Songpa Dermatology Troubles: If It’s Not Pus-Filled Acne, Can It Be Left Untreated?

Songpa dermatology troubles,

If it’s not pus-filled acne, can it be left untreated?

"It wasn’t quite acne,

but I do tend to get skin troubles pretty often.

I usually have them squeezed clean whenever they appear,

but lately it feels like I’ve been getting

more breakouts..."

If the skin trouble is something that hasn’t really turned red and doesn’t particularly hurt, many people tend to just put up with it even if it’s a bit irritating.

When we say skin trouble, it often means small pimples popping up one by one, or raised bumps like tiny whiteheads that appear and then disappear.

Of course, we understand that running straight to the clinic over a small, temporary breakout can feel a bit excessive.

But if those small breakouts that seem like they’ll disappear soon keep recurring, your skin’s sebum production may not be normal, and they can become the starting point for acne.

So today, we’re going to look at that connection together. We’ll go over cases where simple breakouts develop into acne, and also take a detailed look at what methods can help regulate the sebaceous glands to interrupt that process.

Songpa dermatology troubles,

If it’s not pus-filled acne,

can it be left untreated?

• Do all breakouts heal on their own?
• Sebaceous gland regulation treatment methods

Songpa dermatology troubles Do all breakouts heal on their own?

Light breakouts often do improve on their own in many cases. That’s because sebum can gradually be discharged out of the pores over time, allowing the lesion to subside.

But if your skin continues to produce sebum steadily, even if the breakout goes away, it often reappears soon in the same spot or nearby.

If the cycle of breakouts becomes shorter or doesn’t stop at all, the issue is often not each breakout itself, but the overall condition inside the skin.

Oily skin

In fact, sebum is an essential element because it helps keep the skin moisturized and protects it from external irritation. The problem arises when the amount of secretion exceeds what the pores can handle.

At this point, the skin can progress to the stage where comedones are formed, what we commonly call "whiteheads" or "tiny breakout bumps." At this stage, there is still no inflammation, but if this condition repeats or continues, problems can develop.

On the skin surface and inside the hair follicles, there are bacteria that naturally live on our skin. Among them, the bacterium called Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) has the characteristic of multiplying by feeding on sebum.

The more sebum accumulates inside the hair follicle, the better the environment for this bacterium to rapidly increase.

The substances produced when this acne-causing bacterium breaks down sebum trigger inflammation, turning into "papular acne," or the red acne we commonly know.

If the inflammation goes deeper from here, pus begins to build up, and that becomes "pustular acne," which is when white or yellow pus fills the inside of the skin.

You could say the starting point of all these processes is one thing: an environment created by excess sebum accumulating inside the hair follicle, in other words, a problem with sebum secretion.

Songpa dermatology troubles Sebaceous gland regulation treatment methods

You can temporarily calm inflammation by using breakout patches or applying medication.

But if the amount of sebum being produced itself is not controlled, the skin environment remains the same, so breakouts keep recurring and the likelihood of them leading to acne increases.

In such cases, you can try methods that regulate the sebaceous glands and reduce sebum production. Representative examples include "NeoBeam," which uses a laser, and "Agnes," which uses radiofrequency.

First, NeoBeam is a method that uses a 1450nm diode laser.

The 1450nm wavelength passes through the skin surface and selectively reacts only with the sebaceous glands inside the skin.

When the laser energy is absorbed by the sebaceous glands, heat is generated, and this heat weakens the activity of the sebaceous glands or causes the glands themselves to shrink.

As a result, the amount of sebum secreted in that area is reduced.

NeoBeam is effective for people whose face produces a lot of sebum overall and whose breakouts keep recurring over a wide area such as the forehead, cheeks, and chin.

Agnes is a method in which a fine insulated needle is inserted deep into the sebaceous gland and radiofrequency energy is delivered directly to it.

Because the radiofrequency energy is released only at the tip of the needle, it does not affect areas other than the sebaceous gland.

The released radiofrequency energy meets the sebaceous gland tissue, turns into heat, and coagulates the sebaceous glands.

When the sebaceous glands in the treated area coagulate, an environment is created in which it becomes difficult for sebum to be produced again in that area.

Because the procedure can also be performed on localized areas or small sections, it is a more effective option for people whose breakouts tend to occur in specific spots.

Today, we looked at how skin troubles in Songpa dermatology can develop into acne, as well as treatment methods through sebaceous gland regulation.

If skin troubles keep recurring or persist, it may not just be bad luck (?) but a sign that there is a problem with sebum secretion.

In other words, even if the breakout calms down right away, it may not mean all the problems have been solved.

However, if you are considering a procedure, you must determine what method is suitable and how much treatment is needed only after directly checking your skin condition.

Because the appropriate method and treatment intervals can vary depending on skin thickness, sebum secretion patterns, and the location and stage of the breakout, we hope you will make sure to consult in person and carefully check your skin first before proceeding.

Thank you. This has been Unni at Jamsil^^

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