Clear Skin for the Holidays or any Day

We’ve been busy here of late- hence my lack of contributions here on the blog. Time is flying by, but feels like it’s standing still at the same time. I guess that’s what this time of year can do to you! With the Holidays fast approaching and parties and social gatherings still on the agenda until the New Year, looking and feeling our best is on a lot of our minds.

I recently had a great success story that I wanted to share here that shows how medical-grade skin care can achieve a lot in a short period of time. I had a client come in about a month ago who’s skin had suddenly erupted with acne. She was used to having normal skin, so she was quite distraught at how suddenly and severely her skin had changed.

She had gone for a facial and microdermabrasion to little effect. We had just ten days before she went back to New York to try and whip her skin into shape- so I decided to do a course of three BBLs/ Intense Pulsed Light Acne Therapy treatments on her within that ten day time frame to clear up and heal the acne. In addition to the Acne Therapy treatments, we discussed what she was using on her skin at home and determined that she needed a product with ingredients that would specifically target the acne and switch her make up from a cream foundation to a filler and dye free Colorescience mineral pressed powder to inhibit and correct the acne outside of the treatments.

For her first treatment, we used red light to heat shock the inflamed follicle and regulate the sebum production, followed by the blue light to kill the acne bacteria. The immediate results were a significant reduction in the inflammation of the acne. After a few days, the pustules that were present went away. About 30% of the acne was cleared by the time we did her second treatment.

For the second treatment, we increased the intensity marginally which had fantastic results. When I saw her about a week after her first treatment 90% of the acne had been cleared. We were both thrilled with the results.

This was a great way to get her skin cleared up quickly, but acne is a challenging and unpredictable condition, so a great skin care routine with ingredients to address the acne at its source is key. In the mean time her Priori Advanced AHA Perfection Gel with liposome delivered lactic acid and salycilic acid will help prevent breakouts and fade post inflammatory pigmentation.

So, if you’re looking to clear your skin up fast for an upcoming Holiday event, or you’ve been struggling with adult acne- this treatment is definitely worth trying.