What is Acne? (Active Acne)

What is Active Acne?

Acne, medically known as Acne Vulgaris, is a skin disease that involves the oil glands at the base of hair follicles. It commonly occurs during puberty when the sebaceous (oil) glands come to life - the glands are stimulated by male hormones produced by the adrenal glands of both males and females. While acne is not dangerous, it can leave disfiguring skin scars. Human skin has pores (tiny holes) which connect to oil glands located under the skin. The glands are connected to the pores via follicles - small canals. These glands produce Sebum, an oily liquid. The sebum carries dead skin cells through the follicles to the surface of the skin. A small hair grows through the follicle out of the skin. Pimples grow when these follicles get blocked, resulting in an accumulation of oil under the skin.

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Pimples commonly appear on the face, back, chest, shoulders and neck.

In simple terms; skin cells, sebum and hair can clump together into a plug, this plug gets infected with bacteria, resulting in a swelling. A pimple starts to develop when the plug begins to break down.

Active Acne Treatment

  • Chemical Peels

  • Blue Light Acne Treatment (BBL & Omnilux)

  • Laser treatments

  • AGNES ACNE treatment

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Treatment for Acne Scars

Poorly controlled Acne often causes disfiguring scars. Scars can take different forms (rolling scars, depressed scars, pitted scars etc.) which often require a combination of treatments including subcision, dermal fillers, TCA CROSS treatments, Laser resurfacing (with Erbium or Fractional CO2 lasers) and others.

The Aesthetic Studio offers a number of effective treatments for Active Acne. For more information on these procedures, Contact us now

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