Pores reflect the function of your skin’s pilosebaceous units and collagen–elastin. When oil flow, congestion, and dermal resilience shift, pores become larger and more noticeable.
Pores are actually the openings of the pilosebaceous unit—the hair follicle and its attached oil (sebaceous) gland. When the follicle opening becomes more, pores look larger and become more visible.
Enlarged facial pores are caused by:
Other factors such as acne, chronic sun exposure, age, sex hormones, and genetic predisposition can also influence the appearance of enlarged pores
Most commonly:
A pore looks larger when its opening is more widened. This can happen when excess oil and congestion make the pore opening look more prominent. Aging and ongoing loss of collagen and elasticity act in the dermis reduces structural support and recoil around the pores, make pores look more stretched, especially on cheeks. Hence, treating enlarged pores typically requires a combination of decongestion and collagen remodelling for optimal results.
At The Skin Longevity Clinic, enlarged pores are treated as a skin longevity issue: we target sebum dynamics, inflammation, pigmentation risk and collagen quality for skin function.
These treatments clearing congestion and stimulating collagen formation to improve skin quality and reduce pores size.
1) Chemical peels
Useful for comedones, rough texture, and dullness contributing to pore visibility.
2) CO2 Fractional lasers
CO₂ fractional lasers have been showed to form microchannels of collagen in the skin to reduce pore size, increase skin firmness and reduce wrinkles.
4) Injectable biostimulators
Injectable biostimulators containing hyaluronic acid and polydeoxyribonucleotides (PDRN) are also evidence based for building collagen and rejuvenating skn for reduced pore size.
Because enlarged pores are not truly a cosmetic concern. Enlarged pores indicated disrupted sebum dynamics and reduced skin elasticity.
At The Skin Longevity Clinic, the approach for treating enlarged pores is centered around:
Enlarged pores the visible openings of the pilosebaceous units. Although the size of the pore openings are genetically determined, pores can look larger as we age due to reduced collagen and elastin support around the pore opening. Evidence based treatments to reduce the appearance of enlarged pores include chemical peels, fractional CO2 laser and injectable collagen biostimulator treatments.