Inflammation Injections Are Not a Cure-All for Acne (feat. What Matters More Than Price)

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This is Wi Youngjin from Beauty's Doctors.

When acne becomes red on the skin and hurts even when you touch it,

it is only natural for anyone to think, “Please calm down quickly... ”

That feeling grows even more when you have an appointment or an important schedule coming up, or when the pain keeps bothering you.

At times like this, many people naturally end up looking it up through a search, and what they often find is an inflammation injection.

If you are reading this article now, there is a high chance that you are also looking into the effects of inflammation injections.

So today, I will explain step by step how inflammation injections work,

together with the process by which acne develops,

and organize the two key checkpoints you must know before the procedure.

If you focus for just 3 minutes and read to the end, it will help you avoid unnecessary procedures 🙂

Effects of inflammation injections

Understanding it together with the acne development mechanism

As I always emphasize, acne is not simply a matter of small bumps popping up on the surface of the skin.

It is closer to an inflammatory skin disease caused by a complex combination of sebum production, dead skin cells, and bacterial growth inside pores.

When sebum and dead skin cells block the pores, bacteria multiply inside them,

and in the immune response to this, red and painful inflammation occurs.

If this inflammation progresses further, it can lead to pustular acne with pus forming inside.

An inflammation injection is a treatment method that quickly calms the inflammation that has already formed during this process.

It is usually prepared by diluting a steroid ingredient such as triamcinolone and injecting it directly into the inflamed area.

Through strong anti-inflammatory action, it reduces swelling and pain and helps suppress further enlargement of the inflammation.

For some people, within a day or two after the procedure, they may notice that the redness and swelling have decreased,

and in most cases, a noticeable improvement can be expected within 2 to 3 days.

In particular, the earlier the inflammation is calmed, the lower the likelihood that it will lead to scarring,

so it is often used as an auxiliary method during acne treatment at dermatology clinics.

Checkpoint for inflammation injections ①

Is it really the right treatment for my acne?

An inflammation injection can certainly offer quick results,

but it is not a cure-all treatment that applies to every type of acne.

For comedonal acne that has not yet developed inflammation (whiteheads and blackheads),

extraction, exfoliation management, and sebum control are needed first, rather than an injection.

On the other hand, large swollen pustular acne bigger than the size of a little fingernail and already filled with pus is often not resolved by inflammation injection alone.

In such cases, a process called drainage is needed.

Drainage is a treatment that opens the inflamed area and releases the pus that has collected inside,

because if the pus is left as it is, the inflammation may worsen further and the risk of scarring can increase significantly.

Therefore, in the case of large inflammatory acne, combining drainage with antibiotic treatment can be a safer and more effective choice.

To summarize, an inflammation injection can help with relatively small inflammatory acne,

but if an abscess has already formed, other treatment may be needed, and this is something you must remember.

Checkpoint for inflammation injections ②

Is it being performed with an appropriate dosage?

The reason inflammation injections work quickly, as mentioned earlier, is thanks to the powerful anti-inflammatory action of the steroid ingredient.

However, this ingredient can also affect the tissue inside the skin.

If the dilution concentration or injection dose is excessive, the injection site may become sunken or the skin may become thinner, causing side effects.

This is what is commonly referred to as a “cheek indentation” phenomenon.

In particular, the more repeatedly you receive inflammation injections in the same area, the greater the risk of such side effects becomes.

It can also lead to thinner skin or more visible blood vessels.

That is why inflammation injections should be used carefully, with the minimum dose, only when necessary.

Another important point is that inflammation injections are not a treatment that fundamentally prevents acne from recurring.

If underlying management such as lifestyle habits, hormonal changes, and sebum control is not carried out together,

the same area can certainly become inflamed again.

Therefore, rather than relying only on the short-term calming effect, it is advisable to use them alongside a long-term acne treatment plan such as Gold PTT and peeling.

So far, we have taken some time to review the effects of inflammation injections.

I hope this was helpful in some way.

To briefly summarize today's content,

inflammation injections can help calm pustular acne and are not a treatment that applies to every type of acne, and they must always be performed with an appropriate dosage

If you have any additional questions about the effects of inflammation injections, feel free to leave them in the comments anytime.

As soon as I check them, I will answer you directly.

Thank you for reading.

This was Wi Youngjin.