How long does it take to treat skin problems?

There is really no unified standard answer. It can be relieved in a few weeks in mild cases, but it may take three to five years or even longer in severe cases. It all depends on what problem you have, whether you have experienced skin care pitfalls, and whether you are obedient enough during conditioning.

Let’s talk about the most common minor problems first, such as redness during the change of seasons, a few sporadic acne breakouts, and two degrees of tanning. These are just temporary problems on the surface of the skin. If the deep barrier is not damaged, it can basically be restored in 2-4 weeks. Last month, I helped my sister treat the redness caused by her spring outing, so I stopped all cleaning products for her. I only used repairing essence and repairing cream every day, and applied sunscreen tightly. The redness was completely gone in just 20 days, and even the small spots caused by the sun were mostly faded.

If the problem is deeper, such as a face full of inflammatory acne, leaving patches of new acne marks, or a slight barrier damage that causes pain at every turn, then there is no need to rush. The 28-day epidermal metabolism cycle we often say is for healthy skin. The metabolism of problematic skin is inherently slow, so it takes 1-3 metabolic cycles to see significant improvement. A junior student in the club had been preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination for half a year. His face was covered with red and swollen acne. He went to the dermatology department and was prescribed topical and oral medications. He even gave up milk tea. It took almost two and a half months to get rid of the acne. It took another half a year for the acne marks to fade.

Some people must say, I see a lot of advertisements on the Internet that promote 7-day skin rejuvenation and 10-day microdermabrasion. Could it be that they are all fake? It’s not all true, but most of it is a stolen concept. Or it’s a project that only targets dull cuticles, such as a mild fruit acid peel to peel off old dead cuticles. It will indeed become much clearer in about a week, and it will look like you have changed your skin. However, if you have inflammatory acne, doing so will only make it worse. There are also products that claim to be able to suppress all acne and acne on the face with hormones in a few days. It is most likely that illegal glucocorticoids are added. The effect is astonishing when you first use it, but when you stop taking the medicine, your face will break out, turning a small problem into a big trouble.

If you have experienced many skin care pitfalls before, such as using hormone ointments indiscriminately, using Wechat whitening products with unknown ingredients for several years, and turning into a hormone face with repeated bad faces, or suffering from stubborn acne, deep pits, chloasma and other dermal problems for more than ten years, the conditioning cycle must be calculated on an annual basis. A few years ago, my sister bought a whitening kit from Wechat at a low price. After using it for more than two years, she became red, swollen and discharged yellow water. After she was diagnosed with hormone-dependent dermatitis, she went to the dermatology department no less than ten times. She even dared to use medical dressings prescribed by the doctor for skin care products. After three years of maintenance, she finally dared to use some mild foundation occasionally.

Really, when many people ask about the conditioning time, they all think about whether it can be faster. However, the skin's repair speed has its own rules. If you stay up late drinking milk tea while applying repair products, and apply acid to your face to exfoliate when you have nothing to do, no matter how good the conditioning plan is, it will be useless. It is common for problems that can be cured in a few weeks to drag on for half a year. To put it bluntly, skin care is always a slow process. As long as it takes you to damage your skin, you have to be prepared to spend several times the time to restore it. There is no rush.