How long does it take to treat skin problems?

There is really no unified standard answer. In mild cases, redness and acne can subside in just ten days and significant improvement can be seen. In severe cases, it can take two or three years and then rebound repeatedly. Among the cases I have encountered in the past five or six years of doing skin care, it is not unusual for the recovery time to differ dozens of times.

Let’s talk about the most basic rules first. The metabolic cycle of healthy skin is about 28 days. Mild skin problems that have just appeared can be qualitatively improved after basically being stuck in 1-2 metabolic cycles. Not long ago, I took care of a little girl who just went to college. She applied a famous moisturizing mask every day and her barrier was slightly damaged. Her cheeks were always red and hot, and there was no rash or oozing. It was a very minor problem. She obediently stopped all whitening and anti-acne products, and only used a mild repair cream and sunscreen every day. She sent me a message on the 27th day, saying that except for the fact that the cold wind blowing too much in winter will cause a little pinking, her skin is basically the same as normal.

But if the problem drags on for several years, or if there are multiple problems stacked together, then this time will have to increase. I have a particularly deep impression on a 30-year-old old client. When he was young, he had acne and had to go to an unknown beauty salon for several dermabrasion procedures. Later, he followed the trend of acid treatment and developed a mixed problem of sensitivity + rosacea + inflammation and pigmentation. When he first came here, his face was always swollen, and pimples appeared one after another. In the first three months of her treatment, she basically saw no particularly noticeable changes, except that the swelling was reduced and the frequency of pimples became less frequent. It was not until the eighth month that she dared to say that the redness was not visible even with normal social distance, and her color was 70% lighter. It has been almost a year and a half now that she dared to wear long-lasting foundation occasionally without dulling her face.

Speaking of this, someone must mention that many bloggers on the Internet say that it takes 7 days to remove acne and 14 days to change the face. Are they all fake? In fact, you can’t kill it all at once. This is also the most controversial point in the skin conditioning circle today: one group believes that it is necessary to take it slowly and avoid using strong medicines at all to avoid damaging the skin, while the other group believes that as long as the symptoms can be eliminated quickly, strong medicines can also be used. I have seen someone use a quick-acting acne cream that illegally added glucocorticoids, and all their acne cleared up in 3 days. However, a week later, hormone acne broke out all over the face, and it took an extra 10 months to get it back. ； However, there are also patients with severe cystic acne who follow the doctor's advice of taking oral isotretinoin and topical isotretinoin. They see the pustules subside in 2 weeks, and they are basically healed without leaving any scars in about half a year. In the final analysis, it is about whether you can bear the cost of quick results. The intervention of compliant medical methods can certainly speed up the process. If you use three-no products blindly for the sake of good looks, the faster the speed, the bigger the pit will be to make up for later.

In fact, skin conditioning is like repairing an old house. If there is just a patch of paint on the exterior wall, it can be repaired in a few days.； If the foundation sinks and the water pipes in the wall are rusted, you can paint the exterior wall first and it will look new. However, the wall covering will fall off within half a month, and it will delay repairing the internal problems. When I make plans for clients, I usually don’t like to talk about how long it will take to recover from death. After all, everyone’s degree of evil is different. Some people stay up late eating spicy food and applying facial masks every day while taking care of themselves. Even gods can’t save them. On the contrary, those who don't stare at their face every day and count the days, and who obey the instructions very well, often recover faster than expected. After all, the skin's own repair ability is much more reliable than the folk remedies you just thought up.