Darker 19 Year Old with Annoying Acne Scars - Cenntennial, CO

Most everything has peeled off but I still have very dry skin. I'm enjoying moisturizing my new smooth skin! I've been slathering on the sunscreen every two hours and wearing a hat as well. I found a great light foundation bb cream that cancels out the redness so I used a bit of that and my face looked flawless afterwards! The pictures are of course without makeup but I think it looks better everyday. On day 10 I am advised to begin using lightening creams and soaps and such. Since my review is basically done, I will stop the daily updates unless there are further changes. Was it worth it? So far YES! Despite the awful pain and ugly few days , would I do it again in 6 months ? YES!

And on this day, everything peeled off! Well, not exactly. I was still left with a lot of brown stuff around the edges of my face despite my valiant efforts to scrub everything off and steam it off in the shower. But this day, my skin was EXTREMELY dry. Drier than I've ever seen it in my life because it is usually oily. Even places that had already peeled looked like the top of a flaky croissant. I went to the store to find a sunscreen for my new face and some intense moisturizer that wouldn't irritate it. I settled on Burt's bee's because it was super thick and 99% natural. For the sunscreen I bought the store brand alternative to Neutrogena dry touch sunscreen broad spectrum spf 55. I washed my face again with cetaphil and then slathered on sunscreen and moisturizer. For the record, it did not make my skin less dry but it helped my skin stay together instead of flaking off. I also managed to put on a little bit of makeup because I had dinner that night. Dry powder looks awful. 10/10 would not use dry powder on new skin even with moisturizer. My dark spots from before are still visible but heavily faded and I hope that they will continue to fade over time! Happy so far!

Best day yet! Unfortunately, I had to go back to campus for one evening class with a splotchy face. Absolutely no more pain although the skin is red. Continued with the prednisone as directed and needed no pain pills today. I took a lot of care to shield my face from the sun on my way to class so I wore both a hat and an umbrella! I looked pretty stupid, but I'm willing to sacrifice fashion/practicality for the sake of my face. I've been unconsciously picking at the tiny scabs to make them peel off faster. Which is obviously an awful awful idea. The skin doesn't look bad just pink/red. Susie promised that Day 5 will be the day it all sheds off in the shower with some steaming so I'm excited to wake up and wash my face tomorrow! In the pictures you can definitely tell where I was rubbing the little scabs off. Not advisable and I pray that it doesn't affect my skin afterwards.