Acne is often more than just a skin condition—it can deeply impact a teenager's confidence, self-esteem, and social life. Dealing with acne feels like an overwhelming challenge that affects not only your appearance but the ability to communicate and socialise confidently.

The Emotional Impact of Acne

We know and understand your already going through significant emotional and physical changes, every one of us goes through at this stage in life, no one is exempt but acne can exacerbate feelings of insecurity, making things feel worse for you every day. You may withdrawal from social activities with a reluctance to engage with friends, we sure get it. Unfortunately, not all parents understand this either and may just tell you you'll grow out of it like they did. However, the emotional toll acne takes can be really troublesome, contributing to anxiety, low self-esteem, and even depression.

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We don't want anyone to suffer in silence and hate the thought if you are. This is why we focus not only on treating acne but offering you compassionate support throughout your journey, helping you feel understood and cared for as we work to clear your skin together.

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Advanced Treatments

Acne treatment has come a long way. We now have a range of advanced therapies that effectively target the root causes of acne while improving skin health.

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

This is one of the Advanced treatments we offer, which uses a cocktail of green ingredients and Blue light therapy to target and kill the bacteria that contribute to acne. This powerful treatment helps reduce breakouts while also improving the appearance of scars and redness.

Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP)

This therapy is an exciting addition to our acne treatment tool kit. This non-invasive treatment provides several key benefits:

• Fights Bacteria: CAP effectively targets and eliminates acne-causing bacteria on the skin's surface and deeper layers, reducing active breakouts.
• Reduces Inflammation: It calms the skin, minimising the redness and swelling that often accompanies acne, leading to a smoother complexion.
• Promotes Healing: CAP accelerates the healing of both current acne lesions and existing scars, improving skin texture over time.
• Non-Damaging: One of the biggest advantages of CAP therapy is that it treats acne without damaging the surrounding skin, which is especially important for sensitive teenage skin.
• Painless and Quick: CAP therapy is painless and requires little to no downtime, making it a convenient option for busy teens and adults alike.

By incorporating CAP therapy into your acne treatment plan, we can not only help clear up your skin but also prevent future breakouts and reduce the long-term impact of scarring. This cutting-edge treatment accelerates the healing process and minimises long-term scarring. 

Our programme includes technological advancements designed to regulate sebum production (the oil our skin naturally produces). By controlling excess sebum, we reduce the clogging of pores, which is one of the main causes of breakouts. Sebum regulation is particularly important for teenage boys, as they tend to produce more oil due to hormonal changes. With the right approach, we can keep sebum levels in check and prevent acne from flaring up.

The Importance of Fighting Bacteria and Managing Sebum

Bacteria is one of the primary contributors to acne. Our treatments focus on not only reducing the amount of bacteria present on the skin but also preventing future growth. By targeting bacteria and controlling sebum production, we help break the cycle of breakouts, allowing the skin to heal and regain its balance.

For teenagers, learning how to manage sebum production is a game-changer. Whether it's through proper skincare routines or in-clinic treatments, maintaining the right oil levels in the skin helps prevent new acne from forming and improves overall skin health. This becomes especially important as their skin continues to change through puberty. 

Adult Acne: A Common and Manageable Condition

We know, acne doesn’t just affect teenagers. Many adults struggle with acne, and it can be just as debilitating. Adult acne often comes with a unique set of challenges, such as increased skin sensitivity, scarring, and pigmentation issues. Fortunately, the treatments we offer are just as effective for adults, allowing us to help people of all ages regain control of their skin and confidence. We can help significantly improve scarring of all skins and have a focus on black skins where we help lighten darkened hyperpigmentation, and blemish scars with great success.

Tips and Tricks to Manage Acne

In addition to professional treatments, there are several small changes teenagers can make to help manage acne day-to-day. Here are a few tips to consider:‍

Cleansing: Wash your face with a cleanser formulated for acne skins twice a day. Although over washing can strip the skin of its natural oils, leading to more oil production and breakouts it’s important to seek advice from a Skin Specialist for the latest advice. Our top pick for clearing and decongesting, which means to keep the pores clear from grime, plus regulate oil production, and has an ingredient to smoothen out your skin, is the acne face and back wash from goodskinformen.online. Their Spot Check also has two powerful ingredients, one of which is bacteria fighting. Light enough to put in your pocket to speed the clearing up along.

Hydration Is Key: Internal as well as external. Keeping the skin hydrated helps maintain its balance. Opt for lightweight, oil-free products that won’t clog pores.‍

Avoid Picking at Pimples: As tempting as it may be, picking at spots can lead to more inflammation, scarring, and delayed healing. There are however ways to do this with a lot less chance of added inflammation that we can teach you.

Watch What You Eat and Drink: While diet isn’t the sole cause of acne like nana and pop may have told you, some foods, especially those high in sugar and dairy, can trigger breakouts in some people. Pay attention to how your skin reacts to different foods and make adjustments if necessary. Milk lovers, we suggest you slow down on that one. And in a nutshell, the more goodness we put in, the more goodness comes out.

Consistent Skincare Routine: And by consistent we mean c-o-n-s-i-s-t-a-n-t. On all accounts you do need to stick to a simple, consistent skincare routine as well as avoid using too many products at once. This can help avoid irritation and improve the effectiveness of treatments. Mostly its your cleanser that is most important, providing it is as effective as it needs to be and I can't make that sound unimportant as it is very important to be using Advanced skin care where the products penetrate into your skin. Then 1-3 other products you may require, one to work on the current breakouts, one to help prevent further breakouts and then sun protection powder, which has a bit of a clear kind of foundation look about it which improves the appearance of your skin, softening the severity of pits and bumps by removing shine with its oil absorbing matte finish.

Sun Protection: Acne treatments can make the skin mores sensitive to the sun. Wearing sunscreen is crucial to protect the skin from further damage and pigmentation issues. But not those greasy ones, they could do more damage. A non greasy one like the one made by Australian Men for Australian Men../Good Skin For Men, broadspectrum SPF40 Sun Protection Powder and with cream screens, please research your products well, none of those ugly chemicals or pore clogging ingredients. See goodskinformen.online

We’d Like to Help You

No one wants to or should struggle with acne alone. Whether you’re a teenager facing the emotional weight of breakouts or an adult dealing with persistent acne, please come and see us, we offer a large range of treatments to help you regain control of your skin and confidence.