Initial Worsening Before Improvement

I've heard that some treatments can make your skin worse before it gets better. Is that actually true or just something people say? Kind of nervous about that possibility.

This phenomenon is real and it's called purging. Basically, certain treatments accelerate your skin's cell turnover, which can bring underlying congestion to the surface faster than it would naturally. It looks like things are getting worse but it's actually part of the clearing process. Not all treatments cause this though, and a good practitioner will warn you if it's a possibility with your specific treatment plan. Usually if it happens, it's temporary and means the treatment is working.

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This phenomenon is real and it's called purging. Basically, certain treatments accelerate your skin's cell turnover, which can bring underlying congestion to the surface faster than it would naturally. It looks like things are getting worse but it's actually part of the clearing process. Not all treatments cause this though, and a good practitioner will warn you if it's a possibility with your specific treatment plan. Usually if it happens, it's temporary and means the treatment is working.

Yeah, I experienced this and honestly it was discouraging until my provider explained what was happening. During my acne treatment process, I had about a week and a half where things looked worse and I almost gave up. But they'd warned me this might happen and told me to push through. Once I got past that phase, my skin started clearing up rapidly. The key is having someone guide you through it who can tell the difference between normal purging and an actual negative reaction. Don't let the fear of temporary purging stop you from getting help.