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Hi,
Oily skin is often the precursor of acne although not all persons with oily skin develop acne. So a person who has oily skin and who is prone to acne should go on a maintenance regimen to prevent acne (refer to the Acne section for more details about the use of topical retinoids for the prevention of acne).
On the other hand, oily skin has no significant impact on acne scar treatment outcome.
Hope this helps!
Yes, you are right in that acne scar treatments should be commenced once acne has resolved and become quiescent. Acne scar treatments such as fractional CO2 laser can also cause scarring if there is active ace and secondly; ongoing acne can cause new scars to form. PCOS is a condition that troubles many when it comes together with acne as the local skin factors are also affected by systemic hormonal issues. Besides oral contraceptives, anti-adrogenic medications like Spironolactone can be helpful.
Hi there, One session of Picosure will give you noticeable results of 5-10% improvement with no downtime. PicoSure utilities the Focus Lens which targets the laser energy at 20x the usual strength deep under the skin, WITHOUT removing the top layer of the skin. Therefore it has no downtime. It is also proven to produce noticeable collagen at the areas where the scars are. For moderate improvement, I suggest that you will need 5-6 sessions of Picosure.
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