Acne Treatment

Our Acne treatment consists of smoothing acne scars with laser and microdermabrasion.  By heating the sebaceous glands in which acne thrives we achieve acute acne reductions.  This process can reduce breakouts dramatically.  Today, virtually every case of acne can be resolved with some sort of Acne Treatment.  We all wish to get rid of acne lesions and prevent new ones from forming.  Acne may cause you distress but there is a range of treatment options to help you tackle the problem through Acne Treatments.  No treatment will fully “cure” your acne.  Their aim is to prevent new spots forming, to improve those already resent, and to prevent scarring.

Acne is cause by overactive sebaceous glands in the skin.  The sebaceous glands, triggered by the hormone androgen, produce sebum (oil) in the skin. Although androgen is a male hormone, it is present in both men and women.  Production of this hormone is highest during puberty, but it is always present in the body.

When androgen levels increase, the sebaceous glands release sebum.  Ordinarily this oily substance spills onto the skin.  When cells from the lining of hair follicles shed too quickly –dumping together and clogging pores- sebum is trapped beneath the skin causing whiteheads and blackheads.  Sebum can then mix with the trapped cells and cause Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) – bacteria normally found on the skin- to grow in the clogged follicles.  P. acnes can cause inflammation and pus and can result in papules or pustules.  When the follicles expand as much as they can, bumps called nodules are formed under the skin.

Moderate acne may include blackheads and whiteheads in addition to papules –inflamed lesions that appear as small, reddish or pinkish bumps that can be sensitive to touch –or pustules- inflamed, white-centered bumps that can be red at the base.

Severe acne is characterized by nodules –large, painful, solid lesions that appear as lumps under the skin- and cysts –deep, inflamed, pus-filled lesions that can be very painful, Nodules are cysts are inflammatory and can cause scarring.

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