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My Pores Are Really Large and my Skin Thick. Can I Really Fix This?
Is there anything I can do about this? I'm becoming so self conscious. I have to load on the makeup to "fill" in the pores. Then they get blocked because I still have very oily skin. This also seems to make them larger. Is there anything that will help or is this skin something I just have to accept and cover with makeup for the rest of my life?
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notamy1977
in new york
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Treatment of large pores
I have found over two decades of treating facial imperfections including acne scars that pore size is a condition that may or may not improve with any resurfacing but of all treatments, more of my patients have had improvement with Fraxel Restore laser resurfacing than with chemical peels, microdermabrasion, dermabrasion, carbon dioxide laser ablative and non-fractional or fractional. Multiple sessions are needed and done a few weeks apart. Realize that pores will always...
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