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Dear Dr. Seckel, I have enlarged pores and oily skin. I have had acne outbreaks in the past and have some scarring. What is the best laser or other treatment to reduce enlarged pores? I live in Boston and can come to see you. Angela, Boston, Massachusetts

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Dear Angela,
Thank you for your question about laser treatment to reduce enlarged pores and acne scars. There have been many laser therapies and IPL therapies recommended to reduce enlarged pores but few of them have been satisfactory.
I am happy to say that the new non-ablative fractional laser skin resurfacing machines do work and […]

Dear Dr. Seckel, I have large pores and dents on my nose and large pores on my cheeks due to aging. I’ve tried many different products, but they were not working. Please let me know if there anything I can do to minimize these pores on my face. Thank you. Sunny, Las Vegas, NV.

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

Dear Sunny,
The enlarged skin pores are caused by the atrophy or loss of Collagen in the deeper skin layers that occurs with facial aging. The enlarged pore is the opening to the skin oil gland which lies deeper in the skin in the dermis. New non-surgical facial rejuvenation techniques attempt to stimulate new collagen growth […]

Dear Dr Seckel, Are there treatments out there that can make enlarged pores smaller? Sarah W. Regina, Sask.

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

there are many newe treatments for enlarged pores

Dear Dr. Seckel, I’ve had Oily, large pores most of my life, You’ve referred to LaserGenesis as a good solution, are you the only one that does this treatment and what is the cost of this? Tami, Ypsilanti, MI.

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

Dear Tami,
There are many treatments for oily skin and large pores that I recommend before LaserGenesis. I start patients on microdermabrasion®, brevoxyl washes and prescription creams such as Retin A® first. These are good treatments and less expensive than laser treatments and can reduce the size of enlarged pores.
You need to find a good board […]

Dear Doctor Seckel, I have ONE very large pore that looks like a black hole beside my left nostril and I’m very self-conscious of it, what can be done? Erika, Ottawa, Ontario

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

Dear Erika
The most effective treatment to remove one enlarged pore is to remove it with a round surgical cutting device called a skin punch. After the pore is removed, the hole is stitched. The problem with this technique is that it leaves a small scar where the pore once was.
Personally I would not trade an […]

Dear Dr. Seckel, I am a smoker and over the past year I have watched my facial pores become huge. How do I reduce the size of my facial pores? Brenda, Summerville, SC.

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

Dear Brenda,
Please check the many blogs I have written about enlarged pores under the archives section on the right hand side of the screen.
Microdermabrasion®, and drying creams such as Retin A® or Brevoxyl washes are a good place to start. Lasers such as Lasergenesis® and Smoothbeam® can help but I would not move to lasers […]