Debbie Timberlake has been a practicing Clinical Aromatherapist for 18 years. For 5 years she was Aromatherapy Specialist at Champney's Health Resort and teaches Clinical Aromatherapy internationally. Having completed a BTEC qualification in Laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), and now with 5 years experience in this area, Debbie treats rosacea, acne, thread veins and pigmented skin lesions as well as carrying out laser and IPL hair removal. She also offers microdermabrasion and prescriptive facial treatments for both rejuvenation and to treat problem skins. Ms Timberlake is the IPL and Laser Practitioner at the London Day Surgery Centre (www.ldsc.co.uk).
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>I am a 22-year-old male and suffering from post-acne scars. There are about 10-12 scars and one or two acne breakouts. I tried creams for two months but found very little results. What would you suggest as I am feeling very low on confidence?
The first thing to do with an acne skin is to stop the spots occurring as this will only lead to further scarring. I recommend Nlite laser treatments (3 at 4 week intervals) to prevent further breakouts, then a skin peel to lessen the appearance of the scarring. Any deeper pitted scars could be treated by injecting a temporary filler such as Restylane, to fill them in to the depth of the surrounding skin. This lasts for around 6 months. A good skin regime will generally improve the appearance of the complexion and therefore remaining scarring is less noticeable.
