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Age 39, birth control & acne - Aviclear is a game changer
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Aviclear is a GAME CHANGER!
WORTH IT$3,000
My Aviclear Story
Mine is a story more targeted at women on birth control to control acne. I had mild acne before BC, but BC helped to clear it. I started taking it at 19 years old. I took it until I was 30. I went off BC because it was starting to really mess with my emotions, my body, my cycle, etc. and I was sick of it. I’d tried a handful of different pills, but they all were problematic in some way. Ick your poison, right? Ugh.
So, I went off of it. Then I got the BIG ol’ cystic acne, and the sebhorretic dermatitis, and the rosacea. At 30 years old (I’m now 39) embarrassing to say the least. And I’m single, so that really crushes confidence.
I tried it all with my Derm, the antibiotics/Spironolactone/Doxycycline (didn’t work, worse side effects than BC) and the creams (Trentonin, Retinols, etc.). It all made my skin sooooo parched and dry it was hard to wear makeup. So, my Derm basically said BC is probably your “safest” bet to controlling this again. I went back on BC 5 years ago. And once again, experienced all the crazy side effects, but hey my skin was mostly clear. Then, it started not to be again, while on BC. I’d had enough. I don’t remember exactly how I found info on Aviclear last November, but I did. And I had done IPL’s in the past that worked wonders on my rosacea. So, I was intrigued. I read as much as I could find about it, but it was still relatively new. Within 2 months I decided it was time to try it and do it while I was on BC, then go off it after my sessions were complete. So in Jan 2023, I had my first session. Now, at the Derm I went to in Beverly Hills, they actually did numbing cream on me first (which they cleaned off crazy well) and thank god they did. I felt what that thing was like without, and I find it hilarious they say it doesn’t hurt. It does burn and with the cooling piece it is crazy jarring when they place and zap.
But I did my 3 sessions and was ready to wait and see if it was worth the money. It was the most I’d ever spent on my skin treatment at one time, but if it worked, it would save me as much in Acne meds.
Well, I’m just over 6 months since my last treatment, and 4 months off BC. So far, only a couple small pimples, and definitely no large cysts. We will see how it progresses as I stay off BC and get farther out from my last treatment, but if it stays this way, this is a GAME CHANGER for women in my situation. I’d even be willing to do a “touch up” session every year or two if it meant my skin stayed this way! Thank you, Aviclear!
Mine is a story more targeted at women on birth control to control acne. I had mild acne before BC, but BC helped to clear it. I started taking it at 19 years old. I took it until I was 30. I went off BC because it was starting to really mess with my emotions, my body, my cycle, etc. and I was sick of it. I’d tried a handful of different pills, but they all were problematic in some way. Ick your poison, right? Ugh.
So, I went off of it. Then I got the BIG ol’ cystic acne, and the sebhorretic dermatitis, and the rosacea. At 30 years old (I’m now 39) embarrassing to say the least. And I’m single, so that really crushes confidence.
I tried it all with my Derm, the antibiotics/Spironolactone/Doxycycline (didn’t work, worse side effects than BC) and the creams (Trentonin, Retinols, etc.). It all made my skin sooooo parched and dry it was hard to wear makeup. So, my Derm basically said BC is probably your “safest” bet to controlling this again. I went back on BC 5 years ago. And once again, experienced all the crazy side effects, but hey my skin was mostly clear. Then, it started not to be again, while on BC. I’d had enough. I don’t remember exactly how I found info on Aviclear last November, but I did. And I had done IPL’s in the past that worked wonders on my rosacea. So, I was intrigued. I read as much as I could find about it, but it was still relatively new. Within 2 months I decided it was time to try it and do it while I was on BC, then go off it after my sessions were complete. So in Jan 2023, I had my first session. Now, at the Derm I went to in Beverly Hills, they actually did numbing cream on me first (which they cleaned off crazy well) and thank god they did. I felt what that thing was like without, and I find it hilarious they say it doesn’t hurt. It does burn and with the cooling piece it is crazy jarring when they place and zap.
But I did my 3 sessions and was ready to wait and see if it was worth the money. It was the most I’d ever spent on my skin treatment at one time, but if it worked, it would save me as much in Acne meds.
Well, I’m just over 6 months since my last treatment, and 4 months off BC. So far, only a couple small pimples, and definitely no large cysts. We will see how it progresses as I stay off BC and get farther out from my last treatment, but if it stays this way, this is a GAME CHANGER for women in my situation. I’d even be willing to do a “touch up” session every year or two if it meant my skin stayed this way! Thank you, Aviclear!
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I wanted to add an update. I didn’t mention this in my earlier review, and though I still think Aviclear is worth it, there has been a side effect that I believe is linked to this treatment. First off, I am still totally clear of any cystic acne a year later (and still off birth control) so that is awesome! However, I did notice that after I had these treatments, randomly/recurringly over the last year, my skin can be ULTRA sensitive and I sometimes wake up (often after I overheated a little at night) with red splotches on my face (which typically disappear within a few hours) or larger breakouts of sebhorretic dermatitis along my entire forehead/temples (which I had very mildly previously only on my chin). I have an inkling that in either the numbing I received before these treatments or in reducing my oil production (or both), it has made temperature regulation for my skin more sensitive. And I only write this after trying to track any other thing that could possibly be causing these and none of them seem to be the culprit. The splotches never happened before these treatments nor the larger patches of seb derm. Just want folks out there to be aware this is a possibility.
Also to note, in my original post I mention rosacea, these red splotches I mention in my update are NOT that. I had/have super mild very controllable papular rosacea that rarely ever is an issue.
Thanks for sharing, very happy to hear you are cystic acne free after a year! I'm just about to have my 3rd treatment - keeping my fingers crossed for an improvement.
Solidarity from a fellow ex-BC rosacea/seb-derm/cystic acne gal!
Solidarity from a fellow ex-BC rosacea/seb-derm/cystic acne gal!
It's brilliant to read how effective you've found your treatment! Thanks for letting the community know.