Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology Consultation: What If You Don’t Want to Take Medicine and Are Afraid of Treatment Pain?

Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology Consultation,

What If You Don’t Want to Take Medicine and Are Afraid of Treatment Pain?

'Even just 2 to 3 hours after putting on makeup,

my face gets extremely oily,

and I keep getting a lot of acne on my T-zone...

But because of my constitution,

I can’t take medicine, so I’m worried...'

Even if you carefully put on makeup, once a little time passes and your skin starts to look greasy, and then you see acne break out red afterward, it can make sebum feel incredibly frustrating.

In fact, sebum plays a certain role in protecting the skin. It helps prevent moisture from evaporating and acts as a barrier against bacteria.

However, when it becomes excessive, it can cause acne. That’s why sebum needs to be kept at an appropriate level to suppress acne.

If you have difficulty taking medication due to your constitution or because you are being treated for another illness, or if you are afraid of very painful treatment methods, you may want to consider an approach that regulates the sebaceous glands.

So today, let’s look at the relationship between sebum secretion and acne, and what kinds of methods are available to regulate the sebaceous glands.

Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology

(Department: Dermatology)

• The relationship between sebum and acne

• Sebaceous gland suppression treatment methods

• Is there any problem if the sebaceous glands are treated?

Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology (Department: Dermatology) The relationship between sebum and acne

First, let’s briefly explain the process by which acne forms.

Our skin has small openings called hair follicles, and sebaceous glands that produce sebum are attached inside them.

When the amount of sebum secreted by the sebaceous glands is appropriate, it helps protect the skin in a healthy way. But when it becomes excessive, it starts to be unable to exit the pore properly.

And when dead skin cells thicken and block the opening of the pore, the sebum has nowhere to go.

Comedones (blackheads, whiteheads)

When the sebum and dead skin cell buildup trapped inside the pore takes on this form, it is called a comedone. If it looks black, it is a blackhead; if it looks white, it is a whitehead. At this stage, there is still no inflammation.

However, acne bacteria that normally live there are also present inside this trapped pore.

These bacteria use sebum as food, produce inflammatory substances, and stimulate the follicle wall, leading to acne.

To summarize, excess sebum secretion → blockage of pores along with dead skin cells → acne bacteria multiply → inflammation occurs, creating a vicious cycle.

That is why people with high sebum secretion are in an environment where acne can easily recur.

Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology (Department: Dermatology) Sebaceous gland suppression treatment methods

In severe cases of acne, oral medication may be prescribed, and topical ointments and similar treatments are often tried as well.

Some people do see results from those methods, but in some cases, such as during pregnancy or due to constitutional factors, these approaches cannot be used at all.

Or there may be cases where long-term medication treatment is difficult because of side effects.

Skin with high sebum secretion and oily skin

In such cases, you can approach the problem by regulating the sebaceous glands that cause acne.

The most representative options are 'Neobeam,' which uses laser, and 'Agnes,' which uses radiofrequency. Both target the sebaceous glands, but their principles and features are somewhat different.

First, Neobeam uses a laser with a wavelength of 1450nm.

When the laser energy is absorbed by the sebaceous glands, heat is generated and the size or function of the sebaceous glands is reduced.

When the sebaceous glands decrease, sebum secretion naturally decreases as well, and when sebum is reduced, the environment in which acne can form disappears.

In addition, the procedure has its own cooling device called the DCD cooling system, which cools the skin surface at the same time the laser is delivered, so pain is minimal, which is an advantage.

Next is the Agnes procedure, which uses radiofrequency energy.

It works by inserting a very thin micro-insulated needle into the skin and generating radiofrequency energy from the tip of the needle to destroy the sebaceous glands.

A feature of Agnes is that it allows precise targeting.

Because the needle can be inserted accurately into the location of the problematic sebaceous gland and energy delivered there, only the problematic sebaceous glands can be selectively treated.

If you have acne that repeatedly recurs mainly in specific areas such as the chin or cheeks, Agnes may be effective.

Rather than saying one of the two methods is better, it is advisable to choose based on your own acne type, skin condition, and lifestyle pattern.

Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology (Department: Dermatology) Is there any problem if the sebaceous glands are treated?

Since this is a procedure that treats the sebaceous glands,

'Won’t the skin become excessively dry instead?'

'Because it’s a skin procedure, won’t it affect other areas too?'

We often get questions like these.

There are tens of thousands of sebaceous glands on a person’s face.

Because only a very small portion of all those sebaceous glands is treated, the skin does not become overly dry, nor does the sebum-regulating function become problematic.

Both Neobeam and Agnes deliver energy directly into the sebaceous glands, so you do not need to worry about affecting other skin tissues.

Today, we looked at sebaceous gland regulation treatment among the treatment methods at Yeongdeungpo Acne Dermatology (Department: Dermatology).

If sebum secretion is severe, acne can easily recur, and inflammation is more likely to deepen and lead to scars.

If taking medication is burdensome, or if long-term medication treatment is difficult, it may be time to shift toward a method that regulates the sebaceous glands themselves.

However, the same method is not effective for everyone. It is important to find the right method for you by considering your acne type, skin condition, amount of sebum secretion, and even your lifestyle habits.

So we recommend receiving treatment from a place that thoroughly consults with you, accurately identifies your acne condition and skin, and establishes an effective plan tailored to that.

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