With the rise of social media selfies and a greater emphasis on the appearance of flawless skin (thanks to all those filters and easy-to-use photo editing apps), it’s becoming increasingly common to believe visible pores are a problem. In reality, pores are a natural aspect of healthy skin and we shouldn’t strive to be “pore-free”—it’s impossible after all. However, enlarged pores do occur and they can certainly cause aesthetic concerns. Discover what factors can impact pore size and how your skin care routine can support pore health while minimizing the appearance of enlarged pores when they do crop up.
Before we launch into the top factors impacting pore size, it might be useful to clarify what “enlarged pores” means. Know that there is no threshold that determines your pores are officially “enlarged.” Instead, your natural pore size is the baseline. It can be difficult to know for sure what may be normal or enlarged for you if your pores have been bothering you for some time, so seeking the advice of a dermatologist or treatment professional may help to clarify.
They may note treatments for skin concerns that could be causing your pores to be more visible, even if they aren’t necessarily enlarged.
Regarding what causes large pores, generally speaking, there are just a handful of factors, but the following five tend to have the most impact and will determine what aesthetic treatment may be best for you.
Knowing which one of the above-listed factors is most contributing to your pore problem is an important step to finding the right treatment to support your skin health, but a reality check might also be in order. Signing up for a treatment plan isn’t like waving a magic wand, because it might just be that your skin has naturally larger pores—and that’s a good thing! Pores do a lot of heavy lifting to maintain skin health after all. With the right skin care regimen, you can clean and firm up skin, helping to return pores to their natural size.
In addition to utilizing quality skin care that supports skin’s natural collagen and elastin production levels and healthy skin cell renewal, as well as ensuring you properly apply—and reapply—sunscreen year-round, there are two key aesthetic treatments that could help you to reduce the appearance of enlarged pores: facial rejuvenation and skin resurfacing treatments.
Facial rejuvenation treatments via Venus Glow™ offer a three-in-one approach to deep-clean pores and stimulate skin health for those experiencing oily skin, blackheads, or a loss in skin hydration resulting in enlarged pores. Featuring a vacuum, rotating tip, and two ultra-fine jet streams of purified water, Venus Glow™ treatments begin by gently pulling skin upward, utilizing gentle suction and the jet streams to open up and deep-clean pores, flushing out dirt, debris, and excess sebum. At the same time, the rotating tip micro-massages skin while evenly spreading the purified water. Using this three-in-one approach, facial rejuvenation treatments improve the appearance of enlarged pores by removing impurities, improving skin hydration, and increasing circulation in the treated area, which helps to promote healthy skin cell renewal for an overall improvement in skin texture and tone. Venus Glow™ treatments may be used alone or as a complementary treatment to any customized pore-refining aesthetic treatment plan.
For patients experiencing enlarged pores as a result of collagen and elastin degradation—whether that be due to sun exposure or age—skin resurfacing treatments utilizing advanced NanoFractional Radio Frequency (RF) technology may offer an effective non-surgical aesthetic solution to improve and support skin elasticity. Offering your treatment provider optimal control to customize treatments to suit your unique needs, these skin resurfacing treatments utilize tiny pins that deliver thermal (heat) energy deep below the skin’s surface. Through the creation of tiny micro-dermal wounds and heat delivery, treatments spur skin’s natural collagen and elastin production levels alongside healthy skin cell renewal to effectively repair skin. The result is naturally healthier, firmer-looking skin and a visible improvement in the appearance of enlarged pores.
The best approach to minimizing the appearance of enlarged pores is to seek out an aesthetic treatment plan that is customized to meet your skin’s needs and incorporates long-term skin care essentials alongside aesthetic treatments for optimal results. Find your perfect plan today by locating a certified treatment professional near you using the search field below.
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Venus Versa™ has CE Mark as a multi-application device intended to be used in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. The SR515 and SR580 applicators have CE Mark for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions and treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions. The HR650/HR650XL and HR690/HR690XL applicators have CE Mark for the removal of unwanted hair and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The AC Dual applicator has CE Mark for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The DiamondPolar™ applicator has CE Mark for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The OctiPolar™ applicator on the Venus Versa™ system has CE Mark for temporary body contouring via skin tightening, circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction. The NanoFractional RF™ (Viva) applicator has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin.
NeoGraft® 2.0 has CE Mark with indication for use in suction-assisted follicular extraction and re-implantation for males and females.
ARTAS iX™ has CE Mark with indication for use for harvesting hair follicles from the scalp in men diagnosed with androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) who have black or brown straight hair. ARTAS iX™ is intended to assist physicians in identifying and extracting hair follicular units from the scalp during hair transplantation; creating recipient sites; and implanting harvested hair follicles.
Venus Epileve™ has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types. Venus Epileve™ is also CE-Marked for hirsutism.
Venus Legacy™ has CE Mark for the temporary increase of skin tightening, circumferential reduction, cellulite reduction, and wrinkle reduction.
Venus Velocity™ has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types.
Venus Viva™ has CE Mark for the use in dermatologic and general surgical procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin, and the treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV with the DiamondPolar™ applicator.
Venus Freeze Plus™ has CE Mark for treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides using the DiamondPolar™ applicator, and CE Mark for the treatment of cellulite reduction, increase of skin tightening, and temporary circumferential reduction on the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Freeze™ has CE Mark for treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides using the DiamondPolar™ applicator, and CE Mark for the treatment of cellulite reduction, increase of skin tightening, and temporary circumferential reduction on the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Glow™ provides a dermal rejuvenation treatment that works to open up and deep-clean pores. Venus Concept is the exclusive distributor for Venus Glow™.
Venus Bliss™ has CE Mark for addressing aspects related to body contouring, such as fat reduction and circumferential reduction, temporary increase of skin tightening and temporary cellulite reduction.
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