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There
are many types of acne. The most common is called acne vulgaris. Almost
everyone goes through a period of acne at one time or another.
Just beneath the surface of the skin lie hundreds of tiny glads called
sebaceous glands. Their function is to collect and excrete the oily
substance called sebum, to keep the skin healthy. |
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However, the
tiny pathway for the sebum to escape often becomes clogged, and a
bacterium called p. acnes grows inside. In a short time, the area swells
up, and forms a pimple on the skin.
At certain times of life, this process becomes very active, troublesome
and hard to control.
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new way to control moderate acne? |
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There are many treatments for moderate acne -
creams, washes, medications - mild ones and very strong ones.
However, your doctor may decide that certain medications, such as
antibiotics, aren't right for you. Your case of moderate acne may
not be responding to medications or other conventional treatments.
It may be hard for you to keep up with complicated routines of skin
care. Maybe it's time to consider a new technology -
Blue Light Treatment |
Blu-U
Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy
treatment for mild to moderate acne is offered at
NuFace
Laser & Vein Center, LLC. This is relatively new technology that doesn't
depend on medication.
The Blu-U is a very special blue light
that can kill the p. acnes bacteria in your skin. Treatments are
simple - you simply sit with your face close to the light for a
short time at a schedule set up by you doctor, usually a 15-minute
minute session about once or twice per week. The treatments may go
on for five weeks or so. It's very safe, it's not hot, it's not
painful at all. After some weeks, the blue light can control your
acne, or clear it up for a long period.
The BLU-U was
cleared by the FDA in 2003 for the treatment of moderate
inflammatory acne vulgaris. |
Offers
these procedures:
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