Just the other day we went back to the clinic for our follow up session a month after her last consultation.   There was remarkable improvement on her skin, the dermatologist was sastisfied because we followed her advise and bought the costly prescribed medications.  My daughter withstood the after effects of the medicines like the burning sensation which she swore was like cutting her skin but we were told by the doctor that she will be experiencing that effect and will be soothed by a moisturizer to be applied when the sensation is unbearable.  I reminded her to be patient with the course of the treatment if she really wanted to have her face cleared.   Initially, her medications were applied for bringing out all the comodones, whiteheads and blackheads in the first 2 weeks of the treatment, on the latter part of the month, redness and peeling took place.   It was a seemingly painful process of getting beautiful.

Well, I can hear her singing now while facing the mirror!  Her face is almost cleared of acne, her face lightnes and whitens.   She can do away with make up this time…  we were told that foundation will start to clog again her pores if she will use it.    She can just apply an eye make up and touch of lipstick and she is ready to go.    A friend noticed her face and asked what we did.    I jokingly told them that nowadays, there will be no more “ugly” people if one is willing to spend to look beautiful.  However, beauty is only skin deep… one shoudl maintain the beauty of the heart, mind and soul!  That’s  first and foremost.

Got to save for myself next year… my turn! lol

I told her that no amount of lotions will surpass good hygiene; the usual keeping the skin gently exfoliated and hydrated , balanced diet, good sleep and lots of water to flush out toxins.  I advised her to avoid greasy ,sugary and salty food.   Come to think of it, if you will stay away from all those tastes, you will end up eating bland foods… But if it works, so by all means do it!  And we still keep in mind what our grandmother told us that we need to change our pillowcases often.

During my younger years, I only had occasional break-outs, maybe because I listened well to my Mom of her reminder to refrain from touching the  face with dirty hands and never ever prick a pimple because if you do, scarring will occur and its main effect is psychological, such as reduced self esteem and mostly depression.   You will tend to shy away from mingling with people (getting socially insecure) especially if you have severe case of acne. I don’t want my daughter to feel that way so early treatment is therefore needed to lessen the impact of her getting insecure about her looks.

I know  she is already getting bothered by them, so I promised her that we are going to get an appointment to a dermatologist so she will stop her whining.  I understand that she tried all sorts of home remedies, like ridiculous it may seem as  putting a toothpaste on the pimple and that she  believed it will help it fade away.

Some individuals can keep acne not only during their puberty but some even beyond their forties.   Ah, her pimples come and go…

I hesitated and dragged myself out of the bed when my husband phoned me earlier in the day to dress up and accompnay him to the supermarket to replenish our almost depleted food stock.  I was always giving him excuses everytime he asked me to go out and shop.

Fearing sun exposure, well, I lavished my body with sunblock lotion to counteract the harmful UV rays.  I trusted it’s efficacy and I believe that nothing is more important than wearing sunscreen (I am using SPF 50).  At my age, I no longer have the liberty to expose myself to UV which will cause changes and lead to more wrinkles and sunspot.   It is called “aging” rays.  I am preparing for our next High School reunion and wanted to show off a still -wrinkle free skin (fingers crossed). 

In the supermarket, I went straight to the sunblock section and got a handful.  Well,I guess I am now UV obsessed.