Skin concern
Acne & acne scars
Breakouts, congestion & the marks they leave, on your face or your back.
Acne & acne scars
A breakout starts inside the pore, where oil & dead skin build into a plug. Bacteria that live on everyone's skin thrive in there, & the result is inflammation: redness, swelling & sometimes marks that stay. Most people grow out of it. For some, it carries on into their 30s & 40s.
What triggers it
85% of people get at least minor acne between 12 & 24. For some, it never fully stops.
How acne forms
Sebum rises in the follicle
Dead cells trap the oil
Inflammation begins
Redness & swelling appear
Texture & scarring settle
Mark or scar?
What a breakout leaves behind.
A pink, red or brown spot where a breakout was. It sits flat, so it isn't a scar, & it usually fades on its own. Treatment can help it fade faster.
Peels help with this
A dip where a breakout damaged the tissue underneath. Ice pick scars are narrow & deep, boxcar scars have sharp edges & rolling scars are wide & shallow. None of them fade the way a mark does.
Microneedling & Morpheus8 treat this
Treatments
