Acne Treatment
Adolescent acne treatment
Teenagers who come to Laser Skin Technologies are offered a free consultation, where we discuss the history and severity of the acne, so then personalise a suitable acne treatment. It can be as simple as using a high active ingredient skin product which will assist the overgrowth of bacteria causing acne.
The next stage may involve a microdermabrasion, laser genesis, a chemical peel or a simple explanation of how acne develops; understanding the condition allows young adults to manage the healing process.
Adult acne treatment
At Laser Skin Technologies we can work through the hows and the whys of adult acne. It is really disappointing as an adult to find that you have acne when during the teenage years you had clear skin. Laser Skin Technologies offers a free consultation to explore the causes and best treatment options, we have been doing acne treatments for many years, which has allowed us to become experts in the field of acne treatment.
Have you often wondered how to treat acne scars or control your acne?
Good news: a combination of skin treatments and using specialized skin care products can be an effective for the treatment of acne.
Have you often wondered how to treat acne scars or control your acne?
Good news: there are many advancements in the treatment of acne scarring. A skin regime and program will be tailored to your individual needs. Skin is our bodies largest organ and no skin concerns are exactly the same. As your skin changes and heals we will alter the program as required. This will assist to achieve your skin goals.
Read more about microdermabrasion here, and please Contact Us for a personalised consultation and acne treatment plan.
FAQ
The cause of acne is quite simple, as is its prevention and cure for the great majority of people.
The skin is made up of two layers. The deep layer, known as the dermis, is the foundation of the skin, made up of mostly fibrous tissue and contains the blood vessels, nerve endings, hair follicles, sweat glands, oil (sebaceous) glands and other support structures of the skin. Think of the dermis as being like the foundations of a house, made of concrete, lies under the walls of the house and contains all the plumbing services.
The outer layer of the skin is called the epidermis and consists of layer upon layer of skin cells held together by a type of glue. The cells move from the bottom to the top. As they move they progressively flatten and become more hair or fingernail like in quality (they are said to become cornified) and eventually fall off as dead skin cells. Think of the outer layer of the skin as being like the bricks in the wall of a house except that the bricks are created at the bottom of the wall, gradually rise to the top, getting thinner as they move and eventually falling off.
A hair follicle does not necessarily have hair growing out of it. The greatest numbers of hair follicles per square centimetre of anywhere on your body are on your face. Every hair follicle has an oil gland associated with it that produces oil to lubricate the skin and hair. People with acne do not necessarily produce more oil than those without acne.
The principal cause of acne is obstruction of the opening (called a pore) of a hair follicle by dead skin cells and oil from the oil gland. The oil gland continues to produce oil causing either the hair follicle to swell resulting in small cysts (closed or open Comedos) or the oil gland to swell and rupture which releases oil and dead cells in to the dermis. The dermis does not like oil and dead cells and sets up an inflammatory reaction (inflammation = redness and swelling) and then bacteria in the hair follicle create infection which causes the white of the acne pustule.
If dead skin cells held together by a type of glue obstructing the outlet of the oil gland is the cause of acne, it follows that softening that glue and removing the dead skin cells should cure the acne and prevent new lesions from forming.