What is acne?
Acne is the most common skin condition and affects 80% of people at some point in their life. Acne is caused by the body’s immune system creating an inflammatory response to bacteria that lives in the skin called P.acnes.
All types of acne develop when pores in our skin become clogged. The culprit is an oil in our skin called sebum. Our bodies make more sebum when our hormones surge or can be caused by lifestyle or diet changes. Bacteria that normally live on our skin, P. acnes, thrive in this excess oil and can rapidly increase in number. As the bacteria multiply in a clogged pore, the pore becomes inflamed and causes a spot to look red, hot, and swollen. When inflammation reaches deep into the skin, an acne cyst forms. This is the most severe type of acne. Cysts can be very painful and people often see permanent scarring after this type of acne heals.
Obagi Medical Skin Care
CLENZIderm Acne Therapeutic Sysytem
The CLENZIderm M.D. Systems are the only prescription-strength acne treatment that contain a patented form of 5% benzoyl peroxide (BPO) to penetrate deep into the skin and treat acne where it starts.
Clenziderm is a 3 step skin care system available in either normal to oily skin or normal to dry skin.
Using blue LED light therapy such as Dermalux will kill the p bacteria which causes acne and can speed up the healing process, find out more info here
Treatments Available
Our skin experts may discuss other options with you or a combination of treatments which may include skin peels and/or LED light therapy such as Dermalux or the Hydrafacial. We very much believe in walking every step of the way with you and arrange regular follow up review appointments to ensure we are achieving the results we want.
Some FAQ’s on our treatments can be found here
