{"id":13518,"date":"2022-10-02T11:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T11:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/?p=13518"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:40:43","slug":"genis-por-gozenek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/genis-por-gozenek\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Pores (Pore Enlargement)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What are pores?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Pores are the areas where our oil glands open onto the surface of the skin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The sebum produced by the oil glands is essential for the skin barrier and provides protection against environmental factors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In other words, pores are crucial for proper skin function and a healthy skin barrier. Therefore, completely getting rid of pores is not possible. It&#8217;s important not to believe individuals or products that promise to eliminate pores entirely. This is a significant point because having healthy skin doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean having flawless skin!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Why do they enlarge?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Intense sebum production (often genetic)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Loss of elasticity around the pores (often age-related)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Inadequate cleansing; Accumulation of oil, dirt, and dead skin cells can cause them to appear larger.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>While it&#8217;s not possible to completely eliminate enlarged pores, I will share recommendations and treatment options to minimize their appearance in my next article.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Cleansing &#8211; Twice a day<\/li>\r\n<li>Excessive cleansing can paradoxically lead to increased sebum production!<\/li>\r\n<li>Don&#8217;t skip the toner step.<\/li>\r\n<li>Non-comedogenic moisturizer: Prevents TEWL (Transepidermal Water Loss) and excessive sebum production.<\/li>\r\n<li>Non-comedogenic sunscreen: Protecting the skin against sun damage means less collagen breakdown and tighter skin.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Topical treatments<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Salicylic acid: A lipid-soluble BHA that is effective in pore cleansing and tightening.<\/li>\r\n<li>Glycolic acid: Triggers exfoliation in the superficial layer.<\/li>\r\n<li>Niacinamide: Balances sebum production.<\/li>\r\n<li>Retinoids: Clears surface dead cells in the short term.<\/li>\r\n<li>Stimulates collagen production for long-term skin tightening.<\/li>\r\n<li>Azelaic acid: Reduces dead skin cells.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tto (Tea tree oil) and green tea: Reduce sebum production. They have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Oral treatments<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Vitamin A: Reduces the size and activity of oil glands.<\/li>\r\n<li>Anti-androgenic treatments<\/li>\r\n<li>Non-invasive procedures: Approaches that increase collagen production, tighten the skin, and have skin-rejuvenating properties.<\/li>\r\n<li>Laser treatments<\/li>\r\n<li>Microneedling (Dermaroller\/ Dermapen)<\/li>\r\n<li>Collagen injections<\/li>\r\n<li>Mesotherapy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pores are the areas where our oil glands open onto the surface of the skin.<br \/>\nThe sebum produced by the oil glands is essential for the skin barrier and provides protection against environmental factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13518"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13890,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13518\/revisions\/13890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drgozdecosar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}