Skin Issues
Since about the 5th grade I have been experiencing problems with my skin, specifically ACNE. I absolutely hate it! I am so fed up at this point because all this time everyone has been telling me that I would grow out of it. Well, I am 22 years old and there are no signs of me growing out of it. During my teenage years my mother shuttled me in and out of dermatologist offices and I’ve tried everything from Accutane to Proactiv to Doxycline to Retin-A, Ortho Tri-Cyclen and countless others. NONE of it (with the exception of Accutane worked). I stopped taking Accutane, however, due to side effects and $$$. For the past 2-3 years I gave up on treating my acne and just let it do its thing. The most I do is put a full, very uncomfortable face of makeup on everyday. There were some points of time where I felt confident enough to not wear any makeup, but those days are few and far between. So far, the only pattern I’ve figured out is that my skin breaks out the most around the time my monthly comes on. Sometimes I get fooled that my skin is getting better and that it’s finally clearing up for good…but then the hormones always sneak up on me and cut me down to size.
Lately, since I’ve been back in school I’ve been more conscious of my skin again and I’d like to give treating it another shot. There’s this black skin care institute in D.C. that I heard about a while ago that I would love to go to, but I cannot find any information about it online for the life of me. In the meanwhile, I made an appointment to see a dermatologist 9/26. Besides the acne itself, I have a lot of hyperpigmentation to deal with (I think that’s actually a bigger problem than the acne itself). I’m very optimistic about my visit next week and I’ll definitely keep you updated!
September 18th, 2008 at 9:10 PM
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