Picture this.
You’re stressed, you’re breaking out and you have a huge day coming up.. like your 30th birthday or new years eve or Christmas with your inlaws. While you shouldn’t feel self conscious – you do.
This was me last month. On top of all of this, I was finishing up my Fall semester, meeting with an Orthopeadic surgeon, trying to work out, presenting my final presentation and participating in my car accident discovery. Once could say I was under a lot of pressure.
My break outs were more than that though – they were also part of a skin condition I was diagnosed with in my teens. Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a painful, long-term skin condition that causes skin abscesses and scarring, usually around hair follicles and sweat glands. I had been on medication since I was 16 to rectify this. However, medication is no longer an option and is hard on your body.
Just before New Years, I found Kayla from The Skinn Studio in Lower Sackville. Kayla told me about Fractional Resurfacing – which I was so excited to try it but pretty nervous.
Immediately after –
On the first day, we numbed the area and got to work. I would say the pain was 8/10 on the most sensitive areas. However, with the numbing cream the only way I knew anything was happening was the clicking sound. Kayla was exceptional walking me through each step. She recommends a charcoal face wash at the end – which you can purchase right there, and she gives you after care tips which you can pick up at any pharmacy.
Day 1 –
My skin was pretty warm, itchy and very red. My skin was tight and I definitely looked more like a cherry than a human.
Day 2 –
The redness and irritation were manageable, it wasn’t painful at all. There was a lot of yellowing coming out of my pores.
Day 3 –
The redness was almost gone – everything had closed up.
Day 4 –
Small touches of redness on my cheers and severely broken out areas.
Day 5 –
You can hardly tell!
You can choose to have your entire face resurfaced or just spot treatments. However, I was very satisfied with my first appointment. This will be definitely something I continue with in the future both for the health of my skin and peace of mind. A huge thank you to Kayla for her kindness and honesty.
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