r/AcneScars

45k members
r/AcneScars is a subreddit with 45k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses acne scars, scarring, treatment, treatments, and scars, 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
: "Suggestions for acne scars?"
40 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Im done, no idea what to do next"
15 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "do my scars need subscision?"
12 posts

Popular Topics in r/AcneScars

#1

Acne Scars

: "The positive side of Acne Scars?"
101 posts
#2

Scarring

: "Did anyone else get Scarring when they didn’t pick or squeeze?"
62 posts
#3

Treatment

: "Best Treatment for my scars?"
51 posts
#4

Treatments

: "Lots of Treatments done, what´s next?"
45 posts
#5

Scars

: "Best treatment for my Scars?"
43 posts
#6

Acne

: "Acne and Acne scar progress Dec To May Tretinoin and Clindomicide"
41 posts
#7

Skin

: "Advice needed"
35 posts
#8

Subcision

: "Subcision progress"
32 posts
#9

Struggling

31 posts
#10

Advice

: "Feeling down because of acne scars, need your honest Advice"
25 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
: "Do not skip if you have atrophic scars 🚨🚨🚨🔔🔔"
123 posts
#2
Venting
: "My journey"
13 posts
#3
Discussion
: "no wonder why people only lurk here instead of contributing"
13 posts
#4
Before & After
: "progress is slow, but I’m not stopping lol"
8 posts
#5
Encouragement
: "The positive side of acne scars?"
7 posts
#6
[Skin Concern] Hypertrophic or Keloid Scarring
: "Hypertrophic Acne"
6 posts
#7
Information/Research
: "achne scar"
4 posts
#8
[Treatment] Microneedling
: "Avoid orange peel texture when microneedling"
4 posts
#9
[Treatment] Subcision
: "No results after subcision"
4 posts
#10
Thoughts/Review
: "About six months of treatment"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/AcneScars

Yearly
+10k members(30.4%)

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Last updated: June 18, 2026