Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Making the Teenage Years a Little Easier

This is Jeremiah. It makes me so happy to see this smile on his handsome, flawless face. As we all remember when we were teenagers, Jeremiah suffered from teen acne. When I first saw him, he was on antibiotics and a prescription cream from his dermatologist. His face was extremely red, sensitive, and covered with blackheads and whiteheads. His skin was angry, stripped dry and it was just getting worse and worse. He was self-conscious and frustrated. I can remember going through the same issues when I was in High School. I was happy to help.
We started by getting him off of all prescriptions and creams for 2 weeks so that I had a clean slate to work with. It's a good idea to do this so that you have a clear picture of what the skin truly needs. Then I was able to analyze his skin and re-vamp his daily regimen and nurture and heal his skin. Once we were able to do that, we started gently attacking the acne. Every two weeks I did a pumpkin peel, extractions and a calming mask. The key with Jeremiah was for him to get in the habit of following my home care instructions and not skip a step. Together, we have come along way and now look at how great his skin looks! Since I didn't think to take a before picture, I asked him if he had one I could use and he said that he hated the way his skin looked so bad that he never took pictures of himself! I'm so happy to say that that has since changed and he is now picture perfect!

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