Medical Skin Care
Nowadays, skin care can be a bit confusing with products that offer a wide variety of options. The most important and first step in skin care is which skin type the person has.
If your skin looks porous, excessively oily shiny, pimples, black spots, oily skin type ,
Dry skin type if you experience tension, scaling, sensitivity on your skin ,
If some areas dry out, some areas cause acne, black spots, then what is the combination skin type you have.
In addition, if you have dense spots, it means that you have a spotty type, if you have red veined and reactive skin, you have a sensitive skin structure.
In skin care, three points are called as sheet feet:
Cleaning
Moistening
Sun protection
Products suitable for skin type should be selected at every stage. You can get expert opinion by contacting dermatology physicians.
It is necessary to carry out three-stage maintenance regularly. In addition, as the age progresses, different serums and oils should be added to the care.
If different procedures were performed, advanced care should be done with the recommendation of the physician at that time.
Having regular medical skin care will provide the necessary glow, fullness and cleanliness to the skin.
When buying sunscreen cream, you should choose according to the skin type and make sure that it is a suitable sunscreen cream. There is a wide variety of sun protection products on the market. It would be appropriate to get your sunscreen cream with a sunscreen factor (SPF) of at least 30. If you have different problems such as capillaries, spots or freckles, excessive sensitivity or acne that cause redness on your skin, your sunscreens should be addressed to such situations.
After choosing your skin with at least SPF 30 sun protection factor, it is important to use the appropriate amount and frequency. It should be applied to the whole face at least half an hour before leaving the house and the protective effect should be maintained by applying the cream again every 2-3 hours.
For people with very dry skin, the moisturizing effect of sunscreen cream is not sufficient. Therefore, daily moisturizing cream and sunscreen cream can be applied to the floor.
Acne (Acne) Treatment
Acne, popularly known as acne, is an inflammatory disease of the hair-fat unit (pilosebaceous follicle). Acne lesions consist of black and white spots (comedones), red bumps (papules), purulent rashes (pustules), larger abscessed cystic structures (nodulocysts).
Acne mostly affects the face, neck, upper body, back and upper arms. Acne is typically a disease of adolescents. It affects 85% of individuals in this period. It is most common in both sexes at the ages of 15-18. However, acne can also be seen in newborn babies and older ages (over 40 years of age).
How do acne occur?
The medical factors that cause acne can be listed as follows:
Keratinous plug formation
Abnormal proliferation of keratinocytes
Overstimulation of the sebaceous glands and excessive oil release
Hormonal abnormalities
Accumulation of inflammatory cells
Reproduction of P. Acnes bacteria
Factors that increase acne:
Use of cosmetics (foundation, powder, excessively oily creams)
Lack of hygiene or excessive hygiene practice
Mechanical stimulation: Friction, chin ties, continuous playing with the face, violin, hat, surgical patches, orthopedic plaster, sitting constantly
Medications: Steroids, epilepsy drugs, lithium, cyclosporine worsen acne.
Severe acne history in the family
Food: Some of the studies have failed to show a link between acne and food, but some of them have been found to increase with foods with high glycemic index (chips, nuts, chocolate, etc.).
Acne Treatment
The severity of the acne, the age of the patient, the treatments used before, the presence of other diseases, hormonal disorders affect the patient's treatment plan.
At least 6-8 weeks are required to evaluate treatment effectiveness.
In the control, a new treatment plan should be made with re-examination of the patient.
Treatment options; It varies as topical (smear drugs), systemic (oral medications), surgical or interventional methods (comedones removal, chemical peeling, laser, gold needle radiofrequency).
Acne Treatment in Our Clinic
Acne can be treated with device applications performed by the physician in patients who do not want to receive oral treatment due to some systemic problems or severe side effects, and in patients who use continuous regional topical treatment and cannot get enough effect.
In our clinic, medical skin care is performed with Innofacial aqua peeling system, and an alternative treatment is offered with Fractora Radiofrequency for active acne.