Active Acne

The Skin Specialist Centre dermatologists will skillfully diagnose the exact mix of your problems and offer you the best dermatological options for treatment of your acne and related complications, such as skin discoloration, scars and long-term psychological trauma.  Acne can cause great distress in adolescents, particularly at a time when they are probably least able to deal psychologically and socially with the unsightliness of active acne.  It is important that affected adolescents particularly avoid social isolation and self-consciousness than their unaffected peers, and avoid the experience of embarrassment, social inhibition, unhappiness, anxiety and dissatisfaction with their facial appearance.

Our aim is to give you the best outcome for your appearance and to restore your confidence in the way before you had acne. 

Your acne treatment needs to be appropriate for you, based on the type of acne you have and other factors around your general health.  Early treatment is encouraged for the best outcome, which aims to decrease the number of pimples and limit pigment change and scarring of the skin.   The best strategy will be to consult with a specialist dermatologist, who can provide many options for treatment.  This will ensure the most aesthetically pleasing outcome, with the least scarring.  In addition, if you have already developed scarring or pigmentation, we can help and treat you at the same time as you are undergoing reduction of your acne lesions.  As well as prioritizing appropriate medication for your acne, we are unique in offering the largest range of laser and light devices that we regularly use to reverse the consequences of inadequately treated acne.  Our team are trained in using these on all skin types and all skin colours.  Depending on your skin type, acne scar type and downtime, we perform procedures such as fractional laser resurfacing, vascular laser treatment, energy-based micro-needling, subcision, chemical peels and dermal fillers.  Our acne scar revision programmes are individually tailored according to your scar type, resulting in the greatest improvement for you.  Acne scars are complex and require different methods to treat, resulting in the best outcomes. 

From the initial consultation you will gain confidence from our team that your treatment plan is going to solve your acne.  We need to be clear that the treatment will take time, but you will be under our guidance until we have provided the outcome you want.  Any concerns can be answered along the way, and we can adjust your treatment programme as we go.

We provide multiple treatment options that can happen simultaneously, reducing the overall time it will take to achieve a pleasing result.  For an optimal outcome, you receive specialist dermatologist service dedicated to helping you through all aspects of treatment to achieve clear skin.