Re: acne..
Well, the reason why advice for “scars” was given is because you had mentioned “scars” in your original post. There’s a difference between scars and blemishes (spots). The former is much harder to treat.
As for spots…red ones are harder to treat…there’s greater amount of inflammation…and they take the longest time to fade away. Don’t pick at them. A bleaching agent such as hydroquinone (prescription) strength will fade the spots. Retinol worked for me..in helping fade out several of my stubborn spots. Microderm and peels can help as well..laser helped with my red spots too. You can buy some of these things…but the problem is that the concentration is at a lower level in commerical products…and also the main ingredient (be it retinol, glycolic acid, lactic acid, etc) is like towards the middle or end of the ingredient list..so it’s not that strong. If this is your own wedding…I still suggest seeing a derm.