Other Sevices

ACNE

Acne is a condition of the skin that shows up as various types of bumps including whiteheads, blackheads, pimples and cysts. 

Sometimes a pore may become clogged with too much oil, dead skin cells and even bacteria.  Sometimes when the walls of the pore become damaged it allows bacteria and dead skin to work their way under the live skin.  This leaves you with a small infection called a pimple.  Clogged pores that are open deep in the skin cause cysts which are generally infections larger than pimples. 

TREATMENT OPTIONS

The purpose of treating acne is to prevent scarring by reducing the number of lesions. 

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS - Physicians use medication in treating acne to reduce clumping of cells in the follicles, decrease oil production, and cease bacteria colonization.  These prescriptions also control inflammation and suppress androgen levels. 

SKIN CARE AND TOPICAL PREPARATIONS - facilitate exfoliation and allow new skin cells to emerge.  This also aids in controlling sebum production and helps control surface bacteria. 

MICRODERMABRASION/VIBRADERMABRASION mechanically exfoliates the outermost part of the skin.  This improves the texture of the skin and also helps improve oiliness. 

CHEMICAL PEELS - application of chemical agents (AHA/BHA) to the skin produce exfoliation, decreases oiliness, cleans out pores by removing trapped impurities and inhibits bacterial growth. 

LASER THERAPY  (non ablative) - This treatment kills bacteria, shrinks sebaceous glands (oil producing glands).  It also helps reduce pigmentation changes assosiated with scarring. 

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (LEVULAN AND LASER) (BLU-U THERAPY)

Levulan is a photo sensitizing agent which is applied to the skin which target sebaceous glands, then it is activated with the laser.  Shrinking the sebaceous glands decrease skin oiliness , kill bacteria, and leaves the skin smoother. 

INJECTIONS - steroid injections to individual lesions help break down the cystic nodules.