Received another comment and few emails about skin issue and dermatologist info again.

That’s why this post came.

Acne is the most common issues that many Asian suffer!

Annoying skin issue

Acne problem has been following me since teenage age of 17.

Being too young to know how to handle a skin problem when it came and without any skin knowledge, I self-diagnosed and tried over-the-shelf products like Oxy, Clinique, SKII, Chanel etc. Of course it doesn’t get my skin better but instead worsen the condition .

When I’m out to work and earn a penny, I went to beauty salon but all they did is extraction, facial treatment masks and then threw me with their expensive skincare products. No sign of improvement and reduction of acne, even after 15 or more sessions of facial treatments but left me with icepick and boxcar SCARS.

source:  http://www.westderm.com.au

Scary experience!

I decided to switch to another beauty salon.
Silly me, still doesn’t know to get help from the experts 'Skin Doctor'.
Continue throwing big sum of money in facial package for a problematic skin condition which really requires proper medication and treatment. But I do feeling better with this salon, since they don’t encourage/do extraction but using technology machine and facial treatment to help. No much signs of improvement; only felt it does made my skin cleaner and less clogged.

The sprouting of acnes and the whiteheads still irritate the hell out of me!

Someone told me I should get help from professional skin doctor who would be better in expediting the recovery.

So I went to National Skin Centre and been on their topical medication for more than half a year, not much improvement. Since this doctor doesn’t create miracle, I got to find another. Then I went to try the clinic doctor who treated my friend’s skin, followed him for a year more.

Sign sadly

they don’t hold the remedy to my skin problem.

I couldn’t count how much I have spent on my skin already.

Who treated my 1^st Outbreak, Teenage Acnes?

I was then intro by a friend to this top-notch private dermatologist who is my savior.

Yes, that’s Dr Joyce Lim

Ever since then, I have been seeing her for whatever skin problem for almost 10 years now I think.

I have oily skin

for some reasons like hormonal changes, dead cells accumulate on the surface of the skin, unhealthy diet, my body will produce more sebum in response, and with a blockage of sebaceous duct with dead cells or debris, my skin is more prone to and cause the forming of closed comedone (whitehead). Usually comedones are associated with acnes.  Hence, I have to continue using her skincare products and do microdermabrasion once every 1 or 2 months to prevent comedones from forming.  I’m always been battling with those comedones that have been there for years and are still embedded real deep down underneath the surface of the skin around two sides of my cheek area. There is other alternative treatment but too painful and expensive to go for. So I decided to rely on skincare products and microdermabrasion to help and Dr Joyce Lim had told me that, this will take long time but it help greatly in preventing new one from coming for sure.

She has been earning a lot of my hard- earned money from her high cost consultation fee, skincare products and especially skin treatments (chemical peels and microdermabrasion treatments) that really cost me a BOMB,

but

she managed to CONTROL MY ACNES from sprouting within a few months.

and I like her cause she is professional and good in diagnose and will confidently tell you how long you will be expected to see whether the medication/products work the best  for you.

That had made me love her so much.

And whenever I have skin problem I would definitely turn in to her first for the diagnose.  It takes an expert to assess your specific condition well, so that you get the best possible treatment.

Why I see another dermatologist?

As I get older, I found another skin problem starting the age of 30. It seems that my skin started to sag slightly. I was then intro to Radiofrequency as maintenance. Yes, I go for it and do it once a month. Few months later, I was then introduced by my niece to see another skin doctor, Dr Steven Ang for Radiofrequency as it is relatively much cheaper there. So shun bian, I also consulted him for products to help my comedone skin too. And his products seem to work better in that for me.

I were then using both skincare products from both Dr Joyce Lim and Dr Steven Ang

Who treated my 2^nd Outbreak, Hormonal Acnes?

The 2^nd outbreak episode started in November 2012, at the age of 31. I struggling with a sudden horrible hormonal acnes due to hormonal imbalance health condition and posted the entry

on my battle with hormonal acnes after and how I actually overcome it.  That came with many emails and also comments upon that. There were many readers telling me they faced the same horrible outbreak and asking for more information and advice.

My heart really went out to them, extremely knowing how they feel, their frustration struggling with a horrible outbreak.  I’m actually still feeling frustrated battling with few whiteheads that are still rested real deep below the surface (too deep under the surface to be seen) around two sides of my cheek area. They has such a small follicular opening that is nearly invisible, so no contents can be extruded.

Yes, I am still hoping that relying on prescribed medication and skincare products will remove it in no time. It does help greatly in preventing new one from forming though.

Despite having comedone, I really happy that I very very rarely get pimple and acne now; it was well controlled unless my hands get itchy and picking on the whitehead and it become inflamed.

Well, if you do read the posts linked up

It is my healthy diet, improved lifestyle and essential supplement added which I’m still continuing now,  that had cured my horrible hormonal acne, to a STOP in just 2 weeks.

Amazing isn't it!

I didn’t take any hormone pills or oral medication to balance my hormone and control this the acnes.
Strictly from the diet;
only organic, unprocessed food, no meat, no diary product, just 五谷杂粮健, plenty veggies, fruit, filtered water.

For more refer back to the post

http://mypreciousangel.blogspot.sg/2013/02/change-of-lifestyle-n-dietary-choice.html

But most often many will ask after seeing my posts are

This made me think again today, why seems like not many had asked me about the healthy diet I strictly following, which was what really cured my hormonal acnes.

erm...weird!

A number of emails I received from readers thought my acnes was cured by the dermatologist I seen.
Here I’m to clarify that my hormonal acnes was cured not entirely because of the dermatologists that I’m seeing, the skin treatments I had done and the products I am using. If you have read, I seen both my dermatologists for my hormonal acnes problem for months, but many acne were still sprouting every new days.



But I know it would be worst without their medication and peel treatment, that contributed much in controlling to make my skin look not that seriously bad but it was still bad in real life than you see in the photos above.


And without their medication and treatment
ALL my scars and marks wouldn't have gone (like never ever existent) within 2 weeks (the most) after the acnes stopped popping.

My skin was looking good again after just 1 month.

AND so again

MY ACNE was CURED NATURALLY

with healthy organic diet, essential supplements and lifestyle that I had strictly followed.

Diet has not only cured my acne, it made my skin look even better than before

I will still highly recommended my dermatologists if you need experts help on skin issues

Which Dermatologist I would recommend? Dr Joyce Lim or Dr Steven Ang?

I couldn’t tell you guys which you should go for because which dermatologist and so what products works for me may not work for you. I myself am seeing both for different treatment and medication for my skin problem.  They are both good at certain areas. Is like trial and error. Sometime the medication prescribed by Dr Joyce Lim may not work that great for me so I turn in to Dr Steven Ang (his acne medication seem to work better for my skin condition during that period. You know, is like how skincare product will cease effectiveness on our skin after a while. A need to do a little change to the skin regimen).

Dr Joyce Lim

If to say who is more popular, definitely will be Dr Joyce Lim. She is well known in this industry. I do personally feel that Dr Joyce Lim is more professional and experience and she is good in diagnosing the skin condition and give appropriate treatment as compare to Dr Steven Ang but relatively her price is very much expensive.

Joyce Lim Skin and Laser Clinic @Paragon
290 Orchard Road
#11-16/20, Paragon Medical Suites
Singapore 238859
Tel No: 6834 9159

webby: http://www.joycelim.sg/

Dr Steven Ang

Dr Steven Ang skincare products and skin treatment like Chemical peel, PPX, microdermabrasion and radiofrequency are much cheaper for sure. The skin treatment he recommended for my skin condition also help greatly in achieving better skin. He is more smiley and speak more as compare to Dr Joyce Lim.

Dr. Steven Ang Aesthetic Family Clinic near @ Redhill
75D Redhill Rd
01-112
Singapore 154075
Tel No: 64767333

Here I share too…..

How I prevent comedone?

The best advice I can give you is don’t give up, keep searching, cause there will surely be someone out there who holds the remedy to your problems. It may not have to be Dr Joyce Lim or Dr Steven Ang.