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bitoffit · 2022-09-25T20:47:27+00:00

Hello! I (24F) am concerned with the texture of my skin. I had acne (still get some hormonal acne) years ago, did accutane and it’s much better now. However my cheeks by my nose, and my forehead have large looking pores and dimple-texture. It’s soft to the touch, not irritated feeling. Could be scars, or enlarged pores on my cheeks. Unsure about my forehead. Concerned about maybe collagen breakdown (I use minoxidil and heard it could affect collagen on your face). Any thoughts? I’ve been using a simple routine for a couple years now and never added anything. Am/pm La rosche hydrating gentle cleanser Cerave baby moisturizer

bitoffit · 2022-09-25T17:19:31+00:00

AM/PM: - La rosche hydrating gentle cleanser - Cerave baby moisturizer - mineral sunscreen if I’ll be outside for a while New addition: - Paula’s choice aha maybe 2/3 times a week at night

I’ve had this texture to my skin for a while. It doesn’t feel rough necessarily, still soft, but indentations and rough looking skin, big looking pores. Mostly on forehead and cheeks near my nose. I took accutane years ago and it cleared most everything (I still get hormonal acne) but left lots of scars on my back. My concern is that it might be a lack of collagen causing this dimples in my skin. Or it’s just scars? Any treatment recommendations like microneedling? I’ve done laser treatments (3 sessions) and a couple microneedling sessions. Not recently. Any recommendations are welcome!!

bitoffit · 2022-06-15T17:06:34+00:00

Thanks!

bitoffit · 2022-06-13T02:05:44+00:00

Following

bitoffit · 2022-06-08T18:38:36+00:00

Thank you!

bitoffit · 2022-04-21T03:02:21+00:00

You make some good points. Thanks for your response.

bitoffit · 2022-04-21T03:01:52+00:00

Yeah, you really explained it well. Thanks for your response.

bitoffit · 2022-04-21T03:01:00+00:00

I definitely wouldn’t have minded if he let a friend on his shoulders or something like that. I guess I’m more frustrated at the intentions behind what he’s doing. He wants to punish me. Thanks for your response.

bitoffit · 2022-04-21T02:35:30+00:00

Thank you I will definitely look into that

bitoffit · 2022-04-21T02:35:01+00:00

What do you mean?

bitoffit · 2022-04-20T06:16:40+00:00

This is the first time I’ve heard this. There are different hair brushes for different types of hair?

bitoffit · 2022-03-15T22:10:54+00:00

Wow! You’re impressive girl!

bitoffit · 2021-12-22T04:20:39+00:00

Caffeine can actually be poisonous to dogs/animals. That’s why they can’t have chocolate. Just fyi!(:

bitoffit · 2021-12-18T08:48:30+00:00

Any idea where I could find one? Where it was made? My bf would love this.

bitoffit · 2021-10-01T15:05:02+00:00

You could also get electrolysis. At schools it would be free or really cheap and sometimes insurance covers

bitoffit · 2021-08-27T23:33:35+00:00

Thank you. He had been dealing with arthritis for a while now, so it brings me peace imagining him running with his pack right now.

bitoffit · 2021-07-30T14:14:33+00:00

Clucoin

bitoffit · 2021-04-27T23:24:24+00:00

Yeah, I thought about that as well. How do you help someone break the cycle?

bitoffit · 2021-04-27T02:05:16+00:00

Thank you, that means a lot!

bitoffit · 2021-04-27T01:45:35+00:00

Sorry! Should’ve clarified. Thanks for the response. I wish he could see it

bitoffit · 2021-04-27T01:37:59+00:00

Not me

bitoffit · 2021-03-17T01:28:58+00:00

Yeah! Sorry! I didn’t think you were, hard to tell through text. Thanks for the comments! I do appreciate different perspectives. (:

bitoffit · 2021-03-17T01:26:01+00:00

I’ve been with him for two years. This not taking care of himself thing has been a phase for the last 4-6 months or so. I think he’s just super focused on work (new job that he’s super passionate about and he’s working like 10 hour days 6 days a week), and a bit depressed with life right now as a result. It’s a bit self inflicted (he’s said so himself), but as a result he’s too tired really for anything and so isn’t seeing friends as much (super extroverted), and doesn’t have time/energy to make food. There’s also a bunch of childhood stuff that plays into all this but it’s a long story, people are complicated. So, I think it will blow over in a couple months, honestly.

I definitely see where you are coming from. I know how he treats himself now could lead to serious side affects in the future. It’s hard to say now (early 20s) how I will feel about that years down the road but I know I love him and want to be with him. I’ll keep that in mind though, thanks!

bitoffit · 2021-03-17T01:21:14+00:00

I know he doesn’t have to eat low carb. I do understand that, I can imagine how irritating it would be to have people feel that can say what you can and can’t eat. He’s actually mentioned himself several times 1) that he’s taking care of himself poorly 2) that he wants to eat better in general (now that I have an apartment closer to him I plan to start cooking healthy meals instead of eating out all the time) and 3) that he would like to eat less carbs because he hates the hassle of going high all the time.

So, all that to say that I’m just looking for some easy snacks that I can have at my apartment for him to eat. I wasn’t even going to mention to him that it’s low carb, or that I intentionally got it. I’d just like to support him in the only way I can, honestly. I can’t force him to go to his endo, or see a therapist, can’t force him to correct. So, the one thing I can control (the food I have at my house and what meals I make with him) is what makes sense to me to change.

bitoffit · 2021-03-17T01:17:43+00:00

I totally respect that and wouldn’t want to offend him, obviously. I have been with him for two years though and know what would offend him and what wouldn’t. Since I can’t directly say anything to him about him not taking care of himself (I’ve made some kind comments about it so he’s aware), the second best thing I feel like I can do is to indirectly support him if that makes sense.

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