Healthium Clinics Limited

Acne Case Study

A 28-year-old female patient presented to the clinic, explaining she has been suffering from acne, combination skin (dryness and oily skin), and red pigmentation around the chin, jaw and nose. Her end-of-treatment goals consisted of managing her acne, minimising redness and hydrating the dry skin areas of her face. The Healthium Clinics team assessed her skin and concluded the following; 

Patient Skin Assessment: 

• Fair
• Light
• Fine skin
• Dehydrated
• Inflamed
• Macular scarring around the cheeks, jaw and chin. 

Pigment Damage indicated from: 

• Macular, post-acne. 

Acne Type: II 

Lesion Count: 

• None at present

Lesions identified: 

• Open Comedones – Yes, chin
• Closed Comedones – Yes, nose and chin
• Papules – yes, prone on the chin and jaw. 

Sensitivity: Reactive – High colour skin. 

Telangiectasia: Mild

Wrinkle: Mild

Elastosis: Mild

Photo Damage (pigmentation): Acne 

The team prescribed a course of 6 treatments conducted every 2 – 4 weeks, a combination of Noon Chemical Peel and Micro-needling. 

Micro-needling prescribed (total of two sessions): 

Face Region

Needle Depth (mm)

Oscillation Speed

1. Forehead

0.2

3

2. Chin & Jawline

0.3

3

3. Cheeks

0.3

3

4. Peri-orbital

0.2

3

5. Nose

0.3

3

6. Peri-oral

0.3

3

Noon Chemical Peel Prescribed (total of 3 sessions): 

OSNT(Ac.) (Oily, Sensitive, Non-pigmented, Tight (Acne Type)) Papulopustulosa (mild treatment), 

In Clinic Procedure Prescribed: 

1. C Cleanser Foam
2. Pre-Peel conditioner
3. G-peel 50 Nano: Apply for 2-3 minutes – Do not wash off. 
4. Peel Neutraliser
5. Wash off
6. ThermoGel (7-10 min.)
7. Remove with damp cloth
8. Comedones Extraction
AcNo Complex Ampoule (recommended to use full ampoule with Electroporation device)
9. MediClay Mask (15 min)
10. S-Peel 20 (thin layer- do not wash off, leave on for a minimum of 6 hours)
11. Brush & Go (Personal Use)

Home Care Prescribed: 

• C Cleanser Foam
  • Directions for Use:
    Apply to the face with water up to twice a day and thoroughly wash the face.
• Lacto-10 
  • Directions for Use:
    Apply a thin layer on the face and neck up to twice a day, or as instructed by a skincare specialist
  • Active Ingredients:
    Lactic Acid 10%
    pH 3.5
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• AcNo Solution Complex Ampoule
  • Directions for Use:
    Break the plastic cover on the tip of the ampoule, leaving the applicator exposed. Squeeze out several drops of the ampoule and apply onto the face and neck up to twice a day, or as instructed by a skincare specialist.
• Double fight
  • Directions for Use:
    Apply a thin layer of Intensive Hydrogel (A) and then a thin layer of Azelaic 20 (B) onto the skin up to twice a day, or as instructed by a skincare specialist. During the daytime, 
  • The active ingredients used in Double Fight are:
  • Tube A: 10% Lactic Acid and 2% Salicylic Acid – ingredients which have a peeling effect and contribute to smooth skin and rapid healing of blemishes. 100% Natural Salicylic Acid, used in Double Fight, has powerful anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties which are ideal to purify and soothe problematic skin.
     
  • Tube B: 20% Azelaic Acid – Azelaic Acid is known to kill bacteria, treat brown marks and reduce the concentration of the hormone responsible for oil secretion from the skin. It also acts as a good peeling agent that helps skin rejuvenation. The use of Azelaic Acid does not allow the bacteria involved in the development of pimples to develop resistance! After long periods of effective use its efficiency even exceeds antibiotic preparations.
     
  • Tube B: 5% Alpha Arbutin – Alpha Arbutin treats the brown-purple marks that remain following pimples in dark skin and prevents the development of brown marks in healing pimples.

Post Treatment Assessment: 

A clear reduction can be seen in the following areas: 

Acne breakouts reduced

Redness reduced

The skin has rejuvenated elasticity and hydration.

Skin is visually brighter

The texture of the skin is visibly more consistent and smoother. 

The patient feels that their acne is now manageable and is experiencing rare occasions of mild breakouts, as opposed to moderate to severe breakouts that the patient had been experience prior to treatment. 

“I must say it was a wonderful experience. The Healthium Clinics team performed the treatment professionally, and my skin felt soft and looked radiant afterward. I really appreciated how they took the time to explain how to care for my skin post-treatment and offered some great advice that has been really helpful. I'm very pleased with the results!”- Patient review from Doctify (completed on clinic tablet)

Rosanne Joseph-Anthony