Acne as a Living System: Beyond Breakouts and Quick Fixes Dru Pattan

This live webinar focused on acne treatment education, featuring Dru, a licensed esthetician with over a decade of experience specializing in acne treatment. Dru presented a biology-focused approach to acne treatment, explaining how traditional frameworks often fail because they address surface symptoms rather than underlying systemic issues. She outlined a sequential treatment approach starting with barrier structure, redox balance, microbial behavior, and endocrine signaling, emphasizing the importance of modulating inflammation rather than suppressing it. Dru shared insights from her recently launched acne course, which takes a systems-forward approach to understanding acne as a self-sustaining feedback system. The discussion covered treatment modalities like galvanic current and LED therapy, ingredient considerations including the importance of avoiding harsh surfactants and emulsifiers, and the distinction between purging and healthy recalibration during treatment.