Acne

Non-invasive medical treatments to clear acne

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Let’s face it. Acne is stubborn. And there is no one-size-fits-all treatment. Successful treatment of acne depends on the type and severity, as well as your skin’s response.

Because it’s the most effective way to treat it, Dr. Clinton and her staff address acne at its cause.

Here are some of the most common causes of acne:

• Excess sebum: When oil (sebum) from the skin’s sebaceous glands move into pores and toward the surface of the skin, it mixes with bacteria and dead skin cells. Excess sebum magnifies this natural process, clogging pores and creating acne.
• Bacteria & inflammation: P. acnes or Propionibacterium acnes is a natural bacteria that's part of your skin's maintenance system. Once a pore gets plugged with excess sebum, P. acnes bacteria multiply rapidly, causing inflammation or what's commonly known as a pimple.
• Cell turnover: Dead skin cells mix with excess sebum, plugging pores and preventing skin from finishing its natural process of renewal or exfoliation. While not acne itself, slow cell turnover can clog pores. This encourages the growth of acne bacteria and can lead to break outs.
• Hormones: Androgen hormones in teens and adults can cause overactive sebaceous glands, which can lead to plugged pores and rapid multiplication of bacteria. The result is an acne flare-up.

Dr. Clinton and her staff treat pimples, blackheads, comedones, cystic acne, backne and hormonal breakouts with a variety of treatments including SilkPeel™, CureLight, Photodynamic Therapy, IPL/Photofacial, Dermaplane, Chemical Peel, and/or topical and oral antibiotics.