Zits, pimples, black heads, white heads, cysts..... whatever you call 'em.... I have them and I loath them. I never experienced acne growing up, only in my 20's. I feel really awful with a face full of zits all the time, and constantly think (see* obsess) about it. I have slowly come to realize that I just can't control it.
While On birth control the acne would greatly improve but now that I want a baby TTC birth control pills are not an option. Metformin & MetforminER so far have helped with the Acne, but by no means has it gone away. I still have breakouts very often. I can tell when a breakout is coming, because my entire face is sensitive to the touch around the soon to be pimple. I am admittedly a picker too. I just can't leave a white head alone - I know it's bad but I just can't help myself.
My breakouts are centered around my chin and mouth, which according to my dermatologist is purely hormonal. I have been given every topical prescription a try and nothing works. The medicine just dries out my face in addition to a host of acne. Having constant acne is really hard on my self-esteem. Acne is a constant throne in my side.
I love taking pictures and ppl. have told me I am very annoying about it. Since my struggle with acne I noticed I was shying away from the camera - and in some cases wouldn't even bring it out. I realize now that is silly....I know now I want the memories. My parents have loads of pictures from when we are kids and I love looking at them, it's important to me to document! So en light off my acne prone skin, I have become a huge fan of photos that are not in focus, dark, or far away- it draws less attention in my opinion to my face I feel comfortable taking the pics.... and I still will have the memories documented. See examples below.
While On birth control the acne would greatly improve but now that I want a baby TTC birth control pills are not an option. Metformin & MetforminER so far have helped with the Acne, but by no means has it gone away. I still have breakouts very often. I can tell when a breakout is coming, because my entire face is sensitive to the touch around the soon to be pimple. I am admittedly a picker too. I just can't leave a white head alone - I know it's bad but I just can't help myself.
My breakouts are centered around my chin and mouth, which according to my dermatologist is purely hormonal. I have been given every topical prescription a try and nothing works. The medicine just dries out my face in addition to a host of acne. Having constant acne is really hard on my self-esteem. Acne is a constant throne in my side.
I love taking pictures and ppl. have told me I am very annoying about it. Since my struggle with acne I noticed I was shying away from the camera - and in some cases wouldn't even bring it out. I realize now that is silly....I know now I want the memories. My parents have loads of pictures from when we are kids and I love looking at them, it's important to me to document! So en light off my acne prone skin, I have become a huge fan of photos that are not in focus, dark, or far away- it draws less attention in my opinion to my face I feel comfortable taking the pics.... and I still will have the memories documented. See examples below.
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| A glamorous far away photo of me! December 2011 |
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| A glamorous fuzzy photo of me! November 2011 |
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| A glamorous Dark photo of me! NYE 2011 |
