How long does it take to recover from skin problems?

There is really no unified standard answer. Common minor problems such as surface dryness, mild sunburn, and temporary redness can be completely reduced and recovered in 1 to 2 weeks. If it is acne pits that damage the dermis, stubborn chloasma, or problems involving immunity, endocrine hormones, or recurring breakouts, it can take at least 3 months. In serious cases, it may even take more than half a year to stabilize and prevent recurrence.

Not long ago, I met a 22-year-old girl. She went camping at the beach with her friends at the end of spring and forgot to apply sunscreen. Her face was red and cracked. After she came back, she never left the house. She wore a wide-brimmed hat every day and only applied simple repair cream with simple ingredients. When she came back to see me on the 10th day, her skin had basically returned to its base color, and even the few small light brown sun spots were almost invisible.

Speaking of which, there is another common misunderstanding that people often make, that is, they regard the "28-day skin metabolism cycle" as an iron rule. They think that no matter what the problem is, it will be cured after waiting for one cycle. In fact, this statement is really too general. 28 days is originally the epidermal metabolism rate of healthy skin between 18 and 25 years old. If you are already 30+, your metabolism rate is already slow. In addition, the problem has already sunk into the dermis layer, so relying solely on surface metabolism is naturally useless. I have seen too many people complain about acne marks that have not gone away after half a year. Most of them were caused by squeezing and picking at the time of the acne. The inflammation has already penetrated into the dermis. How can it be metabolized in 28 days?

Don’t be too slow and hopeless. Last year, I helped a 30-year-old sister adjust her face with hormones. She had been blindly using Internet celebrity quick-acting whitening cream for two years, and her face became red, itchy, and rashy, and even the slightest breeze got hot. There was a rebound in the first half month of the treatment, and she almost gave up. As a result, she adjusted her daily schedule, stopped all functional skin care products, and streamlined her skin care. By the fourth month, she was able to wear light makeup normally, and she didn't get red easily when the seasons changed. It's been almost a year now, and her skin condition is much more stable than when she used those quick-acting products before.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the recovery time is the same as recovering from an injury. A small scratch on the surface of the skin will scab over in three or four days. If the scratch is deep enough to leave a scar, it will definitely take a long time to heal. The same logic applies to the skin. Of course, the biggest variable is whether you have taken a detour. Many people are eager to see results when they use conditioning. One person has just applied the repair cream for two days, and the other person uses a friend's whitening essence or acid application. The already fragile barrier is repeatedly irritated. The problem that was originally cured in one month cannot be stabilized until half a year. This kind of treatment is really useless.

Some people say that their sensitive skin was cured after using a certain product within a week. This situation does not exist. It is most likely that the barrier was temporarily damaged, such as temporary redness caused by applying too much facial mask. The skin itself is good, and it will recover with a little intervention. But if you really have sensitive skin that keeps getting red and hot all year round, and someone tells you that it can be repaired in a week, you have to be careful. After all, behind the quick effects are often hidden powerful ingredients that you don’t know about. By then, the problem will not be solved, but it will only make things worse.

I have been involved in the skin care industry for almost five years. The fastest repair I have seen is post-sun redness that recovers in less than a week. The slowest repair is a face with severe hormones that took almost a year to stabilize. The most regrettable thing is that the problem is not serious in the first place, but I have to rush for a quick fix, and finally turn a small problem into a big trouble. In fact, there is really no difference between nourishing the skin and growing succulents. You have to follow its growth rhythm. Watering it too much will cause root rot. Slower water will make it more stable.