Treatments to Try:
I’m a huge believer in light therapy for treating acne. Light therapy uses wavelengths of UV-free LED lights that penetrate deep into the skin, stimulating your acne-causing bacteria, making them work against each other and self-destruct. This means you’re reducing your acne count and the amount of bacteria lying dormant in pores. For mild to moderate acne, I recommend LED facials twice a week for eight weeks for clearing and once a month for ongoing maintenance. More acute acne typically needs two series of twice a week for eight weeks.
If you have scarring and/or large pores, try microneedling or laser genesis. These treatments refine pores and even texture and can be done in conjunction with LED. With microneedling, microfine needles are used with a serum to produce transdermal channels on the skin’s surface, activating cellular regeneration to help even out texture. Laser genesis is a noninvasive laser that uses near infrared light and heat to get down to the dermis to stimulate collagen production and healthy cell growth. I call it my “skin polisher,” since its smooths out the surface layers too.