The combination of salicylic acid, retinol and niacinamide helps visibly reduce sebaceous hyperplasia. It is most effective if you use the skincare products once or twice daily after cleansing your face.
Cryotherapy, using an extremely cold substance to destroy the tissue. Excision, cutting the bumps from your skin. Laser skin resurfacing, using a laser to reduce the bumps. Photodynamic therapy, using a specialized medication and light to destroy the tissue.
As the laser hits the oil glands, it cauterizes them and causes them to shrink. Then it's a domino effect — when the oil glands shrink, so do the pores and the amount of oil produced. And it's permanent! Those oil glands won't grow back once they've been treated.
Isotretinoin has the potential to decrease the size and secretion activity of sebaceous glands, reducing sebum production levels by up to 90%.
Vitamin D. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that works alongside our sebaceous glands to regulate sebum production. Vitamin D helps our bodies protect against insulin resistance which can lead to oily skin as insulin stimulates the overproduction of sebum.
Regular use of a BHA (beta hydroxy acid) exfoliant for sebaceous filaments can really help, because BHA is oil-soluble and can dissolve sebum and other substances crowding the pore lining. Use of a well-formulated clay face mask for sebaceous filaments might also help due to the clay's oil-absorbing properties.
If a person squeezes or 'extracts' a sebaceous filament, a white or yellow worm-like structure may ooze out. Or, the filament may not produce anything. Trying to extract sebaceous filaments can injure the skin and cause scarring. It can also damage and stretch the pore, making it appear bigger.
Treatment options include facial peels, laser therapy, cryotherapy, electrocautery, photodynamic therapy, antiandrogen medications, and surgery. The cost of each treatment option varies and will be discussed with you by your dermatologist.
In addition, vitamin A can regulate skin tone and reduce the red, purple and brown colouring that acne can leave on the skin. It can also reduce the size and productivity of your oil glands, meaning that your skin produces less acne-causing oil.
Vitamin A is well knowns to reduce sebum production when taken orally as a retinoid medication. However, it is difficult to get enough Vitamin A to the sebaceous glands in the skin through diet alone.
High-dose vitamins B6 and B12 have also been linked to rosacea fulminans, a condition that looks like acne. Rosacea is marked by large red bumps and pustules that typically appear on the nose, chin, and/or cheeks.
Omega-3 fatty acids also play an integral role in controlling sebum production and helping manage oily skin better. Fatty or oily fish, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, and herring, are packed with omega-3 fatty acids and should be a part of your diet if you have oily skin.
Clogged Pores: Overusing Vaseline, especially close to the lash line, can potentially block the tiny oil glands around your eyelids. This can increase your risk of developing styes or blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids).
Clascoterone has been approved for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in both male and female patients aged 12 years and older. Safety and efficacy data have shown it to be effective in facial and truncal acne for up to 12 months. It has been used in the USA since its launch there in 2021.
Increasing the intake of healthy fats like omega-3s found in fish, nuts, and seeds can help reduce inflammation that worsens acne. Omega-3s also limit the overactivity of sebaceous glands. Foods rich in zinc like oysters, nuts, legumes, and whole grains help control excess sebum production as well.