Back into full force with school…meaning exams…meaning stress…meaning breakouts! Ugh! What a vicious cycle! I break out, then I stress about breaking out and break out even more! NOT FUN! Luckily, this month we changed my treatment plan to mix things up now that we are getting into the fall weather. I didn’t receive my regular microderm, but instead I got a peel. I was a bit nervous about this because it has more downtime than my microderms, and with my busy schedule I was afraid it would hold me back. For starters, I forgot how amazing it felt to get one of these done. Even though I am having some breakouts, my skin is still not even close to being as bad as it had been in the past. I’m not doing a lot of peeling yet because I only had it done a day ago, but I still have a busy weekend planned ahead (out in public) and Stephanie recommended more moisturizer for the time being to help with the peeling process. Right now, my skin feels really dry and I’m sure tomorrow the peeling process will be noticeable. Nothing that is too embarrassing and can’t be temporarily hidden with some moisturizer and makeup, though. The worst part of these for me is that I have to keep telling myself that I can’t pick and peel at my face during this process! Sometimes it’s so hard because you just want to pull that skin off, but as Stephanie will tell you….ABSOLUTELY NOT!
I am excited for what the future holds because now that I won’t be in the sun so much as we get into cooler weather and shorter days, I am able to do more varieties of treatments. This is perfect timing to get my skin looking flawless for the Holidays with all of the family and pictures being taken (which I always dreaded because of my blemishes).