Don’t get me started on the advice I have got for my acne. From family members to random strangers on the street they all know what cures acne. Except of course dumb old me, who just loves having acne. Even one of my old neighbours told everyone who would listen to him to tell the girl with pimples to put toothpaste on them. Just unbelievable!!! It was as if my having acne magically gave people around me a medical degree.
What it’s Like Living with Acne
Having had acne as long as I can remember, I know first hand the devastating experience it can have on your self esteem. Most people think nothing of leaving the house. They get dressed, slap on some makeup if they want and they are out of the door. For someone with acne it all depends on the state of their skin that day. Imagine your life being run by a skin infection that just won’t leave you, no matter what. It affects you on the outside as well as the inside. In my personal experience the only person to understand you if you have acne is someone else with acne. Only they know how devastating, depressing and isolating it can be.
Choosing a Skin Clinic for Scar Treatments
Acne comes with 2 problems. One is the acne itself and second is the scars it leaves behind. Depending on the type and severity of the acne, the scars left behind will be different. Again depending on the type of scars and your skin type, some of them may fade with time, some with home treatments and some may not.
The treatments available today for scarring of any kind is mind boggling. We are all on the lookout for perfect skin. They range from simple treatments like facials for acne scars to complex things like laser treatments. If you decide to opt for treatments for acne scars, I thought I would put together a guide that would help you make the right choice. Since it is your face, the most visible part of your body, and you are going to be investing money, here are some points that would help you out. I have visited 3 clinics for acne and scar removal. While I had no luck with the treatments for acne, I did get some good results when it came to my acne scars.
The Clear Skin Diet
For a long, long time, I never thought that what I ate and my acne were connected. I continued with my not so great diet while taking antibiotics and using benzoyl peroxide ointment to try and heal my acne. The reality was I was deluding myself big time. My acne was not healing even with both antibiotics and BP. It never healed no matter what I did. In this post, I will explain what a clear skin diet is.
Now, I had acne for 20 years. To be honest this is a ridiculously long time to have acne. Besides affecting your skin, it also slowly, bit by bit, takes away your self-worth. You get comments and real bad comments. Acne becomes your identity and becomes your whole life. And this is exactly what happened to me.