How long does it take for skin problems to return to normal

There is really no unified standard. I have been a skin management guide for 6 years. I have seen people who stayed up late to break out acne and their redness subsided in 3 days, and I have also seen people who relied on hormones to adjust their facial hair for 3 years before it was completely stable. The span can be hundreds of times different.

This kind of physiological acne that occasionally occurs after staying up late at night, or temporary redness caused by the cold wind blowing from season to season, has no real damage to the skin barrier itself, just like catching a small cold. If the foundation is good, it can be quickly cured with a little care. Last month, I had a female client who was working on a project. She stayed up all night for 3 days in a row, and a red inflammatory acne broke out on her jawline. I stopped messing around, stopped all functional products and makeup, and only used amino acid cleansing + centella asiatica essence + mild moisturizing lotion every day. She even switched to a hard sunscreen wearing a mask and a hat. After just 7 days of daily care, there were only light brown acne marks left, which were basically invisible after makeup.

But this kind of good thing will only happen to people whose "problems have just emerged and whose skin has not been damaged at all." If you have been struggling for several years and have accumulated a lot of problems such as acne pits, repeated allergies, and hormone redness, don't expect to be solved in a few weeks. I met a 22-year-old female college student before. She started getting acne in high school. She applied high-concentration acid randomly, and also used many "acne removal creams" that were touted by Wechat merchants. When she came in, her whole face was swollen and shiny, and it hurt when she touched it. She said that she had been tricked by a small agency before, saying that her face could be changed in 28 days. However, she spent less than 20,000 yuan, but the acne got worse. I didn't give her the right answer at the time. I only said that she would follow the anti-inflammatory + barrier repair plan for 3 months and see how it went. She listened to the advice and neither randomly added products with whitening or anti-aging effects nor secretly tried online celebrity remedies. She did regular soothing treatments every month. In the fifth month, the redness was reduced by 80%, and the hard nodules were basically gone. Now after almost a year and a half, except for the occasional two small pimples after eating too spicy food, her skin is basically the same as normal.

Oh, by the way, many people on the Internet talk about the "skin's 28-day metabolic cycle", saying that no matter what skin problem it is, it can be corrected in 28 days. This is really deceiving - 28 days is just the renewal rate of healthy skin's surface layer of cuticles. If inflammation has damaged the dermis, or even caused damage such as hormone dependence and acne scars, the repair speed must be calculated on a quarterly or even annual basis. Some people think that a medical beauty treatment can be done in one step. Last month, a girl had just finished fractional laser treatment to remove acne marks. Then she went to the beach with her friends for a week without using any hard sunscreen. It was expected that the acne marks would disappear in 3 months. However, the acne marks gradually disappeared after almost half a year, which actually delayed the recovery progress.

In fact, there is really no need to ask "how long will it take to heal" every day? Find the right solution for you, don't do anything blindly, and go to bed early when you should avoid eating and drinking. The recovery speed will definitely be much faster than reading the anxious content of "Save a Bad Face in 7 Days" and randomly changing products every day.