Sunday, October 05, 2003
Week 20:
About the same as last week.
Had an outbreak of pimples (small ones) on my forehead during the middle of the week, but now it seems to be back to normal. (about 95% clear, 75% if you count the red marks). One small active zit and a few small bumps. The outbreak could be from the makeup I was using this week and/or the MB cleanser that I was using to take off the makeup and/or the added moisturizing since I had to moisturize more in order to make the makeup look good. Makeup without moisturizer looks like garbage.
Pretty clear temples. Had a recurring zit on the left side at the same time as the zits on the forehead, but now it also seems to be back to normal. 2 small active pimples on the right side, but seem to be leaving soon. Red marks on both sides.
5 small pimples on the left cheek. At least 2 of these were from huge zits; one of which is the humongous zit from week 10, but now it's a whitehead that won't go away. The other one was probably from week 18 or 19.
The right cheek is a little tricky. Maybe 5 small pimples like the ones on the left cheek, and one bigger one. So, altogether, 6.
It is definitely better than week 12. Now that I got some skin to work with, I can tell that I have a lot of small pitted scars and redmarks that they look like zits from afar.
My chin is generally clear, except for one active zit on the tip and one off to the right near the jawline area.
I think the jawline is generally clear as well with red marks only.
The left side of the neck is clearer than the right side. In fact, this week, I actually have a new cystic, inflamed zit on the right side of the neck; it's still here. What is up with that??? This late into the course??
And I also have one smaller cystic, hurtful zit on my face right under my left ear.
What is up with this? I know I've seen improvements. And if you would've seen me back in week 12, you'd be amazed to see how much I've cleared up in just 8 weeks. I went from "ewwwwwww" to "ok, just some red marks," but still...how come I still get new zits? and how come my face isn't totally clear? It has been 20 weeks!!
Beauty regimen:
Day:
1. Wash with Cetaphil cleanser
2. 40mg of Accutane after lunch
Night:
1. Wash with Cetaphil cleanser
2. Take a bath in order to go to bed clean (I usually take a shower in the morning)
3. 40mg of Accutane after dinnerSide effects:
Just the regular dry skin, lips, and hair. But now, I'm shredding!! I think it's the added dosage, so I'll talk to my derma when I see him next week about the hair breakage. I mentioned my concern on my last visit, but he said that the hair will grow back.
Products:
Cetaphil cleanser for face.
Cetaphil lotion for face and body.
Aquaphor for lips. (So! good!)
Nioxin for hair (only used it once so far, so can't say anything about it, except that it has an herbal, minty smell)Misc:
Still changing pillowcases every night and changing my sheets about every week. Drinking tons and tons of water (hate the constant visit to the bathroom, but it is essential to drink lots of water, or else, you'll feel completely dehydrated). Keeping hair away from face, but I'm not as strict on tieing my hair up anymore. I let it down when I leave the house now and I just clip it at home; don't want the elastic breaking more hair. I slacked off on the fruits, but still going strong on the meats and vegetables. I still abstain from dairy and lots of carbohydrates, but carbs are really hard to avoid in real life.
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