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All of the Skin Issues!

 

My skin has been a mess for the past month or so. I sought out the help of a dermatologist at the beginning of April because my skin was red, blotchy and I was waking up with tiny white heads every morning. So fun! 

It turns out I have rosacea. I have spent the last month slathering on a treatment gel in the morning, a treatment lotion before bed, and added a weekly heavy duty acne wash to my normal Cetaphil face washes. My skin is a little less red, but its still super blotchy and I have more acne now then I did at 16. 

In addition to my face being out of control, my skin is sooooooo dry! I slather my hands in heavy duty dry hand lotion at least 4 times a day. It seems to help my hands overall, but the skin by my nails is still extremely dry and full of hangnails. I added an oil body wash to my shower routine and follow up with a healthy slathering of body butter with added oil. That has helped some of the dry itchiness. 

I'm also starting to notice that I have some hanging skin from my weight loss. Don't get me wrong - I will take it over the extra weight! It is causing some irritation already though. I have started wiping down with witch hazel and then powdering up in those areas to try to stop anything really terrible from happening. Here's hoping that makes a difference for me long term.  

In many ways between the affects of surgery and the onset of perimenopause I feel like I'm thrown right back into the swings of puberty. It can be a lot some days, but I'm trying to go with it and do the best I can each day. Staying hydrated is my best first line of defense and I've been managing to exceed my water goals by a little bit each day. Here's hoping that summer doesn't bring any additional skin challenges for me!

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