I'm no expert, but it's my understanding that BHA (beta hydroxy acid) works underneath the skin to reduce pore size. My pore size has definitely either 1) decreased, or 2) appears to have decreased.
And, of course, different types of surgical/cosmetic procedures can certainly reduce pore size. "Fotofacial" is (I think) the newest dermatological procedure to reduce pores.
If you do a search on the web and read dermatolgical sites, you can gather a lot of information about this.
There is also make up that can minimize the look of your pores. I use Clinique Pore Minimizer foundation and it works great for me. I have very large pores and it makes them barely noticable.
wow,I must be really out-of-date. lol. Last time I checked (which wasn't too long ago) the actual pore size cannot be reduced with the use of creams/lotions/tonics/whatever. You can minimize the appearance of the size,but it's temporary,I believe. Sometimes when the label of a product says something akin to ' pore b-gone' it's not telling the entire truth as what the product really does. Chemical peeling and even dermabrasion cannot change pore size. Your pore size is inherited. It's like trying to change the size of your nostrils.
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I don’t have an MD, so I claim to be no expert on the subject! And you’re right – the procedures you mentioned are commonly known not to reduce pore size. However, here is what some MDs on the web have said:
"Retin-A's effects take several weeks to months, but clinical benefits include improvement in blotchy pigmentation, smoother texture, decreased pore size, softening, or even resolution of fine wrinkles."
"IPL Photorejuvenation treats redness of a vascular origin (including the symptoms of rosacea), the brown-toned pigment of sun damage, while the therapeutic light enery reaches down to the level of the collagen. Skin improves with an even-colored tone, smaller pore size, smoother texture, and a more youthful, rejuvenated look. "
And a study that came out in the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) last year:
"TAZAROTENE CREAM REDUCES SIGNS OF PHOTODAMAGE TO THE SKIN
'The results from this trial confirm those of previous trials and show that once-daily applications of 0.1% tazarotene cream to photodamaged facial skin for 6 months are significantly more effective than nonmedicated, placebo cream in achieving clinically relevant reductions in fine wrinkling, mottled hyperpigmentation, ... pore size, irregular depigmentation, tactile roughness, coarse wrinkling, and an overall integrated assessment of photodamage,' write the authors."
And, as I previously mentioned, the “fotofacial” apparently is a new procedure. If you’re interested, there is an absolute plethora of information on the web!
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