Steroid Injection | Dr Cindy's Medical Aesthetics

What Are Cortisone Acne Injections?

Steroid Injections

Steroid Injection is a focused anti-inflammatory treatment. A dose of carefully calibrated steroid is injected into huge painful acne cysts to speed up their healing and recovery. Inflammation and swelling can start to decrease in as quickly as 4 hours, and sores continue to heal and flatten over the next few short days. The quantity of steroid injected is very minimal; and as an intradermal treatment, possible side effects of oral steroids like increased hunger, weight gain or mood swings are avoided.

Steroid injections for faster healing are not just about looks; it alleviates the painful soreness and decreases the risk and severity of scarring from the inflamed acne. This aspect is specifically vital if you are susceptible to scarring or hyperpigmentation.

You may wish to consult your aesthetic doctor about a steroid injection in these situations:

• When you have persistent huge, swollen acne that stays inflamed for months without recovering
• The acne is a more acute problem but is big, inflamed, and painful.
• You’ve got an important occasion coming up (like a graduation ceremony, wedding or that vital interview ) and you’ve just met with your ” Godzilla” of acne.

Intralesional steroid injections might seem like a magic spell where it helps recovery of massive acne inflammation settle rapidly. However, these injections still need to be administered with care by a qualified doctor, as there could be side effects.

The most typical is known as depressed scars, and it can happen when too much or too strong steroid is injected. The skin around the injected acne can shrivel, leaving a depressed dent. Depressed scars can heal, but it can take a long time, as long as 6 months. In all fairness, acne scars can occur in acne cases with or without steroid injections as can be seen from cases of extreme breakouts which frequently trigger depressed or pitted acne scars. Dermal fillers or Rejuran might offer more benefits in these cases.

Steroid Injections may also leave a lighter spot or white area on the skin (called hypopigmentation) particularly for individuals with medium to dark skin tones. This side effect is short-term and resolves over time.