Skin Concerns -
Acne
Active Acne Treatment Options:
For active acne, the priority is to reduce bacteria, inflammation, excess oil and blocked pores. The main options are:
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Chemical Peels: Professional resurfacing treatments that exfoliate dead skin cells, unclog pores and help reduce excess oil, congestion and breakouts.
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Microneedling: Creates controlled microchannels that stimulate the skin’s natural renewal process. Emerging clinical research suggests microneedling may also benefit selected cases of active acne, as well as improving post-acne texture and scarring.
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Carbon Laser Peel: Combines activated carbon with laser technology to deeply cleanse pores, remove impurities and dead skin cells, control excess oil and target acne-causing bacteria.
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IPL Acne Clearance: Uses controlled pulses of light to target acne-causing bacteria and reduce activity within overactive sebaceous glands, helping to calm existing breakouts and reduce future flare-ups.
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Dermalux LED Phototherapy: A gentle, non-invasive treatment using targeted wavelengths of light to help reduce acne-causing bacteria, calm inflammation and support the skin’s natural healing process. It can be used alone or alongside other acne treatments.
Every acne journey is different, so treatment suitability will be determined during consultation. A patch test or preparatory skincare may be required.
Acne Scarring Treatment Options:
Some treatments used to manage active acne can also improve acne scarring. However, once breakouts are under control, the treatment focus changes to stimulating collagen, resurfacing uneven skin and reducing residual redness or pigmentation. Treatment strength, settings and combinations are therefore tailored specifically to the type and depth of scarring:
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Medical Microneedling: Stimulates the skin’s natural healing response and encourages new collagen and elastin, helping to soften indented scars, refine pores and improve uneven texture. Best for: rolling scars, shallow boxcar scars and enlarged pores.
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Fractional Laser Resurfacing: An advanced option for deeper or more established scars. Controlled laser energy stimulates collagen remodelling to reduce the appearance of pitted scarring and create a smoother complexion. Best for: deeper boxcar scars, rolling scars and selected ice-pick scars.
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IPL or Pulsed Dye Laser: Best suited to the redness and discolouration left behind after acne rather than indented scars, helping the complexion appear calmer and more even. Best for: post-inflammatory erythema, persistent redness and red or purple post-acne marks.
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Carbon Laser Peel: Particularly helpful when mild scarring or post-acne marks are accompanied by enlarged pores, oiliness or ongoing congestion. Best for: very mild superficial scarring, enlarged pores and post-acne pigmentation on oily or congested skin.
A consultation allows us to identify whether the main concern is active acne, scarring, pigmentation or a combination of these, before creating a personalised treatment plan.