Within Beauty Therapy there are multiple methods of dealing with Acne. Most are dependent on the severity of the condition.
Comedomes, Blackheads and Whiteheads are very easily treated with simple extraction or removal of the sebum plug that is clogging the pore or hair follicle or sebaceous pore.
When the clogged pore becomes mildly irritated and begins to become pink and inflamed - simple extractions of the clogged pore will quickly resolve the inflammation and the skin quickly heals and becomes smooth and the pore shrinks back to normal size.
When the pore becomes infected with bacteria and pus develops. Opening these “PIMPLES” becomes problematic as the infection or bacteria can spread to other skin tissue and other pimples develop. Unless skin care during the following hours and days after “opening” the pustule contains strong antiseptic or antibiotic ingredients, more severe acne can develop.
These type pimples are very swollen and infected pustules with infection “eating” at the skin tissue and possibly creating scar tissue. Depending on the individual size of each nodule or cyst determines if opening and draining the pus is a favourable treatment. Medical treatment is often the better option - visiting a pharmacy or doctor to get more powerful acne products. These contain ingredients to dry out the pimple, kill the bacteria and enable the skin tissue to begin to heal and form new skin tissue - hopefully with little or no scarring.
| Treatment | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mini / Express Facial (no extractions) | 30 mins | $70 |
| Mini / Express Facial (with some extractions) | 30 mins | $70 |
| Acne Extraction Facial (many extractions) | 45 mins | $80 |
| Microdermabrasion | 30 mins | $75 |
| Microdermabrasion & Extractions | 60 mins | $120 |
| AHA Peel | 30 mins | $75 |
| AHA Peel & Extractions | 60 mins | $120 |
| BHA Salicylic Peel (NO EXTRACTIONS) | 45 mins | $90 |
| TCA Tri-Chloro-Acetic Acid Peel (NO EXTRACTIONS) | 60 mins | $120 |
| Treatment | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) Acne Treatment | 15 - 30 mins | $20+ |
| High Frequency Acne Treatment | 15 mins | $20 |
| Treatment | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dermal Needling - Small area - Cheeks | 10 mins | $55 |
| Dermal Needling - Large area - Face/Neck | 20 mins | $80 |
See IPL and Dermal Needling pages for more information and bottom of this page
We recommend frequent Mini Facials or Acne Extraction Facial starting with every week, then gradually, stretched out to 2, 4 and 6 weeks, and as your skin improves we suggest longer appointment gaps.
This Treatment is also available for Back or Chest areas - (we nicknamed it a Bacial).
Removing pore congestion allows the naturally occurring sebaceous secretions to exit the sebaceous gland and coat the outer skin surface providing the natural moisture levels to be maintained and correct natural skin functions to work properly thus allowing the skin to maintain a perfect moist and healthy surface environment.
It has been found that blue light has the ability to kill bacteria - Acne P Bacteria - but also kills Staph and MRSA bacteria.
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) uses white light 400-1200 nano meters which includes BLUE light (400-495nm). With our IPL machine we offer an acne treatment where we can apply pulses of IPL light to areas of acne to kill the Acne P Bacteria present on and in the skin. This treatment also treats Rosacea. The light will NOT heal the acne pimple or speed the healing process of healing skin tissue but by killing the bacteria that is causing infection we can break the cycle of Bacteria attacking and living within hair follicles and sebaceous pore.
High Frequency (also known as the Tesla high frequency current) uses a glass high frequency electrode which comes in different shapes applied to the surface of the skin, a mild electrical current passes through the neon or argon gas filled glass electrode causing it to submit a subtle purple or blue glow and buzzing noise. During the high frequency treatment enriched oxygen molecules are produced between the glass bulb and the skin, which has an anti-bacterial action as well as a “natural” thermal tissue warming. That reaction increases blood circulation and cell renewal, enriches the skin tissue with nutrients and moisture increasing collagen and elastin. It also emits the powerful BLUE LIGHT which also kills bacteria.
It has many benefits - treating acne, enlarged pores, fine lines and wrinkles, puffy eyes and dark under eye circles, and thinning hair. It helps to quickly heal and restore the skins health.
Dermal needling creates micro injuries in the treated skin, initiating a healing process to begin. It is this healing process that causes the treated skin to improve, stimulating growth factors that improve collagen and elastin creating new skin growth. Not only does needling stimulate skin growth but that growth is improving scar repair and cellular matrix alignment. As scar tissue repairs, more “normal” skin tissue to develop within the scar and acne scars diminish in size and depth. Moisture levels are also elevated and this helps with reducing Comedomes, whiteheads and blackheads. As the skin repairs and improves we have found typically Acneic, comedomic skin becomes clearer and smoother with diminishing scar tissue. Skin becomes healthier and normalises with gradual refinement and reducing hyper-pigmentation and reducing pore size. This overall improvement enables repair to OLD ACNE SCARS TOO.
We avoid Dermal Needling during Active Acne breakouts as we DO NOT want to spread unwanted Acne bacteria into healthy skin from Infected Acneic Tissue.
Golden Rule = Acne Treatment is a combination of various treatments to achieve an overall improvement.