Breakouts do not stop after the teenage years. Acne can be uncomfortable, sometimes painful, and it often wears on how you feel about yourself. The board-certified dermatologists at Soine Dermatology & Aesthetics provide professional acne treatments in Hammond based on your skin type and the severity of your case. Our options run from prescription therapy through advanced broadband light laser services, all aimed at clearing your skin and keeping new breakouts from forming.
Acne begins inside the hair follicle. Sebaceous glands make sebum, an oil that travels up the hair shaft and keeps skin moisturized. Trouble starts when too much sebum mixes with shed skin cells and plugs the follicle opening. Propionibacterium acnes bacteria thrive inside that plug and multiply quickly. The inflammation that follows shows up on the surface as pimples, pustules, nodules, and cysts.
Cases vary widely. Mild comedonal acne brings blackheads and whiteheads. Severe cystic acne brings deep nodules that hurt. Our Hammond acne treatment team identifies which type you have and what sets it off before building your plan.
Prescription therapy works on the causes directly. Retinoids applied to the skin clear plugged pores, calm inflammation, and stop new lesions from forming. Topical antibiotics such as clindamycin reduce bacteria on the surface. Benzoyl peroxide kills bacteria and strips away extra oil. When acne reaches moderate or severe levels, oral antibiotics lower bacteria counts and inflammation throughout the body.
Women whose breakouts track with their cycle often respond to hormonal therapy, including spironolactone and certain birth control pills. Isotretinoin is a strong oral retinoid reserved for severe cystic acne that has not improved on other treatments. Your dermatologist tracks how you respond and adjusts the regimen as your skin clears.
BBL Forever Clear runs a three-step sequence of blue, yellow, and infrared light energy. Blue light destroys the bacteria behind acne, yellow light calms redness and inflammation, and infrared light supports the skin’s own healing response. Patients in Hammond get broadband light laser services, speeding up skin clearing and keeping new breakouts from forming.
Treatments are scheduled as a series, with visits set one to two weeks apart. A session runs about 15 to 20 minutes, and you can return to your day right after. You may feel mild warmth on the skin, though the built-in cooling keeps the experience comfortable. Improvement is often visible within the first few sessions and continues as the series goes on.
AviClear offers a second advanced route for moderate to severe acne. The laser is FDA-cleared and works by acting on sebaceous glands to cut oil output at the source. Our Hammond acne treatment specialists deliver the standard course of three sessions roughly four weeks apart, and results continue well after the final visit.
Soine Dermatology & Aesthetics pairs medical training with current technology to deliver acne results that hold. Our dermatologists are board-certified and design each plan around what your skin is actually doing, whether that is an occasional flare or long-running cystic acne. Evidence-based treatment and attentive care come standard at every visit.
Contact our Hammond acne treatment specialists at 985-400-5551 or book your visit online.