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.
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 in the deeper skin layers and hopefully compress the the oil gland and enlarged pores and make them smaller. Lasergenisis (see cutera.com) is one laser skin rejuvenation technique which has shown some success.
For more information on laser skin care and non-surgical facial rejuvenation read Save Your Face or contact me.
Boston, Massachusetts