Stephanie Wiegand, Owner
Bloom Advanced Aesthetics
870-432-9468
ACNE CLINIC
Your skin is as unique as you are.
That means it needs a personalized system that correctly addresses your concerns and the right products to bring out the healthiest, most glowing skin possible.
It’s hard to know where to start when it comes to clearing your skin. We know because we’ve been there, too. Stephanie Wiegand is a skincare specialist that will give you advice that is tailored to any skin concern you might have, choosing the right products based on your actual needs and lifestyle. We don’t believe in being pushy or suggesting things you don’t need and we’re pretty sure you don’t either. Our clear skin expert is on hand to help guide you towards your goals (so you can stop spending hours searching through Google).
ACNE TREATMENT
CONSULTATION ONLY
$50
Education is key when it comes to controlling your acne. During the consultation we will go over lifestyle choices that affect your skin such as diet, ingredients in products, stress, sleep, supplements and more. We will discuss your skin and acne type and the condition it is in. I will explain how and why my treatments work and how to properly use the acne products to insure your success to keeping your acne in control.
CONSULTATION WITH TREATMENT
125+
If you would like to come in for your consultation and get started on your treatments right away this is the treatment you would select. Please see Acne Consultation and Acne Treatments for details.
It typically takes about six treatments (seeing me every two weeks) over a three-month period of time to get you mostly to completely clear; significant results will be seen within six-eight weeks. After your acne is under control, you have to maintain your home-care regimen to keep your acne managed. Expect to pay approximately $150.00 for your first set of acne products at your first appointment. This will typically cover the first three months of product use.
ACNE TREATMENT
$95
The type of treatment will be determined at each appointment and will have a specific focus on what your skin needs at the time of your visit. Treatment may include:
Exfoliating Treatment – fights the bacteria inside the pores and removes dead skin build-up which allows better product penetration
Extractions – extract as much of the clogged pores that is ready which will help in healing
Cool & Calm treatment - this will help with inflammation and calm the skin after extractions
Hydration – it is important to hydrate the skin to keep it balanced
Sunblock - to protect the skin
ADD ON TO ANY TREATMENT
DIRECT HIGH FREQUENCY
$25
This provides benefits for those with acne prone type skin including Oily Congested and Combination Skin Types. By increasing skin metabolism, direct high frequency encourages healthy cell function and increases skin healing. This form of treatment promotes a natural cleansing and antibacterial action that helps treat existing acne and prevents the onset of new acne. Clients experiencing cystic acne will benefit greatly from the deep penetrating germicidal action of high frequency. The skin is left feeling instantly energized, firm, refreshed and noticeably softer - even after just one treatment.
The enriched oxygen molecules produced by high frequency machines are safe and have been proven to be effective in helping to heal and restore the skin's health.
ADD ON TO ANY TREATMENT
LED LIGHT THERAPY
$25
LED blue light therapy helps to kill the acne causing bacteria, reduce inflammation and provide a general rejuvenation effect on the skin. Usually, in the case of inflamed acne, topical products will bring down inflammation rather quickly. However, there are times when the skin needs a little more help in bringing down inflammation.
This is where LED can help.
The combination of blue, red and infrared lights in my LightStim panel get down to the core of the acne causing bacteria. The red lights help to reduce inflammation while at the same time, the blue lights help to kill the acne causing bacteria.
This add on will enhance your current acne treatment, and help to soothe the skin after receiving extractions.
ACNE 101
For most people, acne is an inherited condition of the pores. When someone is prone to acne, their pores clog with dead skin cells much faster than normal. Healthy pores shed about one layer of dead skin cells per day inside the pore, but acne-prone pores shed up to five layers of dead skin cells per day. The body just can’t keep up with keeping the pore clear. Technically, this is called “retention hyperkeratosis”–dead skin cells shedding more quickly than the pore can expel them.
HEALTHY PORE
As the dead skin cells begin to accumulate inside the pore, the cells become sticky and get stuck inside the pore and form a plug. Medically, this is called a “microcomedone“, which is essentially the precursor to all acne. As you can see in this picture, there are more dead skin cells shedding inside the pore.
FIRST STAGE OF ACNE
Hormonal fluctuations trigger more oil production inside the pore. Normally, this isn’t a problem because the dead skin cells don’t get trapped. But with acne prone-skin, when the dead skin cells shed more quickly and form a blockage, the perfect environment for the P. Acnes bacteria is created. The oil is a nutrient for the bacteria, so the bacteria proliferates. So you see, bacteria is not the “cause” of acne, it is the effect of too many dead skin cells. This is an important distinction to remember.
CLOSED COMEDONE - WHITEHEAD
Some people don’t get inflamed lesions, which are often inherited. If the dead skin cells and the oil that form the plug don’t become inflamed, the plug becomes a whitehead–a non-inflamed lesion under the skin, also called a “closed comedone“.
INFLAMMATORY PAPULE
As the oil and the dead skin cells build up, they put pressure on the cells surrounding the pore. With enough pressure, the sides of the pore rupture and the contents of the pore leak into the surrounding skin. Because this sebaceous material contains a lot of P. acnes bacteria, the surrounding skin now becomes infected, creating a red bump that we know as a pimple. The medical term for this red bump is an inflammatory papule.
INFLAMMATORY PUSTULE
This next drawing shows a pustule, which is different from a pimple only in that it contains white blood cells. When the immune system fights off the P. acnes infection, white blood cells, which are soldiers of the immune system, pile up and create pus in the pore.
NODULE OR CYST
Now another, deeper inflamed lesion can form called a nodule. It is a solid dome-shaped lesion that extends below the surface, deep into the layers of the skin. Scarring is common with nodules and can sometimes leave an impaction behind, which can flare again and again. When a group of pustules cluster together under the skin, they form a cyst. An acne cyst can appear similar to a nodule, but is pus-filled, and can have a diameter of 5mm or more across. They are usually very painful and scarring is common with cysts.
Conclusion
So you see, acne is primarily an inherited dead skin cell problem. Most acne, no matter what form it takes, starts with microcomedones. This means the solution lies in products that penetrate the pore and prevent dead skin cells from building up. That’s why your home care routine is so crucial. It’s all about preventing the microcomedones (the beginning of acne) from forming at all.
Courtesy of Face Reality Acne Clinic