Hello doctor,I had acne for some time during school period and now have scares from the acne. The scarring left enlarged pores as well. The pores have whiteheads, and my nose has a lot of blackheads as well. My skin is oily in some places like the nose but dry around the cheeks. I was wondering what I should do to get rid off the whiteheads as well as reduce the number of enlarged pores. What treatment should I follow to get rid off the blackheads? I have already used many face washes with blackhead erasing ability, but none of them worked.
Hello. I have gone through your case. The best treatment for acne scar is CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser. No cream will benefit you for the scar. For shiny skin, apply Vitamin C serum at night. For blackhead apply adapalene gel only on blackhead and whitehead with a toothpick in the minimal amount on lesion at night for 20 minutes only. If you take too much, you will have a burning sensation.