Dear Dr. Seckel, Please tell me how to successfully treat my skin. I have acne, blackheads, whiteheads, redness and puffiness around my nose and huge pores around my nose and on my forehead. I’ve tried all types of products and prescriptions that work for about a month and then my skin seems to start resisting the product. I’m desperate at this point. I’m only 29. Is microdermabrasion right for me? What home microdermabrasion kit would you recommend? Thank you, Milly, Harrisburg, PA.
Dear Milly,
For correction of enlarged pores, acne and acne breakouts I recommend you see a medical aesthetician in a Dermatologists or Plastic Surgeons office and have a professional microdermabrasion-at least 4 to start.
I would also recommend Brevoxyl washes to reduce skin oil and a topical Retinoid-Differin or RetinA which will require a prescription.
The skin creams used in the Obagi Skin Care System is the best for Acne-call around and fined someone who carries it or go to Obagi.com to find a doctor.
After your acne and oily skin are improved with the Obagi system, the there are laser skin rejuvenation and IPL or photo facial treatments that can shrink the enlarged pores and help control acne breakouts. Palomar Lux1540, Smoothbeam, Blue Light, Clearlight, and lasergenesis are the names of some of the machines that are good. Check out the websites: Palomarmedical.com, Candella.com, Cutera.com, and Lumenis.com-they have information on their lase skin rejuvenation and IPL for Acne. A newer technigue called photodynamic therapy which combines IPL with topical levulon creamon the skin is a new effective acne treatment
For more information on acne, laser skin rejuvenation, IPL and photo facial and non-surgical facial rejuvenation read Save Your Face or contact me.
Boston, Massachusetts