Dermatologists vs. D-I-Y
// June 27th, 2007 // 2 Comments » // Kikay Thoughts, Skin Love
Bump, bump, bump. That is how my skin felt prior to visiting my dermatologist that I haven’t seen for a long time already. Blame it on my busy lifestyle, I couldn’t even drop by her office to give my skin some good ol lovin’.
Being always on the go prevents me from taking time to see a dermatologist for cleaning and checkup. I’ve always resorted to d-i-y ( do it yourself ) products, seeking the cream of the crop skin care to address my needs. Yes, I’ve felt my skin squeaky clean, and non-problematic as I am satisfied with the brand of skin care that I am currently using right now, but I could not deny that there were still problems in my skin that weren’t curable by products themselves. Even the best skin care could not get rid of comedones ( or in simple terms, whiteheads ) and deep seated dirt – thus, I needed a dermatologist.
After 6 months of not going to the dermatologist for a monthly cleaning/facial ( yikes, I am embarrassed to admit ), I finally got a “lecture” from my dermatologist that even if I use the best products out there, only dermatologists can perform extractions because if we do them ourselves, they would result to scarring. I had my facial, and diamond peel done, and as I left her clinic, my skin felt way cleaner than before – bump free, comedone free. Lately, I feel that my skin care products are doing great on my skin with the combination of the cleaning that I have done with the dermatologist.
