I've heard that too

Why would you starve yourself in the first place? It's not good for any part of the body.

I agree with the perso above, why would you starve yourself? Unless you're fasting. But yeah, I heard that if you don't get enough nutrients in your body, it's possible

I don't literally mean starve. I mean reducing your calorie load significantly..

Where'd you guys hear that starving yourself makes your acne more prone to scarring?

I've heard that too

 

whered you hear it?

well there was a period of time (3 weeks to 6 weeks) where i only ate 1k to 1.4k calories a day. I weight 125 lbs and am 5"11 in height

I haven't heard that before but it does make sense I think. If you're starving yourself then you're body isn't getting the nutrients it needs (in the amounts it needs) to function properly and heal properly.

That's just my thinking on it.

What is considered starving though? Also, if you think about it, if you primarily ate grains and processed foods... you weren't really getting any nutrients then were you?

Yeah exactly - if you're eating a poor diet and aren't getting recommended intakes of nutrients. You wont get no nutrients by just eating grains - many have B vitamins, iron, fiber etc but you won't get the variety of nutrients your body needs like you would if you ate a more balanced diet.

But as for your first question about calories - I don't know if reducing calorie intake impacts healing/scarring - but I assume it would just because I don't think you could get all the nutrients you need if you were eating really low calorie diet. And I'm not sure what starving is medically defined as.

Edit: I was curious so I googled it

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/starvation

This site defines starvation as: "the result of a severe or total lack of nutrients needed for the maintenance of life."

They go on to list a longer description and more definitions at the bottom of the page. They use a few references - so maybe they could be starting points for your own research if you wanted to look into it.

zinc, protein, vitamins are required for wound healing and collagen production. Acne sufferers should have a diet rich of those nutrients

I always see skinny people with the worst scarring. Is this because they barely eat anything... or metabolism related issues?

Anyone here that has facial scarring barely eat a lot of calories (i.e. 1.3k calories or less)?

Anyone here that has facial scarring barely eat a lot of calories (i.e. 1.3k calories or less)?

 

Hi,

I have had this issue in the past. I've definitely noticed that when I cut my calories to a very low level for last second dieting (i.e. Beach Trip or Halloween haha) If i happen to get a pimple, that scar is much larger/darker. Totally makes sense that the body is having a harder time healing itself.

fitandfresh, is the scar permanent though (i.e. indent), or is it just a discoloration??

Also, does this only happen to you when you eat little calories, or even when u eat a lot?

I'm on a medication that causes a complete lack of appetite. I try not to take it every day because of that, but when I do, I won't eat more than 1K calories a day, if that. The lack of nutrients have caused my skin to take much longer to heal than usual. Vitamin deficiencies affect your entire body though, not just skin, so I started taking vitamins to avoid those problems. I don't have permanent skin scarring, just dark acne marks, which I've been trying to fade away. Also, if you notice girls who do starve themselves, they have very thin, pale skin, plenty of bruises, dry hair, and brittle nails, all due to lack of nutrients.