I understand why those who suffer from acne seek out a dermatologist. After all, they are a medical doctor who spent years in school learning. They are very important to our medical community. They also accept health insurance and treating any health condition can be costly. Why wouldn’t they be your first line of defense?
Ask yourself these questions when considering consulting a dermatologist, or if you have worked with a dermatologist and feel you did not get the results you desired.
Did they take the time necessary to educate you about acne? Meaning did they explain exactly what it is so that you could better understand the genetic disease you have.
Did they write you a prescription for oral antibiotics or topical products and send you on your way?
Did you feel that your skin condition was not taken seriously?
Did they explain exactly what the prescriptions were going to do in order to alleviate your acne?
Did they take photos of your skin?
Did they require you to see them again in two weeks so that they could see the results and form a plan to go forward?
Did they share with you that your skin may adapt to what they gave you and that at that time your routine would need to be adjusted?
Many of my clients have come to me after they have worked with a dermatologist or their primary care physician and did not get the results they were seeking. They now have the belief that “nothing works.”
There are some valid reasons to seek the consul of an aesthetician or skin care therapist.
The have gone to school to treat skin.
A good aesthetician will continue his or her education, just as physicians do.
They will usually take the time to educate you about acne and the entire process you will go through to clear it.
They will take pictures so that as you go through the process of clearing your skin you have something for comparison.
They will follow-up with you on a bi-monthly basis until you achieve clear skin.
Your success is very important to an aesthetician.
Just some things to think about when seeking help for acne.
May all of you who suffer from acne get the results you desire – CLEAR SKIN!
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