How long does it take for skin problems to get better

There is really no unified standard answer. Mild superficial problems can be significantly improved in a week or two, while chronic problems that have damaged the dermis may take half a year or even longer. Individual differences can vary several times, so it is impossible to generalize.

A little while ago, a young girl who just went to college came to talk to me. She stayed up for a week before the exam and got acne on half her face. She didn’t pick it out, she just adjusted her sleep schedule back to 11 o’clock, applied a mild anti-acne gel in the morning and evening, and didn’t even deliberately stop eating sweets. After 12 days of full application, the acne was basically gone, leaving only a very light pink mark. After another week of applying repair essence, the mark was almost invisible. But last year I met a girl who had been suffering from hormone-induced facial problems for three years. At first, even washing her face with warm water made her red and stinging. It took more than eight months of maintenance before she could finally use ordinary moisturizing creams normally, let alone remove acne marks and even out her skin tone. That was all a matter of time.

Someone must be trying to make a point, saying that the last time I had a sore throat, it healed after just three days of silence. Why did it take so long? This is true. If you have wall skin and a healthy barrier, but the epidermis is clogged, go to a regular institution for a salicylic acid peel of the appropriate concentration. It will indeed be smooth in about a week. However, if you have sensitive skin and follow the trend of using high-concentration strong medicines before the redness and itchiness is gone, let alone acne removal, you will be able to show your face on the spot, and it is common for it to be repaired for half a year.

To put it bluntly, skin conditioning is like farming. If you just have some weeds growing on the soil, pull them out and water them, and they will recover in a few days. If the land itself is hardened and saline, you have to turn over the soil first, fertilize it, and work for a while before you can plant anything. You can't just spread the fertilizer and wait for the crops to be harvested the next day, right? The metabolic cycle of our epidermis itself is about 28 days, which is still the speed of young skin of around 20 years old. The older we get, the slower the metabolism and the cycle will be longer. As long as the problem does not stop at the stratum corneum, you have to wait for at least one metabolic cycle before you can see real results. There is no rush.

I have seen too many people who are in a hurry for speed. After three or four days of treatment, they feel that the acne is not gone and the spots are not lightened. Then they turn around and switch to another "seven-day microdermabrasion" Internet celebrity product. The back and forth has destroyed the originally healthy barrier. The problem that could have been solved in a month is still showing redness and acne breakouts from time to time in half a year, but it has slowed down the progress several times. To be honest, as long as you find the root cause of the problem, don't mess around and try folk remedies, take the medicine as prescribed by the doctor, and adjust your work and rest when you need to, you will actually go faster than most people. There is really no need to worry about the changes in your skin in a day or two.