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 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Acne is a problem written all over your face. Now, there's a new way to fight it, and it's helping patients achieve immediate, satisfying results.
Rebecca Midkiff didn't get acne until her twenties. But once she got it, it was so bad she constantly worried about what she would see in the mirror. Medicines and creams weren't working for her, and the lesions were so painful, she ended up at the doctor.
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 "I didn't feel beautiful for the last five years. I can't remember a time when I had clear skin," Midkiff says. "I definitely lost hope. I thought I don't get to have my face back."
When help finally arrived, it came in the form of a breakthrough system recently approved by the FDA to battle acne. It's called the PPX Pore Cleasning Acne Treatment. This system gently vacuums the skin as a broadband light zaps away impurities.
"It actually uses suction to suck up the skin, and in the process, it empties the oil gland of its oil," says Dale Isaacson, M.D., a dermatologist at D.C. Derm Docs in Washington, D.C.
 According to Dr. Isaacson, 85 percent of participants treated with the system in a clinical trial had clearer skin afterwards. "It can give dramatic and immediate improvement," he says. "It can give long- lasting improvement, and it works in almost 70 percent of the population that don't respond to conventional therapies."
Most patients need five treatments, two weeks apart, plus one maintenance visit three months later. It's pain-free, takes about 30 minutes per session, and the results last a year or more.
"Even after the first treatment, I noticed the scarring on my cheeks were going away," Midkiff says.
Experts say people with darker skin need to be careful with this process, because it can lighten the skin's pigment. But for most people there are no side effects. The cost is about $300 per treatment.
After two treatments, Midkiff is already noticing a difference -- on her face and her self-esteem. "I think I'm getting better. I think I'm going to look like me soon," she says.
This article was reported by Ivanhoe.com, which offers Medical Alerts by e-mail every day of the week. To subscribe, click on: http://www.ivanhoe.com/newsalert/.
If you would like more information, please contact:
Dale Isaacson, M.D., and Marilyn Berzin, M.D.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 822-9591
http://www.dcdermdocs.com
info@dcdermdocs.com
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