Q After my folliculitis subsides, dark marks remain. Will these marks improve too, or can you only prevent more from forming?
A Marks left by deep inflammation take time to fade, but preventing new marks from forming is most important. Calming inflammation quickly and not squeezing or scratching are key to preventing pigmentation.
Detailed Answer
When folliculitis is accompanied by deep inflammation, dark pigmentation or faint scars can remain even after it subsides. Marks that have already formed slowly fade as the skin regenerates, but they are hard to remove at once; simply reducing active inflammation quickly and not squeezing or scratching with your hands can greatly reduce new marks.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, after calming inflammation with clearing-heat and detoxification, we place weight on a skin-regeneration stage that strengthens the damaged skin barrier and boosts regenerative ability. Our goal is to prevent marks from deepening and to support a skin-recovery environment so that any remaining pigmentation fades more quickly.
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