How long does it take to treat skin problems and restore normal skin texture?

There is no uniform recovery time for treating skin problems. Mild transient damage may return to normal skin in 1 to 2 weeks. Moderate barrier damage and inflammatory acne usually require 1 to 3 months. And for deep damage such as hormone-dependent dermatitis and severe chloasma, the recovery period may be as long as half a year or even longer.

I have been a skin care instructor for almost 6 years, and the most common question I encounter is "When will my face get better?" To be honest, no one can give you an accurate estimate. After all, everyone's degree of damage and daily cooperation are very different. Not long ago, I met a little girl who was in her first year of college. She had been using scrub on her face for a week to remove blackheads. Her cheeks turned red like ripe peaches and stung when she touched hot water. She came to me crying and asked if she was going to be disfigured, so I asked her to stop all functional products. , I only use mild amino acid cleansing and repair cream containing ceramides in the morning and evening, wear sun protection and wear a mask when going out and avoid the sun. On the 8th day, I received a message saying that the redness was gone and it no longer felt rough. After 10 days, my skin returned to its previous healthy state.

Of course, not everyone has such good luck. Last month, a 34-year-old sister came to see me. She bought the Sanwu whitening cream from WeChat Moments for a cheap price. After using it for more than half a year, the effect was really good, and the white spots were quickly faded. As a result, acne broke out, yellow discharge, and itching as soon as it stopped. She went to the hospital to be diagnosed with hormone-dependent dermatitis. She was anxious at first. When she asked me if she could get it done in one month, I poured cold water on her. This kind of disease has damaged the dermis and disrupted the skin's autoimmune mechanism. If it can be stable without recurrence within half a year, let alone a month, it is considered a fast recovery. She has been following the treatment for more than 7 months now. Finally, she does not need to rely on ointments and can wear sunscreen and go shopping normally.

There is quite a quarrel on the Internet about this matter now. One group says that all the promotion of "repair in a few days" is just IQ tax, and you have to wait for 3 skin metabolism cycles, that is, 3 months, to heal. The other group promotes the magic products of 7-day skin rejuvenation and 3-day redness reduction. In fact, both sides are too absolute. If you just stay up late and get two pimples, and there is a slight redness after changing skin care products, this is a small problem that does not damage the foundation. You don’t even need to deal with it specially. It will disappear in two or three days after you adjust your routine and rest. You don’t have to wait for the 28-day metabolic cycle. But if you have been suffering from repeated allergies for more than half a year and your face is covered with cysts and acne, and you still believe that you can cure your bad face in 7 days, then you will definitely be the one who suffers in the end.

In fact, skin conditioning is very similar to stomach ailments. If you occasionally have a stomachache after eating too much spicy food, you will be relieved by drinking warm porridge for two days. If you have a gastric ulcer, you must take medicine on a monthly basis, and you should not eat raw or cold foods. The same is true for skin. Even if it looks no longer red or acne-prone on the surface, the barrier function underneath is not fully developed yet. If you rush to pour whitening and anti-aging drugs on your face at this time, it will easily return to its original shape, and the recovery period will only get longer and longer. I have met several users who were only slightly sensitive before. After half a month of conditioning, they felt that they were almost better, so they secretly used A-alcohol to cleanse the acid. The result was a bad face. It took half a year to recover, and it was really a loss.