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Acne can be traumatic at any age. But the good news is some acne can be cleared up with a common facial treatment.
Teenagers like Jordan Spallas are bombarded with beautiful images every day. "It's hard going to school and having like my face just not clear."
Jordan tried everything from face washes to over the counter acne medications to clear her skin. "I think it was about a year maybe of just going through different things until I actually found something like this."
Jordan found a beta hydroxy chemical peel which penetrates deep into the skin's pores.
Julie Anderson, R.N.: "When that happens, it allows new skin cells to be developed and uh, usually kills, kills the bacteria that causes the acne breakouts."
Registerd Nurse Julie Anderson says the whole in-office process takes about five minutes. She cleans the face. Then, she puts the acid preparation on the patient's skin for about three minutes. Then it's washed off.
Jordan Spallas "A couple days after it will start peeling and so all the dead skin on top of your face will just like go away so your face is a lot smoother."
Anderson says some over the counter products contain the same acid but it's only about two percent compared to the thirty percent they use. Either way, she cautions it's not a "quick fix."
Julie Anderson, R.N.: "They want to come in and have the treatment and the next day they want to be fine. But it takes some time."
While each case is different, some take up to a year to clear.
Jordan Spallas: "It feels good now to just like I can go to high school now and I can just feel like my skin is clear and people aren't just like staring."
You don't have to be a teenager to benefit from the peels. They'll work for most people with mild acne. Chemical peels start at around seventy five dollars and Anderson recommends you get them about once a month at your doctor's office.
Patrick Nolan
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