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Acne Toronto- Adult Acne

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Acne Toronto- Adult Acne

Three out of five adults experience adult acne.
There is nothing more frustrating than reaching adulthood and suddenly having to deal with acne breakouts.
What is adult acne?
Adult acne is similar to regular teenage acne in that hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells. It often causes whiteheads, blackheads or pimples, and usually appears on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders. Women may experience breakouts during their menstrual cycle.
There are many factors that can cause adult acne such as: hormones, diet, skin care products, stress, and medications. All or just one may trigger adult acne.
Is there any solution to adult acne?
Top priority is a proper skin care regime. This includes chemical peels to combat existing active adult acne and future breakouts.
Chemical peels that contain salicylic acid, glycolic or alpha-hydroxy acid can unclog hair follicles and remove trapped dead cells from skin and target adult acne. Chemical peels can be done every 3-6 weeks depending on the strength of the peel. Chemical peels help to exfoliate and trigger new skin growth resulting in improved skin texture.
Skin care products that prolong the results of a chemical peel are essential at keeping adult acne at bay. Gentle exfoliators such as Lasting Looks Clinic “Daily Clarifying Lotion” are gentle enough to not agitate the skin but are effective in removing the outer layers of dead skin cells.
Visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto today to see our products and services that can help treat your adult acne today!

Acne Toronto & Cell Phones

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acne and cell phones

Whether it’s hormonal, stress related or bacteria related, there are many causes of acne.

Recently we have been seeing more and more patients with acne being aggravated by cell phones and facial threading.

Cell phones are generally held up against your cheek and jaw area. Cell phones pick up bacteria from hands as well as unclean surfaces. A bacterium is then transferred to facial area causing an outbreak.

A method of hair removal called threading is also another culprit of the spread of acne. Threading involves pulling the hair out of the skin by snagging it with a thread.

When hair is being pulled out in various directions it disturbs the normal follicle alignment.  When this happens the natural sebum in the skin cannot get through the misaligned pores and follicles, and causes blockages in the skin thus leading to acne. After threading the occurrence acne may be more prevalent on the cheek area or jaw line area as well.

Regardless of the cause of your acne Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto can offer you the appropriate treatments like chemical peels and laser not only to reduce and clear your acne,  but also provide you with a skin regimen to prevent future acne breakouts.

IPL Treatments And Acne Scars

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Acne Scars and IPL Treatments, IPL treatments Toronto

Intense Pulsed Light treatments are a non-invasive, and a non-abrasive option for anyone who wishes to improve acne scars as well as sun damage and broken capillaries.

No anesthesia is required beyond a mild cooling gel. The side effects from Photo Facials are rare, although there is some redness in the treated area that returns to normal.

Who Should Use IPL

Intense Pulsed Light treatments are recommended for anyone other than darker skinned individuals,

IPL is not recommended for darker skinned people as they may experience hyperpigmentation as well as acne patients who are on the medication Accutane.

For those who wish to improve the texture as well as the pigmentation , IPL can be combined with a more intensive peels such as a glycolic acid peels or vitamin A peels such as the Perfect Peel.

Whether you suffer from active inflammatory acne, scars, and sun damage, PL treatment is a safe, non-surgical method for significantly improving the condition of your skin.

IPL Toronto & Acne

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Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is having good results with inflammatory Acne

Ipl or Photo Facial targets the bacteria in the skin as well as the sebaceous glands thus giving a good result for active acne.

Besides clearing active acne it works great on pre- existing acne scarring as well

The small dented areas of acne scarring can also have discoloration such as redness etc and hyper pigmented areas which IPL will target , therefore achieving a double result..

At Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto, we treat various forms of acne and acne scarring. We also offer complimentary one on one consultation.  For more information on IPL in Toronto, visit: https://www.lastinglooks.ca/photofacial-ipl-toronto/

Chemical Peels Toronto-For Acne??

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Acne

If you are suffering from acne then a clinical peel or chemical peel is probably your best treatment option. People of all ages, ethnicities and skin types can benefit from a customized peel from Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.

Chemical peels vary in strength and type depending on the type of acne and type of skin.

We take into consideration such things as lifestyle, work as well as the amount of social downtime that you have available when we are determining the type of peel we will perform on your acne.

An acne peel as well as selective home care products is part of your individualized treatment plan from Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.

The peel we choose to treat your acne can significantly improve your skin after the very first treatment.

Generally we can perform peels on your acne skin anywhere from 10 days to 3 weeks apart depending on the type and strength of peel being used.

The amount of peeling also varies by the type of peel chosen. This can be anywhere from very little to significant peeling. Acne Peels can help to re-texture the skin leaving it much smoother and more even in color and most importantly it will lessen your breakouts.

 

Chemical Peel Toronto & Pyruvic Acid

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Pyruvic Acid Peel

At Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto we perform a Chemical Peel that uses Pyruvic Acid as one of its main ingredients. Pyruvic Acid is a naturally occurring acid that is usually derived from apples or honey.

What makes a Pyruvic Acid peel different from other Chemical Peels is that they can penetrate the skin to its mid layers very easily. Pyruvic Acid Chemical Peels are very effective in treating more lined and aged skin or a thicker skin or sun-damaged skin such as actinic keratosis.

With a Pyruvic Acid Chemical Peel from Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto your skin will be less wrinkled, brighter and have better tone with very little downtime.

Chemical Peels Toronto & Jessner Peels 

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Jessners Peels

For more than 15 years Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto has provided Jessners Peels to its patients.

Jessner Peels are Chemical Peels that use a combination of different acids to improve skin tone, texture, mild acne, dullness, mild to moderate scarring and pigmentation.

In a Jessner Chemical Peel the combination of acids that is used is usually Salicylic, Lactic, Citric, Malic and Glycolic Peels in different strengths as well as other chemical peel ingredients making it a stand out in its effectiveness.

We provide Jessners Chemical Peels in various strengths for different skin problems. We can treat you with peels from the mildest strengths with little to no social downtime to stronger peels that require one week of downtime depending on the issue with your skin. Lasting Looks Clinic to learn more.

Chemical Peels Toronto & Aging Skin

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Ways to Age Your Skin

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, so it takes a lot of abuse. You put your skin at risk when you leave it unprotected outdoors or in settings that are environmentally risky.
Here’s what not to do if you want to preserve your skin.

Skimp on Sunscreen

Your sunscreen probably isn’t shielding you from sun damage because most of us don’t apply the recommended sunblock with ZINC. If you’re going to be outside, always wear protective clothing and a wide-brimmed hat, seek the shade, & wear sunblock. Or else you can cause just a few of the common noticeable signs of aging Wrinkles, and Brown Spots (pigmentation). Lather up and protect your skin!

Smoke

You know about the health risks of smoking, but did you know that smoking could also lead to wrinkles? Study after study shows how extensively smoking ages the skin. It does a lot of what the sun does. It just does it inside the body instead of outside

Smoking also yellows the skin, interferes with its blood supply, and slows wound healing. So we suggest doing a microdermabrasion or  chemical peels to exfoliate those dead skin cells and rejuvenate your skin.

Scrub Your Skin

Washing your face is a good idea. Scrubbing it isn’t. Scrubbing can be very irritating to the skin, A lot of times, people who have acne will feel like they have to scrub the skin to make it better, but that can actually worsen the acne. Use peels to exfoliate your skin.

Pop Your Pimples

Control any sudden urge to pop a pimple. Picking can actually make the acne worse and lead to permanent acne scarring. Instead of popping pimples, try a salicylic acid peel

Stress Out

It’s not your imagination. Stress really does show in your skin. It’s not well understood, but it’s clear that stress makes many skin conditions worse. It can cause wrinkles. Sometimes too deep that botox isn’t the answer you may need Juvederm Filler. Stress can cause flare-ups of psoriasis and rosacea as well as acne. Photo Facial (IPL) is recommended to treat these conditions.

Overeat

When you gain a lot of weight, your skin has to stretch to accommodate your new girth. Lose the weight and you’ll be left with flabby, saggy skin. Ultherapy is a non-surgical facelift that uses ultrasound technology to tighten and tone the face, neck, and décolleté.

The Perfect Peel Toronto

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The Perfect Peel

The Perfect Peel at Lasting Looks in Toronto is a professional medical strength Chemical Peel that in one word is just that “PERFECT”! The Perfect peel is new type of Chemical Peel being offered at our clinic.

What makes the Perfect Peel the ideal Chemical Peel is that it uses a very unique combination of acids as well as a key ingredient that has never been used before in any chemical peel-GLUTATHIONE. Glutathione is the ultimate anti –oxidant and is known for its ability to prevent cellular damage by free radicals and peroxides.

Glutathione has been proven to reverse the melanin’s metabolism. What this means is that it turns hyper (darker) pigmented areas into lighter more even pigmentation. Glutathione and the other chemical ingredients in the PERFECT PEEL result in a brighter clearer less sallow complexion. As far as Chemical peels go the Perfect Peel at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto is amazing.

The Perfect Peel at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto is classified as a Jessner peel. Within a few days of having the Perfect Peel Chemical Peel you will experience peeling of the skin which will continue anywhere from 3-6 days. Generally in one week from the day of your Perfect Peel your skin will be glowing, brighter, have more refined pores and even color with melasma and pigmentation diminishing as well as a reduction in scarring.

The best part of the Perfect Peel at Lasting Looks in Toronto is that in the next few weeks your skin continues to improve and become less sallow and brighter. The Perfect Peel can be repeated at the 3-week mark, depending on the individual treatment plan designed for you. So if you want clearer, healthy, brighter and lighter skin as well as improved tone, texture, pore size and reduced marks and scarring the Perfect Peel is the ideal Chemical Peel for you to have.

Microdermabrasion Toronto Versus Chemical Peel

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Microdermabrasion

Mechanical Versus Liquid

Microdermabrasion is one of the most popular services done Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto. It is an electronic form of mechanical exfoliation that uses micro-crystals or crushed diamonds to essentially “sand” the surface of the skin.  It also utilizes strong suction which helps remove even more dead cells and debris. The suction also gives a temporary plumping effect to the skin.

It is imperative that you disclose your health history, as well as what medications you have taken recently or are currently taking.  Certain skin conditions like rosacea or broken capillaries are also contraindicated.  Our specialists will review your history and analyze your skin, and decide if Microdermabrasion is appropriate for you.

Our gentle lactic acid peel or milk enzyme chemical peels would be more suitable for the sensitive skin types