What is Acne Treatment?

Acne treatment typically involves prescription oral and/or topical medication. It aims to reduce inflammation, prevent blocked pores and control the bacteria that contribute to breakouts.

What is involved in Acne Treatment?

Treatment may include specialised face washes, gels, creams, systemic treatment including antibiotics, hormonal treatment, Roaccutane, lasers or light therapy. A dermatologist assesses the skin and recommends treatment based on symptoms, skin type and medical history.

What are the risks or potential side effects of Acne Treatment?

The dermatologist explains the risks, side effects and expected results of the treatment plan, including possible side effects of medications such as antibiotics or Roaccutane and how treatment is monitored safely.

What aftercare is required for Acne Treatment?

Patients may be advised to avoid sun exposure and use bland cleansers and moisturisers. Maintenance skincare will be discussed and recommended.

What is the cost of Acne Treatment?

A consultation is required. The guide price is £300 for a new patient consultation and £255 for follow-up appointments. Medication costs depend on the pharmacy and may range from £5 to £60 per month.

Kleresca Acne Treatment

Kleresca Acne Treatment offers an effective alternative to patients suffering from acne, even moderate to severe cases. The treatment is designed with the needs of the acne patient in mind and can be applied to different areas of the face or body.

The three-step treatment is described as a comfortable experience and requires only 9 minutes under the Kleresca Light during each session. With little to no downtime, make-up can be applied immediately after each session.

Results have been shown to be long-lasting, and clinical studies have demonstrated high efficacy, particularly in patients with inflammatory moderate to severe acne.

Kleresca treatment is available at our London dermatology clinic for patients seeking non-drug acne treatment options.

What Is Kleresca Acne Treatment?

Kleresca Acne Treatment is a breakthrough BioPhotonic treatment that significantly and comfortably improves acne, with high safety and efficacy. Kleresca treatment uses fluorescent light energy to target several causes of acne while helping to improve overall skin quality.

Kleresca Acne Treatment offers multi action treatment for acne that addresses several factors responsible for causing acne but also reduces the signs of scarring:

Kills the bacteria responsible for acne P. acnes
Reduces inflammation
Normalises cellular activity
Reduces the signs of scarring by increasing the build-up of collagen.

At a Glance

Guide Price: £000 per session or £0,000 for a set of 3 sessions.
Frequency: Once a month over 3 months, maintenance every 6 months thereafter.
Risk: Patients may experience slight redness and swelling.
Aftercare: Do not wash hair or scalp for 24 hours following treatment.

What is Involved in Kleresca Acne Treatment?

Kleresa Acne treatment uses a high intensity in-clinic lamp together with a photoconverter gel to kill bacteria in the skin and initiate healing of the skin.

Kleresca Acne Treatment is performed twice a week for six weeks. The treatment is comfortable and pleasant with high-efficacy and little to no downtime. The treatment involves application of the photoconverter gel and then illumination under a multi-LED Kleresca lamp for nine minutes.

Who is suitable for treatment with Kleresca Acne Treatment?

Kleresca Acne Treatment is suitable for patients suffering from moderate to sever acne, especially with inflammatory lesions. It can be applied to treat acne on the face, back or chest. It is an excellent alternative for patients who do not wish to go on oral isotretinoin or other strong oral or topical acne medications.

What are the results of Kleresca Acne Treatment?

You should see noticeable improvements to your skin as the deeper layers respond and skin repairing occurs during the treatment course. After finishing the treatment you should expect to see additional improvements to your complexion.

Kleresca Acne treatment results have been shown to be long-lasting. In clinical trials, Kleresca demonstrated high efficacy especially on people with inflammatory moderate to severe acne.

9 out of 10 saw improvements of at least 1 IGA grade or more
More than half of patients saw ≥ 2 IGA grades improvement of their acne
1 out of 3 reached clear or almost clear skin

Individual results may vary

What are the risks or potential side effects of Kleresca Acne Treatment?

In clinical trials, Kleresca Acne Treatment showed high safety with no serious adverse events, and the treatment itself was considered to be a pleasant and comfortable experience. Side effects seen in those treated may include redness, hyperpigmentation and slight discoloration of hair in some cases where the gel was applied covering facial hair. All side effects were transient.

What aftercare is required for Kleresca Acne Treatment?

Our Dermatologist will advise on the treatment plan for maintenance and dealing with acne flare-ups post treatment. In some cases this may involve booster treatments or topical or oral medication.

What is the cost of Kleresca Acne Treatment?

Patients will need a consultation with one of our Dermatologists prior to Kleresca Acne Treatment and following the course of treatment. Consultation prices are available on our fee schedule here.

Kleresca Acne Treatment has a charge of £2,500 which covers 12 treatments over a six week period. Maintenance treatments are £450 for a double treatment (2 treatments on the day).

Kleresca Acne Treatment is not currently funded by private health insurers, and so we are unable to accept insurance authorisation for this treatment.

The Kleresca treatment cost will be confirmed during consultation depending on the treatment plan recommended by your dermatologist.

Is there any preparation needed before having Kleresca Acne Treatment?

There is no specific preparation required for Kleresca Acne Treatment and in most cases patients can commence treatment soon after their consultation with one of our Dermatologists.