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<< Use of acne Scars Treatment over the eye area?
<< How to get rid of dead skin and scales?
<< Tingling sensation wih application of treatment serum
<< Use of a cleanser before application of the serum
<< Scrubbing your skin, use of the serum and microdermabrasion
<< Burning dead skin cells and alpha hydroxy acids??
<< Breakouts and epidermal resurfacing, what if I still have acne?
<< Getting my complexion red, what should I do?
<< Retin-A for acne scars, can I use it in conjunction with your products?
| FAQs & Hippocrates advice |
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| Absolutely not. However, the serum must be used over entire face (except for eye area) and neck to confer an even tone complexion and also to be more effective. Do not try to use Resurfacing serum on areas of acne scarring only. After applying the products, massaging your face for two three minutes helps tremendously with more penetration of essential nutrients. |
 My skin becomes scaly
from time to time, what should I do with that? |
| This is a natural process of the epidermis to renew itself. Usually it takes the epidermis about 28 days to renew itself by removing old scales. This regimen for makes this process much faster. The best way to get rid of surface scales is to scrub your face using your finger tips after you wash your face in the morning while your skin is still wet. Gently massage your face with your fingertips to remove surface skin debris. You can also use any scrub cream to make removal of flakes and dead epidermal cells easier. If you still breakout and have some active lesions of acne on your skin, scrubbing is not advisable and can lead to aggravation of your acne lesions. |
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| It is quite natural. because of the acidic pH of the product. However, it will disappear after a few minutes. It will take a while to your skin to adapt to AHA's. Please note that if tingling and hot sensation became too overwhelming, wash your face and do not use the serum for a night. Always check for redness before applying Hippocrates serum if there is a visible redness, do not use the product for one night. The night after you can continue using the serum. |
| should I cleanse my face
before applying Hippocrates products? |
| Yes. Cleansing is an important primary step in any skin care regimen. Please apply the serum on cleansed dry skin. |
| How about scrubbing my
face, is that ok to scrub my face during the time I'm using Hippocrates
acne scar kit? How about microdermabrasion? |
| Yes, you can. It is highly suggested since scrubbing your face lets dead cells to fall off and soften your skin so that it improves the penetration of corrective products. Every week after a warm bath, start scrubbing your face and neck area using your fingertips with circular movements. Please note that if there is any trace of an active acne on your face, do not try to scrub your face. Do not use the serum the same day after a microdermabrasion treatment, you can use it the next day though. Other scar removal methods are rather invasive treatments and require skin healing for afew weeks. During this period scar treatment kit should not be used. |
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I have already tried Glycolic
Acid on my facial scar. It wasn't effective. How this Hippocrates
serum is different from Glycolic Acid products? |
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hydroxy acids alone are only slightly effective on scars resulted
from acne. It is not a complete eradication method. pH and concentration
of AHA's products could vary greatly, those are two major factors
in determining efficacy of this acid. This treatment for scar reduction enjoys four different renewal treatment agents. They make renewal of the skin to happen faster than usual. One renewing agent won't be as effective, since the skin adapts to renewing agents quite readily. Another factor that reduces effectiveness of different renewing agents is neutralization of the pH of the products. Scar removal serum is not neutralized. Considering moderate effectiveness of AHA's why Glycolic serum 30% is part of Hippocrates therapeutic regimens for acne-damaged skin? This serum is used by plastic surgeons to perform a peeling. This is a strong peeling agent, even though not strongest. There are 50% and 70% solutions as well, performed only by professionals. We have experienced once-a-week peelings with Glycolic Acid 30% at home could be very helpful in scar reducing. So basically you use the serum every night and Glycolic30% once a week. There are a few more helpful skin care tips such as once a week scrubbing, which are very helpful. Also Day Effect (among the three piece kit) is a nourishing moisturizer which helps elimination of loosen flakes and moisturize your skin as well as helping the epidermis to rebuild itself by providing it with nutrients it needs the most. It is also very soothing and reduce inflammation, which especially aid inflammatory acne for instance cystic acne. All three elements of three-piece kit are essential for to treat damaged skin effectively. Please note this kit is not a miracle for eradication of various types of acne scar entirely in a month. However, in six months you will be noticing considerable difference in depth of acne scarring. Radiance and smoothness will be more observable than scars and pigmentation resulted from acne. Also your skin tone and texture will be dramatically changed. |
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I have heard that glycolic
acid burns off dead epidermal cells but then also burns live cells
as well, is this true? |
| It does not burn
skin cells, nor do other AHA's. Our skin is defended by a layer
of surface cells, technically referred to as the stratum corneum,
which constantly renews and eliminates itself. Over time, natural
cell reproduction and elimination begin to lag. The stratum corneum
layer begins to thicken, slowing down the natural exchange process.
Fewer new cells replace old ones which are shedding at a slower
rate. Dead cells simply hang on, creating lines and wrinkles, rough
cracked surface, lack of firmness, dull flaking complexion, pigmentation
disorders and blemishes. Vigorous skin remodeling is the key to
maintain a youthful complexion AHA's such as glycolic acid have
been the subject of intense medical research and revealed amazing
anti-aging properties such as: |
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I still have acne breakouts
from time to time, but I am concerned about few scar I have here and
there on my face. Can I start acne scar kit? |
| If you are still breaking out, you'd better continue with Acne Treatment to clear your complexion first. Scars are consequence of acne so it is wise to treat the root cause first. Hippocrates Acne treatment it help with your acne-caused lesions as well in a slower rate. Infection and inflammation are two major problems in severe acne and even milder forms. These two have been greatly considered in bioengineering of acne kit. Severe acne should be consulted with a dermatologist. |
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I am using the acne scar
cream for about a month now. My face gets red sometimes and I don't
feel comfortable going out with a red face, what should I do? |
| Acne scar serum is a potent concentrated formula, it might gives some redness especially in very fair-skin individuals. Please read serum application first, there you can find how to treat your redness. Basically you are in charge of the redness and its facial removal. Check out your face each night before using the serum, if there is a marked redness on your face, avoid using the serum that night. Instead you can apply Day Effect, acne scar cream, to heal your skin and get rid of redness. The night after you can continue use of the serum. |
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I am using Retin-A (retinoids) for
treatment of some skin scars now, how can I incorporate this kit into
my regimen? Does use of Retin-A along with the scar kit improves the
final result? |
| It is very possible to incorporate Retin-A and the Hippocrates treatment for acne scar into your acne scar resurfacing regimen. Use them on alternative nights, which means one night retin-A the night after the Serum. You can use Day Effect everyday. Glycolic 30% serum can be used once a week. Adding Retin-A to your therapeutic regimen improves the result between 10-20%. Pigmentations fade away slightly faster. |
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I am using another product
at nights. How can I bring Hippocrates renewal kit into my regimen? |
| Remember this formulation is a MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SERUM. It will retexturize and renew your skin while it does nourish and protect with micro nutrients necessitated the most. It also take care of freckles and age spots and even tone your complexion. If you would like to see its resurfacing results you may use the treatment every night "alone" for a period of at least six months. |
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If I want to add one more product to my
resurfacing regimen, what that would be? |
| Acne scars treatment Kit is a complete antiaging care so while you are using it you do not need any more skin care products. Lines, wrinkles, skin tone and sagginess as well as hyperpigmentation spots, freckles and acne scarring will be taken care of. We recommend use of "Eye Treatment" for under eye area and also "Mask Rejuvenating" for once a week use for more effective resurfacing. This mask should not be used on red, irritated face. |
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Does Glycolic acid really damage my skin? |
| All resurfacing methods used to improve appearance of scarring and acne pigmentations are associated with some degree of epidermal irritability, this includes laser resurfacing, chemical peels, dermabrasion, microdermabrasion and even scrubbing your face at home. This is simply because the most superficial layers are removed, that makes it more exposed to environmental harshness. Simultaneously, appropriate resurfacing methods can cause collagen remodeling, synthesis and an increases in the dermal layer thickness. It is this irritation that stimulate natural healing mechanisms which activate collagen remodeling development and helps with scar elimination. The skin appears firmer, more plump and revitalized. However, after these treatments or while using them, wearing a sunscreen becomes a must. Here you can find more information on glycolic acid and its effect on the skin.
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| Why your packaging is so simple? |
We strive so hard to keep our pricing as low as we can so we can provide our products to broader range of audience rather than offering them only to the rich. We understand how skin conitions can cause distress in your life and our goal here is to help and to serve you better. Having this mission we keep the packaging simple and spend mostly on ingredients and formulation of our products. |
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| "Important to read" Hippocrates regimen results in an effective removal of skin scars and pigmentation spots resulted from acne using gradual skin resurfacing. Scar revision occurs using high potency serums. No matter which method to take acne scar resurfacing is a lengthy treatment requires patience, at least ten laser treatment is required in order to see some visible change in acne scars. If you don't see any improvement in the first month, the chance of improvement in later months is very remote. Hippocrates has developed an skin care tailored for damaged skin using high-potency serums. This skin care changes your skin dramatically within one month. What will be more noticeable is the glow and smoothness in your complexion rather than acne scars. Complete removal of acne scars may never occur, yet, your skin will divert into a strikingly different complexion in terms of overall smoothness and radiance. Read also frequently asked questions. This regimen for removal of acne spots and skin scars takes six to twelve months to smooth away acne scarring, depends on their location and depth. Resurfacing serum works on the surface of the skin, epidermis, as well as deep within the dermis layer. It benefits from retexturizing properties of different renewal agents such as retinol, AHAs and BHA's for skin reconstruction. Acne scar kit also provides the skin with the nutrients it needs the most to make up for lost nutrients while the epidermis involves with rigorous skin renewal. The result is a new skin, where scarring is hardly recognizable because overall smoothness of the skin overwhelms the gradually-disappearing acne scars. Our motto is, "we don not promise miracles, yet we do promise results". Hippocrates resurfacing treatment changes the overall appearance of your skin from tone and texture to resiliency and smoothness. The skin becomes noticeably smoother and younger, while the appearance of acne scars diminishes. General smoothness of your skin undermines the constantly improving acne scars. Please navigate through our site to become more familiar with the choices you have to treat acne scars. 1 | 2 |
