Zeno for Acne
Zeno appears to be a
welcome revolutionary break from the gauntlet of topical applications and
oral medications on the market that are meant to treat acne.
Taking a cue from the conventional treatment of using a heated device
to burn off warts, the Zeno Hot Spot device is a nifty-looking gadget, about
the size of a cell phone or electric shaver, which supposedly radiates just
the right amount of heat needed to destroy the bacteria lodging in your skin
pores that are responsible for acne.
In this manner, it wipes out your acne by eradicating the source.
You may worry that you’re pressing the equivalent of a hot brand into
your skin to deal with your acne affliction, but the Zeno device apparently
adjusts to the temperature of your skin to deliver just the right amount of
heat needed to kill bacteria without harming your skin.
One to two treatments per blemish is apparently all you need to
ensure that your acne lesions disappear or become significantly faded in a
day or so.
The Zeno device works
as simply as pressing the power button to turn it on, waiting for the tone
to signal the beginning of the treatment, then placing and holding the
treatment tip against an acne blemish for 2 and a half minutes for each
blemish. The device conveniently
beeps every 30 seconds to help you keep track of how long you’ve been using
the device on a lesion, and makes another sound to indicate that the
treatment period has concluded.
After use, all you need to do is wash the device treatment tip with soap and
water. That’s all there is to it
– no frills, no messy, new-fangled chemical mixtures, and no side effects
associated with allergic reactions or aversion to certain harsh products.
Keep in mind, though, that you should be delicate with the tip
application. There is no need to
push the tip hard into the blemish, as this may even cause light burns on
your skin.
This delightful device
is not without its limitations, which are readily admitted by the
manufacturer. Zeno is only
useful for the occasional pus-filled skin lesion or inflamed red bump, and
not effective for nodular or cystic acne with developing scars.
Moreover, Zeno does not work to prevent whiteheads or blackheads, and
does little good against these forms of non-inflammatory acne, because these
are not infected bodies that will respond to heat application.
Nonetheless, even in spite of its limits, the Zeno does quite well
against those singular, stubborn zits.
One reviewer claims that a blemish that would have plagued him for at
least a month disappeared quickly after the use of the Zeno device, with no
scab, discoloration or scarring to show for it.
Negative reviews of
Zeno do exist, but they are relatively few compared to the positive
statements, and mostly have to do with the price, which can add up to a lot
once you’ve used up a couple of replacement cartridges for the treatment
tips, which cost about US$30. By
and large, customers are happy with the spot treatment that Zeno is meant to
achieve, and are pleased with its effects.
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