Pores are indents on your skin lined by skin cells. Every hair follicle is also a pore, and the average person has about twenty thousand pores on their face and five million pores on their body. In some areas like your scalp, the pore contains coarse hair. In other areas, depending on your gender and hormone status, the hair may have miniaturized or even disappeared. However, some areas like the lips do not contain any pores at all. Other things that exist in the pores are glands that make oils and natural moisturizing factors, pigment producing cells (melanocytes), and stem cells. On different parts of the body, the oil glands may be more or less active. They tend to be more active on areas like the face and less active on areas like the lower legs. As you age, the glands naturally produce less oil, leading to drier skin. Some skin issues such as acne and keratosis pilaris can originate from within the pores due to irregularities in skin cell turnover and overgrowth of bacteria. Sun exposure and certain hormones can cause the oil glands at the base of the pores to overgrow which can make the pores larger. Enlarged pores can be bothersome and unsightly. Fortunately, we have signature treatments to help shrink your pores and improve the texture of your skin. Some skin issues such as acne and keratosis pilaris can originate from within the pores due to irregularities in skin cell turnover and overgrowth of bacteria. Sun exposure and certain hormones can cause the oil glands at the base of the pores to overgrow which can make the pores bigger. Enlarged pores can be bothersome and unsightly. Fortunately, we have signature treatments to help shrink your pores and improve the texture of your skin.