Open pores is a concern that affects many clients, yet the advice is unclear as to what to do about it.
Some experts believe that there is little that can be done about open pores. A recent article in Healthline suggested ‘You can’t actually shrink your pores’ – https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/how-to-shrink-pores.
However, the good news and an important distinction is that you can improve their appearance.
Skin Pores
Firstly, it helps to understand that skin pores have a series of vital functions to your skin and bodily health, so it wouldn’t be a good idea to get rid of them altogether even if it were possible.
Pores contain hair follicles. They also contain sweat glands and enable the body to sweat in order to cool itself and keep a healthy temperature. In addition, they produce and secrete sebaceous oil (sebum), which is vital to keeping the skin hydrated (although excess sebum can cause problems such as acne).
Some people have bigger pores than others and for all of us, pores can appear larger as the skin ages and becomes looser. Skin type plays a role in this and lifestyle issues such as sun exposure and smoking can also have an impact.
Reducing the Appearance of Open Pores
While enlarged pores or open pores is not a condition that can be easily fixed with a cream you’d find on the high street, the good news is that advanced skin preparations and high tech skin treatments can indeed make a big difference to the appearance of pores.
At-Home Cosmeceutical Skin Care
A key product in the battle to improve the appearance of pores is ZO Skin Health Instant Pore Refiner.
This is a lightweight serum which was specifically designed to improve the appearance of enlarged pores. It minimises oil on the surface of the skin to give an instantly matte finish while also working to exfoliate dead skin cells, thereby helping to prevent congestion and breakouts. The product also includes powerful antioxidants for skin health.
It is best used as part of a tailor-made regime, which should also include gentle daily cleansing as well as exfoliating treatments.
Mulberry House Clinic is an official supplier of ZO Skin Health skincare, based in Northamptonshire. Dr John Tanqueray can prescribe a tailor-made regime for use on its own or alongside professional treatments for enhanced benefits.
Skin Clinic Treatments
Mulberry House Clinic offers a range of high-tech treatments that work in various different ways to improve the condition of the skin – including the appearance of pores.
By using a variety of methods, the principle is based on stimulating cell renewal and collagen production. Options to consider include:
- TIXEL Thermal Fractional Rejuvenation – a treatment which uses heat rather than lasers or injections to improve the skin and tighten pores
- IPL/laser to stimulate skin renewal.
- Exfoliation treatments to strip away the outer skin cells to reveal new skin
- PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)
- LED skin therapy, which promotes healing and skin cell renewal
In addition to skin treatments, laser or IPL hair removal can is ideal if there are ingrown hairs causing inflamed pores. This treatment damages the hair follicle and impairs the regrowth of hair so that the pore is not disturbed by ingrowing hair.
Mulberry House Clinic
Mulberry House Clinic was established in 2003 and offers an impressive array of the latest skin treatment technology as well as popular anti-ageing injections and laser hair removal.
For further information or to arrange a confidential consultation, please complete our contact form, call 01604 702630 or email: info@mulberryhouseclinic.co.uk.
