Texture you can feel with your fingertips.

Blackheads, bumpy texture and pores that look permanently open respond to regular, thorough clearing. Texture improves from the first visit; pore size firms up over a series.

Pores stretch when they stay full. Clear them regularly and the wall contracts again; leave them and the stretching becomes structural.

Resurfacing helps the clearing — a diamond peel or aqua peel lifts the dead layer so extraction is quicker and less traumatic.

Every three to four weeks for the first three months, then monthly. Texture improves early; pore size takes a series.

A BHA two or three nights a week, and nothing abrasive. Scrubs make this worse, not better.

No pore strips or scrubs — steady clearing keeps pores contracting instead of stretching.