Large facial pores are a problem encountered by 80% to 90% of women over the age of 25. In the past, we would narrowly think that the pore problem is caused by oily skin with high oil secretion, but it has been proven that large pores are caused by multiple reasons, the main one being skin cell aging, causing skin aging and sagging, dryness and dehydration and slow metabolism of the stratum corneum. So where is the root cause of enlarged facial pores? Let’s explore the nature of skin pore problems.
The root cause of enlarged pores and classification
Hypertrophic keratin type – common in oily skin. The old keratin is not thoroughly cleaned, too much oil clogging the pores; ultraviolet light or climate influence, so that the metabolism slows down, old keratin can not be naturally shed, the basal layer to stop making new cells, resulting in epidermal hypertrophy, keratin layer thickening.
Aging and sagging type – a normal phenomenon of aging skin, especially noticeable in the cheek area, is called Y-shaped pores. However, it can also occur on young skin, and can cause premature aging if the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays after spending long hours in a cool room, or if the skin is too dry or does not have enough sun protection.
Acne – The result of clogged sebaceous glands, often in the T-zone and chin area. The sebum gland becomes clogged due to excessive sebum secretion or the accumulation of old keratin, making it impossible to remove sebum.
Pigmentation type – shadows appear on the sides of the nose as dark dots, which are actually visually caused by the darkening of the pores. The pore structure itself is a groove, and the pores on both sides of the nose are slightly larger than the other parts, so when the light shines, the pores appear dark and large because they do not reflect the light source.
Sebaceous type – Oily skin is more likely to appear. The nose, front and back are the areas with the most sebaceous glands in the body and are the most common, and are affected by skin type, age (most likely to appear between 15 and 30 years old), temperature (more severe in summer than winter) and humidity to varying degrees.
The harm caused by enlarged pores
1, a significant portion of adults with enlarged pores are inflammatory, often accompanied by seborrheic dermatitis, redness of the skin on both cheeks and around the mouth, especially on both sides of the nose. Inflammation caused by general infection causes the skin blood vessels to dilate, and serum exudation causes edema to occur between the tissues, squeezing the subcutaneous tissue to bulge outside the epidermis and forming orange peel-like changes.
2, pores sebum secretion too much, blocked by dirt, easy to produce septic bacteria, inflammation of hair follicles, acne, acne, face blisters grow more and more, excessive squeezing, injury to the epidermis and dermis, easy to leave bumpy scars.
3, the normal skin line is beige, “beige” center is the pores, when the skin line becomes heavy, sunken down, and sunken pores as one. Due to the decrease in elasticity, the skin sags under the effect of gravity, forming certain lines, and the pores are connected one by one through the skin, forming part of the wrinkles.
Complete solution for enlarged pores
For young people with large pores, ipl intense pulsed light treatment is recommended. Intense pulsed light, also known as photorejuvenation, or photon for short, can act directly on sebaceous glands to inhibit excessive secretion of oil, kill acne bacilli and reduce inflammation of the skin; promote normal keratinization of the epithelium and improve the phenomenon of clogged pores. At the same time, you can also use some medicinal and herbal skin care products for joint treatment, and focus on cleaning, oil control and moisturizing, which can solve the root cause of large facial pores in young people.
For middle-aged and elderly people with large pores, fractional erbium laser (MCL30 fractional master, Profile super platform) and CO2 fractional laser are recommended. The laser emitted by fractional method can reach deep into the dermis to stimulate fibroblasts and promote the synthesis of new collagen, elastic fibers and hyaluronic acid, making the dermis more plump and firm, and the pores and wrinkles will disappear naturally. At the same time, you can also join the combination of drugs to improve the treatment effect, you can try to use antibacterial drugs, but must pay attention to the clean skin (not clean and clean corneal drugs can not enter), you can also use fractional laser treatment after the introduction of hyaluronic acid, hyaluronic acid, etc.
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Pore Reduction FAQ
1.What are the common general principles for pore reduction?
Cleanse (excess oil, pore keratin, reduce food sources for microorganisms and parasites); sunscreen, anti-aging (keep skin elastic and firm); try not to cover up pores with cover-up methods, such as foundation and the like (its closed nature can put the inside of pores in a state of oxygen deprivation, creating better conditions for reproduction).
2. Can clay products or salicylic acid shrink pores?
Mud helps to cleanse and help shrink pores, but if by exogenous factors, relying on mud products is not very effective; salicylic acid is at most 2% for daily use, which can help clean up corns and improve the effect on simple enlargement. But it can’t eliminate exogenous factors, nor can it improve organic coarseness.
3.How can laser/intense light shrink pores?
Often with large pores come acne blackheads, scars, wrinkles, etc. Intense light treatment can be carried out for the first time for comprehensive treatment, and then for T-zone, U-go and cheeks focused treatment, with an interval of 2~3 months between treatments, and 3~5 times in a row to completely remove enlarged pores and improve other skin problems; likewise, the use of fractional erbium laser to treat enlarged pores requires individualized treatment according to the degree.