Can photorejuvenation remove blackheads?
Disease description:
I have many blackheads on both sides of my nose. A friend told me that photorejuvenation (intense pulsed light, or IPL) can be used to treat them—so I’d like to ask: Can photorejuvenation effectively remove blackheads?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Liu Yong
Photorejuvenation can effectively remove blackheads. This treatment primarily uses specific wavelengths of colored light directed onto the skin to inhibit melanin production, stimulate collagen regeneration, and repair abnormal blood vessels. Without damaging normal skin tissue or cells, photorejuvenation selectively destroys and breaks down dilated blood vessels and pigment clusters, thereby achieving effective blackhead removal and pore minimization.
