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Pores Joining to Make Lines? (photo)

Hi, what can be done to remedy the lines that are forming on my face. I am pretty sure they are from my larger pores joining together...

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Stillloved
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Facial lines

Hi Stillloved You may want to consider Fx or fractional CO2 resurfacing to help with those fine lines and pores. This is a very effective and safe technique with rapid healing. I would couple this with broad spectrum photostable sunscreen and other topicals that help replenish collagen such as retinoids like retin-A and retinol, anti-oxidants and peptides.
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These are wrinkles, but you have large pores too.

From what I can tell in this photo, you do have large pores but the lines are wrinkles which have formed in the natural skin tension lines. This occures with aging from loss of fat, bone, collagen and elastic tissue. Large pores are really more your skin "type" as some people just get larger pores. There are several ways to address these issues. First of all, get on a good skin care regimen, one that helps build collagen. This includes a retinoid (like Renova, Retin A, Tazorac, and many... more

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Thank you so much for your input!! I looked up fraxel and fractional co2 and am having a hard time seeing if they are brand names or types of lasers. Cld u shed a little light perhaps??

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