How long does it take to treat skin problems?

There is really no accurate estimate. Mild, transient sexual problems can be cured in three to five days to a few weeks. It is normal for chronic illnesses to take a year and a half or even longer. Those who boast that they can solve all your problems in half a month are either stupid or bad.

I just received a consultation from a sophomore girl two weeks ago. She suffered from inflammatory red pimples all over her face after staying up late for 3 days and eating takeaways that were heavy with oil and spicy food during the finals week. She has healthy skin that has not been treated much, so I asked her to stop all whitening and anti-aging treatments. This kind of functional skin care product, I use repair essence to maintain stability in the morning and evening, apply 20% azelaic acid, and control my sugar and sleep a little bit. After only 20 days, she sent me a picture. The acne was gone and only two or three light red marks were left, which can't be seen unless I get close. But last year, I met a girl who randomly applied WeChat off-brand whitening masks and ended up with a hormonal face. She was still suffering from acne breakouts during the first three months of treatment, and her face became red and hot at every turn. Even a cold wind blowing for two minutes in winter made her swollen for a long time. After 11 months of treatment, she finally dared to go out without wearing a thick mask.

Many people also think that skin care is an IQ tax. The skin has its own repair power and does not need to be nourished. This is actually not completely wrong - just like if you occasionally go to the beach to play and get red, or eat hot pot and get an acne with white heads, you don’t need to apply anything, and it can be cleared up in two or three days. However, if you have reached the point where you have allergies all the time, have pimples all over your face for two or three years, and have chloasma on your face for several years, and you are still waiting for your skin to repair itself, it is equivalent to breaking your leg and refusing to go to the hospital, waiting for the bone to grow back, and you are wasting your own time. On the other hand, those who believe in "rejuvenating skin in 7 days and lightening spots in 14 days" are too naive. The epidermal metabolism cycle of our healthy skin is 28 days, and it will be extended to 35-45 days after the age of 30. If it involves damage to the dermal layer, such as acne pits and severe barrier damage, the repair cycle must be calculated on a quarterly basis. Those who skip the menstrual cycle to talk about the effect are either adding banned ingredients such as hormones and mercury and lead to give you a "fake" appearance, or they are just cutting leeks.

In fact, this is exactly the same as growing flowers. You just forget to water the wilted flowers. Water them thoroughly for half a day and they will start to stand up. But if the roots are rotten, worms are growing, and the soil is hardened, you have to remove the insects first, change the soil, and put the seedlings in a place with scattered light for a while. How can you ask them to bloom the next day?

Of course, don't use "it takes time to condition" as a shield. If you use a certain product for two or three months and it gets worse the more you use it, don't believe the nonsense about "detoxification period" and "conditioning reaction". There is a high probability that you are intolerant to a certain ingredient, or there is something wrong with the product itself. Stop when you need to, and see a dermatologist when you need to. Don't drag a small problem into a big one.

After all, you have to spend as much time as possible to damage your skin, and you have to have the same amount of patience to adjust it. You can't stay up for five or six years, use random skin care products for three or four years, and expect to turn back into a shelled egg in half a month. That doesn't take the physiological laws of the skin seriously, right?