Healing Acne from the Inside Out: A Functional Medicine Approach to Skin Health

Speaking at the WOW Roadshow was such a privilege, WOW facial is one of our favourite treatments to offer in clinic and I was thrilled when Claire their CEO asked me to speak on something I am passionate about to help educate her customers on other things they may see in the own clinics  - reframing how we approach acne care.

In my talk, Healing Acne from the Inside Out, I explored a functional medicine lens - one that sees acne not just as a condition of the skin, but a symptom of deeper systemic imbalance. We broke it down into four pillars: Nutrition, Lifestyle, Biology, and Skincare. From hormonal disruption and gut health to sleep hygiene and inflammatory triggers in food, every layer matters.

Functional medicine shifts our focus from masking symptoms to treating root causes. That means empowering both practitioners and patients to ask “What is the body trying to tell us?” rather than simply reaching for another prescription.

If there’s one thing I hope attendees took away, it’s that true skin healing starts from within - and when we take a whole-person, root-cause approach, the results are not only transformative for the skin, but for overall wellbeing too.

Thank you to the team at WOW facial for hosting such a lovely event, if you’d like help healing your own acne then please don’t hesitate to book in for a consultation, and for more information on WOW facial visit www.wowfacial.co.uk  or visit wowfacialpro on Instagram.