Acne Facial and Skincare Regimen at Winslow Facial Plastic Surgery is Clearing Up My Stubborn Acne - Carmel, IN
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Look, Ma. No more zits!

  • 31 Jan 2020
  • 3 years post
I finally have my beautiful skin back. After all the trouble I went through using holistic therapies, I finally took 1 course of antibiotics and it cleared up my acne perfectly. My esthetician at Winslow Facial Plastic Surgery suggested that I do that. But my clinical nutritionist was against it. She thought it would interfere with all of my GI problems. Well, I took the antibiotics and I still had GI problems. But no more acne!

Vitamin A

  • 10 Feb 2017
  • 6 months post
I have been struggling with acne for quite a long time owing to digestive disorder. My clinical nutritionist recently switched me from the Acnutrol to Vitamin A from Thorne Research (a brand with no fillers or harmful additives). It has made an incredible improvement rapidly in reducing my acne. I had to take a high dose at first to get the therapeutic benefit. But then I had to back down on the dose because it began to cause hair loss. Another thing that my nutritionist recommended is to put aspirin on my acne to reduce the inflammation. I haven't tried that yet.

The Link between My Acne and Bariatric Surgery

  • 27 Oct 2016
  • 2 months post
Among the causes for acne we find constipation. And constipation can be a chronic problem after bariatric surgery for patients using high iron supplementation. Add to that, there is a clear relationship between a hormonal imbalance called "insulin resistance" and acne. Many bariatric patients are insulin resistant owing to obesity, although there is some evidence to suggest that insulin resistance is ameliorated after the surgery.

To make matters worse, chronic constipation resulting from the iron supplements necessary after gastric bypass also contributed to my acne. Shannon, an aesthetician at my facial plastic surgeon's practice Winslow Facial Plastic Surgery, told me there is a link between acne on the lower jaw and problems in the lower gastrointestinal tract. The skin is the largest organ in the body and is a reflection of a person’s general health. Constipation typically increases the buildup of toxins in the body. As a result, the skin has to work harder to eliminate the toxins. This can cause acne. So if you suddenly have an acne breakout like I did, take a look at your diet and whether you suffer from constipation.

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  • 14 Sep 2016

Dr. Winslow is great. I had facial plastic surgery with her in 2003 (read my review https://www.realself.com/review/carmel-in-eyelid-surgery-1-year-post-op-50-than-did-30yo-dr-catherine-winslow). Since my facelift was nothing short of amazing, and I was well taken care of before, during, and after surgery, I have become a regular client of Winslow Facial Plastic Surgery. I trust Dr. Winslow and her practice with everything my face needs! Since 2013, I have gone for Juvaderm, Restylane, and Voluma fillers, Botox, lip augmentation, TCA skin peel, laser, and SMAS lip augmentation. I know that sounds like a lot, but we generally combine treatments so its not as time-consuming as it may seem. Dr. Winslow's aesthetician, Jen, is treating my acne. This was my first time meeting Jen and I was impressed with the amount of time and attention she gave to understand my condition. I was equally impressed with the care that she took in providing my first treatment and each subsequent treatment. Jen really listened and gave deep consideration to how best to handle my case, versus pulling a solution off the menu of services. Already after one medical facial and following the skin care regimen and product recommendations that Jen gave, my skin is showing vast improvement. It will take more than one treatment but I am pleased with my healing progress. I highly recommend!!