Acne Treatment

Our Acne and Scarring treatment is for people who Wish to reduce the incidence and severity of acne breakouts and diminish the appearance of any resulting scars.  

How do you assess my acne?
You are given a free consultation when the acne is assessed and a suitable treatment programme will be recommended.

What are the treatment programmes?
If your acne is not too severe the programmes combine anti-bacterial peels and microdermabrasion at weekly intervals for 10 to 15 weeks (we may not need you to come each week). We also have more intense programmes that combine the peels, serums and microdermabrasion with Intense pulsed light, if your acne is more severe.

    1. For Congested skin, Mild acne and breakouts
    2. For Moderate non cystic acne with active pustules and nodules
    3. For Severe cystic acne
    4. For Severe cystic acne

How do these treatments help my acne?
The treatments have been chosen as being the most powerful way of deep cleansing the pores, stimulating vascular and lymphatic circulation, inducing acne inhibiting agents, and stimulating your immune system.

Will I have to hide from my friends after each treatment?
Normally no recovery time is needed. You should expect the treated area to be slightly red for about half an hour after treatment although in rare circumstances the redness could last for up to 24 hours.

Will one treatment programme cure my acne?
Unfortunately the causes of acne cannot be ‘cured’ but our treatment programmes will greatly alleviate your symptoms. The overriding cause of acne is sensitivity to testosterone which cannot be treated. What we can do is control other factors such as blocked pores and sebum production to stop your sensitivity to testosterone showing itself as acne. You will probably achieve further improvements by going on to have more treatments after your initial treatment programme. It is likely you will need to come for occasional maintenance treatments to control the likelihood of future outbreaks.

Are there any reasons why you might not allow me onto a treatment programme?

We won’t be able to treat you if you are taking (or have recently taken) Roaccutane or Isotretinoin. This treatment works well in conjunction with most other acne treatments although if you are on medication you should tell your GP that you are considering our treatments (take a copy of our fact sheet to show them).

These treatments are not suitable for you if you suffer from keloid scarring or eczema. We will ask you to fill in a medical questionnaire when you come in to the clinic so we can fully determine the suitability of treatment for you.

You may have been told that scars are for life – but we’re here to help you prove that they’re not! When you get a scar it
seems that the skin has some sort of ‘memory’ because the scar stays there even though you know that your skin is constantly
renewing itself. So how can you ‘re-train’ the skin to be smooth and blemish free again? The secret to achieving this lies in the powerful and safe treatments we use to stimulate the skin to be plumper and more elastic, while tackling the ‘memory’ of the scar – the shrunken connective tissue between the surface of your skin and the deep layers.

Our Scar Removal treatment will :
    1. Increase the production of new skin cells
    2. Permanently stretch out the damaged connective tissue which cause indented scars
    3. Smooth the skins surface
    4. Remove unwanted pigmentation

Our Scar Removal treatment is for people who: Are looking to remove the incidence and severity of scarring, and achieve a smooth skin free of surface irregularities and a clear even complexion.

What does the treatment involve ?
Our basic treatment involves you having a series of Microdermabrasion (Mda) treatments on the scarred area to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin that will boost the thickness and elasticity of your skin, and, most importantly, to stretch the connective tissue under the surface of the skin. It is because the connective tissue under your scar has shrunk that the surface of the skin shows the indentation – effectively giving your skin a ‘memory’ of the scar so the scar doesn’t disappear despite your skin cells being constantly renewed. Our treatments effectively re-train the skin to grow evenly giving you a permanently smooth skin surface. Berkowits utilizes unique 3rd generation Mda machines capable of operating at high vacuum without crystals.

What are the risks ?
There are virtually no risks with this treatment. A small number of clients may experience a slight redness, but this normally disappears within 30 min. If you have exceptionally thin and fragile skin, mild short term bruising is possible but extremely rare. You will be tested for allergic reaction before treatment. There are no long-term risks or adverse side effects.

What else should I know ?
Microdermabrasion, Regenerative Peels, Collagen combined with other specialised serums and Intense Pulsed Light are excellent treatments for reducing theincidence and severity of acne breakouts. These treatments are excellent at rejuvenating
skin and can repair sun damage.