As you go through the process of achieving clear skin you may need to come in for office treatments every few weeks.  (If your skin needs pre-treatment prep, then you may need to come in weekly for a short time.) The reasons for having office treatments are four-fold:

During the office visit we assess your home care regimen. We may change how you use your home care to make sure you stay ahead of your acne's ability to adapt to products. We also want to check and make sure that your home care is not too strong and irritating. We want to achieve that balance between getting you clear as fast as possible without irritating and dehydrating your skin.

Treatments are typically performed until your skin clears. Usually that takes anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks, or a little longer for non-inflammatory type adult or body acne.  

Diet coaching - In addition to office treatments and home care monitoring, consideration is given to what may be causing your breakouts, such as food sensitivities, stress or hormonal factors.   Nutritional issues have been shown to affect acne in negative and also positive ways.  (For example, there is new research regarding bio-identical hormones in cow’s milk and humans.)  Therefore, it is essential that once your skin is cleared to try and pinpoint ways to keep it that way.

Products -  Acne home care products are proprietary formulations that are reasonably priced at smaller 1 oz sizes (or less) to keep it affordable while the skin is adapting to the program. Longer use products are in economical larger sizes (such as cleansers & scrubs). 

Although there are no contracts to sign, it is imperative for your success that you be extremely serious regarding your treatments and home care regime!  For this program to be effective, you must show up for the office treatments and rigidly follow the home care guidelines.  The time and money you spend on the program is your investment in your skin!