights on scars & scar healing, treatment options, research, and more.

Popular Themes in r/AcneScars

#1
Advice Requests
: "Need some recommendations or advice please"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What treatment would be best?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I feel so ugly that I want to die"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AcneScars

#1

Acne

24 posts
#2

Skin

24 posts
#3

Struggling

23 posts
#4

Help

22 posts
#5

Scarring

20 posts
#6

Advice

20 posts
#7

Worst

19 posts
#8

Treatment

8 posts
#9

Laser

6 posts
#10

Acne Scars

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/AcneScars

Primer

3 reviews
#1
Benefit
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Tarte
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Maybelline
4.0 from 1 review

Product

1 review
#1
Skin Care
2.0 from 1 review

Bronzer

1 review
#1
Ulta
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AcneScars

#1
[Skin Concern] Atrophic Scarring
: "Is this scarring treatable"
39 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Don’t know what to do"
13 posts
#3
[Skin Concern] Hypertrophic or Keloid Scarring
: "Treatable?"
3 posts
#4
[Treatment] Other
: "Is this an acne scar? ( chest )"
3 posts
#5
Information/Research
: "Please recommend best treatment for acne scars that need only one session"
3 posts
#6
Venting
: "Everyday I cry"
2 posts
#7
Encouragement
: "Fix your sleep, make sure it’s a high quality sleep"
2 posts
#8
[Treatment] Microneedling
: "Show your improvements"
2 posts
#9
Thoughts/Review
: "I'm tired of my scars now looking at for the phenol peel"
2 posts
#10
Before & After
: "before and after; not sure how to go forward with scarring"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/AcneScars

Yearly
+11k members(30.2%)

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Last updated: August 11, 2026