Skin Texture

Apart from making certain areas of the face look or feel rough, uneven skin texture can also give your skin a dull appearance. This skin issue is as common as uneven skin tone, but a lot harder to treat or conceal. Uneven texture causes a bumpy complexion that can also be due to acne, dry skin, enlarged pores, and other skin problems.

Uneven skin texture also causes the skin to:

• Feel dry, rough, and coarse
• Not reflect light well
• Become patchy, flaky, and bumpy
• Have a few or several blemishes
• Look dull, tired, and older

What causes uneven skin texture?

The accumulation of dead skin cells on the surface of the skin is the common cause of uneven skin texture. A number of other factors can also cause or contribute to dry and rough skin. These include:

• Aging – As we age, our skin loses firmness and elasticity, resulting in signs of aging like wrinkles, fine lines, and dry skin. The body’s production of collagen also decreases with age and the skin turnover slows down. This can then lead to the buildup of dead skin cells.
• Prolonged sun exposure – Ultraviolet or UV rays damage the skin cells and break down collagen and elastin. Overexposure to UV rays is also the biggest contributor to premature aging and most visible aging on the skin.
• Environmental factors – Dirt, chemicals, and pollution can compromise the skin’s elasticity and create free radicals. This can damage the skin, as well as accelerate skin aging.
• Smoking – This habit speeds up premature skin aging by damaging the collagen and elastin. It also deprives the skin of essential nutrients and causes wrinkles, sallow complexion, and uneven leathery texture.
• Poor or inappropriate skin care regimen – Lack of exfoliation and other poor habits can lead to the accumulation of dead skin cells. This can also trigger other skin problems like clogged pores, acne, and blackheads/whiteheads.
• Skin problems – Skin issues like acne, acne scarring, and others can leave textural changes in the skin that can make it look rough and bumpy.

Do you have enlarged pores?

Enlarged pores are one skin issue that can make your skin texture look rough or uneven. They can also be accompanied by other skin blemishes like pimples and blackheads. This can then give the skin a dull and tired appearance. It can also be a bit difficult to hide prominent pores.

Facial pores become more prominent or visible when the sebaceous glands produce excess oil and combine with dead skin and dirt in the pores. Other factors like sun damage, aging, and the natural aging process can also contribute to the appearance of bigger or enlarged pores.

While it is not possible to completely close or shrink enlarged pores, proper skin care regimen and a number of aesthetic treatments can make them appear smaller or less noticeable.

How can we help?

Uneven skin texture can compromise the overall quality of your skin by making it look dull, dry, and rough. We at Cutis Laser Clinics provide a number of aesthetic treatments that can improve or smooth out your skin texture. Whether it is due to acne, scars, enlarged pores, signs of aging, and other skin problems, we can help.

Your individualized treatment plan, depending on various factors such as your acceptable social downtime, your expected time frame and budget, will be explained in detail during your consultation with our Harvard trained Medical Director, Dr. Sylvia Ramirez.