duration: 75 min price: 170 C$
Acne Therapy
Treatment of acne is one of the most popular procedures at D&K Medical Spa in North York.
Acne may affect people of any age. Severe acne or acne scars can lead the person to suffer from social anxiety, social isolation or depression. Highly skilled and compassionate team of professionals of D&K Medical Spa can find the right treatment for any client who seeks acne treatment in GTA.
What Is Acne?
Acne is a skin disease which may last for a long time and develops when dead skin cells and skin oil clog hair follicles. It may be characterized by whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, oily skin and scarring. Usually, this disease affects face, upper part of the chest, and back which have a relatively high number of oil glands.
Different Types Of Acne
There are different types of acne exist such as:
What Causes Acne?
There are many opinions about of reasons which cause the acne. Typically the main factors of its occurrence are genetics and hormones, but lifestyle and diet also may contribute to it. For example, if parents of individuals had acne, it is not rare for the children to have it as well. Hormones also play a significant role in acne appearance. They can increase the skin glands, producing oil and clogging pores which cause developing of acne. It may explain why this skin disease is common for teenagers or for adults who have hormonal changes or misbalance, for example, during pregnancy or periods of switching between birth control pills or elevated stress levels.
All of these lead to the situation that many adults reported the occurrence of acne, being in their 30s and 40s. Usually, individuals experience difficulties and frustration trying to eliminate manifestations of this problem even if they have only mild acne. They may try a number of different products (including quite expensive ones) which not only make promises they cannot deliver but which may enhance the problem. As is known, some oral medicines such as isotretinoin (Accutane) may be effective in reducing acne, but they have a number of side effects, which may negatively influence individual’s state of health and cause of some new problems. Because severe acne may lead to skin scarring, it is important to treat it timely and properly with the professional help.
At D&K Medical Spa you can find different kind of treatments to treat acne. Our highly skilled professionals will find the right customized way to clear your skin.
Blue Light Acne Treatment
Blue light therapy is another option to treat acne at D&K Medical Spa. Both research and experience of using this treatment for many years have indicated that Blue Light Therapy produces positive results in acne treatment for a variety of clients.
Blue Light Acne Treatment is an FDA-approved and safe procedure when the light in the blue wavelength range of 405-420 nm is used to kill the Propionibacterium acnes or P. acnes bacteria in the skin.
How Does Blue Light Acne Treatment Work?
The bacteria in acne being in the body start release porphyrins, substances which naturally occur in the body during the synthesis of haem in red blood cells.
When porphyrins start to absorb light of certain wavelengths it leads to damage of free radical, and it destroys the bacteria. In Blue Light Acne Treatment a high-intensity blue light source uses that is readily absorbed by porphyrins (which released by the bacteria) causing acne.
At D&K Medical Spa we are using blue light devices which do not contain ultraviolet (UV) light which may harm the skin.
Who Should Avoid Blue Light Therapy?
Blue Light Therapy may be not suitable for some individuals. For example, if a person takes Accutane, antibiotics, retinol, St John’s Wort or anything else that makes the skin sensitive to light she/he need to talk to the physician first. Also, if the person is pregnant or has epilepsy, lupus or albinism this type of treatment is not recommended.
Does Blue Light Therapy Work For Everyone?
Blue Light Therapy works for everyone despite the skin color.