Enlarged Pores: Three Causes and the Device Plan for Each

• Oil-plug pores: vigorous sebum plus follicular hyperkeratinization distends openings — T-zone of younger clients.
• Aging pores: dermal collagen loss shrivels peripore support, pores round into teardrops from cheekbones down — from the 30s.
• Scar-like pores: small atrophic acne changes with irregular sharp edges.

Most faces are mixed — which is why one “pore-tightening product” cannot win.

Devices: OPT platform for oil and clarity; gold RF microneedling or fractional CO2 for structure.

• Pores are anatomy — the honest phrase is “appear finer, less congested”.
• Oil-type improves fast (immediate with sebum control); aging type needs a 3-5 session course; scar-like takes months.
• Maintenance = oil control + photoprotection, since photoaging accelerates support loss.

Does aggressive cleansing enlarge pores?

It irritates glands and damages the barrier, making pores look worse — over-cleansing is a classic aggravator.

Hot-cold water for pores?

Cold-induced narrowing is a transient vascular response, not anatomy change — fine as post-procedure soothing, useless as treatment.

• Oily Skin
• Acne Scars
• RF Microneedling