How Should Teenage Acne Be Treated at a Songpa Dermatology Clinic?

"My daughter even carries cleansing foam to school

and washes her face diligently,

but I’m worried because her acne is so severe..."

When consulting with parents who have middle school or high school children, one of the concerns they mention most often is acne.

Many people try changing cleansing foam because they think it might not be right, and they also use acne patches and every acne-care cosmetic they can find, but there is little improvement, which can be very frustrating.

In fact, teenage acne is not caused simply by not washing properly. It develops because hormonal changes during puberty make the sebaceous glands much more active.

No matter how diligently you wash and care for the skin, sebum keeps being produced from deep within the skin, so that alone is not enough to prevent explosive(?) acne breakouts.

So today, let’s look at the characteristics of teenage acne and at NeoBeam and Agnes procedures, which treat acne by regulating the sebaceous glands.

How Should Teenage Acne Be

Treated at a Songpa Dermatology Clinic?

• Characteristics of teenage acne
• Won’t it get better after puberty?
• Sebaceous gland regulation method 1 - NeoBeam
• Sebaceous gland regulation method 2 - Agnes

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Characteristics of Teenage Acne

There is a saying that 8 to 9 out of 10 adolescents experience acne at least once during puberty. In other words, it is almost universal.

The reason acne becomes so active during adolescence is closely related to hormonal changes.

When puberty begins, androgen, the male hormone, increases sharply in both boys and girls.

This hormone stimulates the sebaceous glands, causing sebum production to increase several times more than before.

Under normal conditions, sebum naturally exits the skin through the pores.

At this time, because so much sebum is being produced, it can exceed what the pores can expel, and the stratum corneum at the pore opening can thicken, narrowing the exit and trapping sebum inside the pores.

When sebum becomes trapped inside the pores, it creates an ideal environment for acne bacteria to live.

As bacteria rapidly multiply, an inflammatory response begins, leading to red, swollen inflammatory acne.

This is also why acne often appears on the T-zone, which connects the forehead, nose, and chin. The T-zone has a high density of sebaceous glands, so it is most directly affected by hormonal changes.

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Won’t It Get Better After Puberty?

Sometimes people expect acne to naturally subside once they get through puberty.

Student readers may have heard the saying, “Acne goes away once you get to college,” at least once. ^^;

That is somewhat true. If hormones stabilize after puberty, acne may decrease.

However, the problem lies in the process. If inflammatory acne is simply left alone, it can damage deep layers of the skin and leave pitted scars or red marks.

In particular, if you can no longer tolerate bothersome acne and end up squeezing it forcefully and incorrectly, the inflammation becomes deeper and the chance of leaving scars later becomes much higher.

And if acne keeps recurring in the same spot over and over, it may be a sign that the sebaceous glands in that area are especially active.

In that case, rather than simply squeezing out the visible acne as a temporary fix, you need a method that properly controls the sebaceous glands inside the skin.

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Sebaceous Gland Regulation Method 1 - NeoBeam

Let’s take a look at the types of treatments used to regulate sebaceous glands. First is the NeoBeam laser.

NeoBeam is a procedure that delivers a 1450nm wavelength laser directly to the sebaceous glands to suppress them.

This wavelength is especially well absorbed by moisture and oil in the skin.

When laser energy is applied to the sebaceous glands, heat is generated, reducing the size of the overly enlarged glands and bringing their function back to normal levels.

The important point here is that the goal is not to remove all sebaceous glands and dry out the skin, but to appropriately suppress only the overactive ones.

When sebum production decreases, there is less chance for pores to become blocked, and the environment becomes less favorable for acne bacteria to multiply.

Because the laser responds selectively only to the sebaceous glands, you do not need to worry that it will affect other parts of the skin.

Another feature is that the cooling system works at the same time as the laser energy is delivered, so pain is minimal.

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Sebaceous Gland Regulation Method 2 - Agnes

Next is a sebaceous gland regulation method called Agnes.

Agnes is a procedure in which insulated micro-needles are inserted directly deep into the sebaceous glands, and specific sebaceous glands are selectively coagulated through radiofrequency energy emitted from the tip of the needle.

The surface of the needle is insulated, so heat is not transmitted to the surrounding skin tissue as it passes through the skin.

Since radiofrequency is emitted only from the tip of the needle, it precisely targets only the problematic sebaceous glands.

During the procedure, micro-needles are inserted one by one into the acne-affected area while radiofrequency energy is delivered. The sebaceous glands that receive the energy coagulate and lose function, and the treated area becomes an environment where acne is less likely to recur.

That is why it is effective when acne keeps appearing mainly in specific areas or at specific points.

After the procedure, you must visit the clinic again the next day. This is because removing the residual impurities left in the sebaceous glands makes the treatment more effective.

Today, for those visiting a Songpa dermatology clinic because of teenage acne, we looked at the characteristics of teenage acne and treatment methods that regulate the sebaceous glands.

Because the recovery time after the procedure is not too long, and because daily care afterward is usually enough, even students who are busy going to school and studying every day can still undergo it without difficulty.

If you are concerned about acne for yourself or your child, I hope you find a place that considers the skin condition and the severity of the acne and suggests an appropriate treatment method so that you can achieve meaningful results.

Thank you. This was Jamsil U&I.^^

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