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Hi, haven't updated in a while. It has been 6...
Hi, haven't updated in a while.
It has been 6 months and I'm really disappointed in this product. It really hasn't done much for me. My skin seems to go in cycles. It will be really pretty clear for a few days and then I will get a bad break-out that takes a week to fully fade. Then my skin will be clear for a few days and again the process repeats. My skin is really flakey and dry around my chin and upper lip especially.
I have been doing a lot of research and I think I do have Rosacea. I have the classic red "butterfly wings" on either side of my nose, etc. And my mother has it. It's often found in pasty people of British descent like me, haha. I went to another dermatologist in December and he said to try Klaron, which is known to help with Rosacea and also with acne. My sister took my bottle and I never got to try it, so I am going to get it from her in a couple of weeks when I see her. I'll let you know how that goes (the new treatment, not the prying of the bottle from my sister's hands).
I will post a new picture of myself to show you the type of break-out I experience. It's only in my T-zone. My cheeks are clear, but they always have been. I've never had acne there, thank goodness.
I'm just frustrated with dermatologists in general. I had to self-diagnose myself with Rosacea even though it's pretty obvious I have it. I think they see so many patients with acne that they get to me and my skin isn't wretched so they're just like "whatever, you could try this." They don't really consider my personal history or skin type. :( I am going to NYC soon and may try to see a derma there.
It has been 6 months and I'm really disappointed in this product. It really hasn't done much for me. My skin seems to go in cycles. It will be really pretty clear for a few days and then I will get a bad break-out that takes a week to fully fade. Then my skin will be clear for a few days and again the process repeats. My skin is really flakey and dry around my chin and upper lip especially.
I have been doing a lot of research and I think I do have Rosacea. I have the classic red "butterfly wings" on either side of my nose, etc. And my mother has it. It's often found in pasty people of British descent like me, haha. I went to another dermatologist in December and he said to try Klaron, which is known to help with Rosacea and also with acne. My sister took my bottle and I never got to try it, so I am going to get it from her in a couple of weeks when I see her. I'll let you know how that goes (the new treatment, not the prying of the bottle from my sister's hands).
I will post a new picture of myself to show you the type of break-out I experience. It's only in my T-zone. My cheeks are clear, but they always have been. I've never had acne there, thank goodness.
I'm just frustrated with dermatologists in general. I had to self-diagnose myself with Rosacea even though it's pretty obvious I have it. I think they see so many patients with acne that they get to me and my skin isn't wretched so they're just like "whatever, you could try this." They don't really consider my personal history or skin type. :( I am going to NYC soon and may try to see a derma there.
So I guess it has now been...3 months and 12 days...
So I guess it has now been...3 months and 12 days or so. So 13 weeks+. Still no marked improvement. I am sticking with this until I get home for winter break and I can see a different (better?) dermatologist. Posting a photo. My chin still breaks out and leaves hideous red marks quite often. And I get smaller breakouts elsewhere, too. Really have not seen an improvement on Retin A over results given to me by Differin gel. Only "improvement" is that my skin stopped purging and hideously disgusting breakouts settled down. But then my skin just returned to "normal" not "better."
Another update, since it's been about a month...my...
Another update, since it's been about a month...my skin is pretty clear, but still inflamed, and I am quite discouraged by persistent red marks on my chin. They're difficult to cover with make up. Every time one fades, another appears from a new blemish. I don't know why my chin has become such a problem area recently, could it be hormonal? I'm not on birth control, so I don't get why my hormones would randomly be acting up. It is not like I'm still going through puberty. Just frustrating.
I wish I could go see my doctor, but I am still at school and can't get to see her anytime soon. I will try to go see a different dermatologist come winter break.
Hopefully this is still helpful to someone.
I wish I could go see my doctor, but I am still at school and can't get to see her anytime soon. I will try to go see a different dermatologist come winter break.
Hopefully this is still helpful to someone.
Provider Review
Dr. Gretchen K
She really was rushing me through the process. I feel like she didn't fully examine my face and like she didn't care about me very much. She failed to mention that my skin would worsen initially and I resent that, because I would not have chosen to embark on a new product so close to school had I known it would cause unsightly breakouts. I know I don't have major, life-threatening skin issues like some patients she sees, but I still deserve her full consideration and attention.