How long does it take for skin problems to get better

There is no standard answer to the recovery cycle for treating skin problems. Mild acute problems can be significantly improved in 1 to 2 weeks, while severe chronic injuries may take 3 months to a year or even longer to stabilize. The core depends on the type and severity of your problem, as well as whether there are any pitfalls on the road to treatment.

A while ago, a girl in my department ate late-night snacks for a week and developed seven or eight red and inflammatory acne on her chin. She stopped using home remedies and stopped using heavy foundation. She simplified her skin care and applied an anti-inflammatory essence every day, and covered herself with sunscreen when going out. In less than 10 days, the acne was basically gone, with only a few faint red marks left. After half a month of applying light red essence, it was completely gone. This kind of acute and mild illness that has just appeared naturally recovers quickly.

But if you are dealing with a chronic problem that has lasted for anywhere from a few months to several years, you may not be so lucky. I met a girl in an offline skin care salon before. She used the "Seven Days Whitening" Wechat Cream sold on WeChat Moments for three years. Later, her face became red and itchy at every turn, and even the cold wind stung. She went to the hospital to find out that she had hormone-dependent dermatitis. The doctor said that her skin barrier was as rotten as a leaky sieve. She had to survive the acne breakout period of hormone withdrawal, and then slowly rebuild the skin barrier. It took almost nine months, but her face finally stopped getting angry when the seasons changed.

There are quite two opinions on this matter on the Internet. One is to advocate "skin rejuvenation in 7 days and lightening in 10 days." Anyone who dares to say this is basically unkind. Either they add hormones and high-concentration peeling ingredients to forcibly peel off the stratum corneum in a short period of time. The skin looks white and tender, but in fact the foundation has been damaged and rebounds later. The face will rot faster than anything else; there is another kind of selling anxiety, saying that "skin care treatments take at least three or four years to be effective", which is too exaggerated. The metabolic cycle of normal skin is 28 days. As long as you find the right direction and don't act blindly, you can see a clear trend for the better in 2 to 3 metabolic cycles for most problems. You don't have to worry about whether it is ineffective in front of the mirror every day.

Speaking of which, I went to the beach before and didn’t wear sunscreen. I got two very obvious sun spots on my cheekbones. At first, I followed the trend of high-concentration acids and then used strong medicines and whitening essences. After half a year, the spots became more obvious. Later, I stopped using the strong medicines and had to go out every day. Wear sunscreen and a hat, go for low-energy photorejuvenation once a month, and usually use a mild vitamin C derivative essence. In 4 months, the spots will fade to the point where they are completely invisible due to social distance. If I hadn’t taken that half-year detour at the beginning, it would probably be two months faster.

In fact, this is almost the same as getting sick. If you catch a cold, drink more hot water for two or three days and you can be active and active. If it turns into pneumonia, you will have to be hospitalized for ten and a half months at least and take a long time to recover. The same is true for your skin. It has its own metabolic rhythm, and you can’t rush it, and you can’t add extra burden to it by blindly using things just for the sake of speed. If you really want to worry about how long it will take to get better, it is better to find a professional to figure out where your skin problem is, and avoid pitfalls, which is worse than anything else.