u/dollipawss

been seeing this chart all over tiktok lately.. my goal is to at least be htb.. ive already been thinking about getting a nose job. any advice ?

ive been consistently getting acne on my forehead and around my nose area for the past couple months. only a couple spots turn into whiteheads though. im almost one year post accutane. ive been using tret and washing my face at least once a day (usually twice a day) but im still breaking out like this. its not as bad as before, but its getting to the point where its turning from a inconvenience to a concern.

i just finished my 8 month Accutane treatment. i still have a pimple here and there because of my period, so my derm prescribed me Tretinoin 0.025%! The last time i was on tret i was pre-Accutane and i had really bad chemical burns, but it was definitely user error! i used way too much every single night. this time i’m using it once every two nights (the days marked on my calendar) for the first month and then ill move onto once every other night. this time i’m going to use a tiny pea sized amount using the sandwich method. ill be using my usual toner (laneige cream skin) a thin layer of my moisturizer (laneige water bank intensive moisturizer) applying my tret over that, and another thicker layer of my same moisturizer, and i always sleep with my laneige cica sleeping mask over all my pm skincare. i make sure to apply everything gently because i have really sensitive skin, and i let all the products absorb in between! during the day ill be using just a 55 SPF sunscreen i got from cvs. (every product i use, i only use because it doesn’t irritate my face)

also will the tret help with my scarring too? i’m saving up to get a session of all over co2 laser treatment for my scars in July, ($1500😭) but ill still be using tret after the downtime. also if you have any advice or suggestions for my skincare routine, pls help me. i’m nervous going back on this stuff.. 🥲

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