Re: Pimple/Acne Marks, Blemishes, Darkspots - Part 5

[bloody_venus]

PIH ko tagal na, more than 3 months na, asian tayo so prone talaga skin natin dito

i've read a lot of articles about it and sabi it will fade minimum 6 months, mawawala maybe after years, so tagal talaga, sobrang naiinip na din ako.

lemon, i don't suggest, i use lemon everyday for my chest acne marks (ito yung dahil sa egyptian magic) never saw any improvement (im still using lemon because i like the smell and dahil siguro nakasanayan ko na), i use sulfur ointment for it and me konting effect infairness, but i never tried sulfur ointment on face, chest lang talaga since im using aha product for face.

[minatay91]

^ hmm ganun ba sis ako may PIH sa mosquito bite grr going 4 months na. kainis! I hate nature and it hates me back LOL pero pimples... 1 week lang yun usually sa akin. very weird na yun for me if more than 2-3 weeks. I havent used lemon yet pero effective siya sa akin before. I only stopped because of what I read in reddit before.

in fairness, may effect ang aloe vera sa akin. yung literal na plant, I broke a leaf off, and pahid the gel. hiyang ako. I'm trying to switch to organic products kase. (trying and failing badly lol)

[lordknight_aiz.18]

i have 2 pimples sa chin, lapit na kasi period ko or feeling ko rin this is because of tat307. im using aloe vera gel also as on the spot treatment. effective naman.. mas madaling magheal. yung isang pimple, di na lumaki and pawala na rin..:-) tuloy parin gamit ko sa lemon toner na ginawa ko..:-) sana walang marks. hehe

[honeybunny]

I use hydroquinone kaso i badly need to stop the pimples from forming. Magfade man yung scar, another zit will form in another area naman

[cloh]

i use apple cider vinegar mixed in water as my toner, so far okay naman nakaka smooth ng skin, kaya lang parang di nya natatanggal yung hormonal pimples ko  any suggestions na okay na i-combine with acv?

[sassa]

You may try vbeam which is a laser to treat the red marks. I have post acne marks on my cheeks which is reddish brown na ayaw matanggal no matter what whitening serum I use.

Vbeam is around 8k for the cheeks per session in Belo. Between 4 to 8 sessions daw para ma clear yung red marks with 3 to 4 weeks interval per session.

[khriseeee]

Hydroquinone didn't work for me, just dried my skin out and didn't really control the cystic acne on my chin.

What's been working is applying toner mixed with dalacin C. Morning and night over my chin, it seems to help. I slather on moisturizer to keep it from flaking too bad.

I just bought Clinique's Dark Spot corrector, my aunt swears by it.

Also bought a small bottle of PIxi Glow Tonic - Glycolic Acid worked well for my skin before but hard to find locally.

I also purchased COSRX BHA Skin Returning A-Sol and the AHA Whitehead liquid. Will arrive mga June pa though. I'm praying they are both effective!

[j.adore]

I read celebrities using Mario Badescu so I got a kit from Rustan's. It came with a lot of freebies!! Super sulit ☺️

[bloody_venus]

hi, im on maxi peel, ti nry ko na rin kasi dami ko na na try di naman masyado nag work, been using it for more than 2 weeks na, in fairness nawala yung hyperpigmentation ko BUT break outs naman, di ko lang ma stop kasi sabi dun sa box normal lang daw yun and dapat ituloy tuloy lang ng 2 months. hopefully mawala na siya.

[gab54]

meron bang instant na pwedeng magtanggal ng acne scar? kahit mahal basta instant.

[minatay91]

^ idk, Belo Picosure maybe. If you want the easiest way to hide them, it's concealer. haha

[still_doll]

I had some breakouts recently and now isa nalang siya at pawala na din.. nag burst na siya and may lumabas na fluid. now it has a scar but usually mabilis naman mag lighten katulad ng mga katabi niya na nauna ng nawala.

Ngayon lang talaga ako pinimple ng bongga.. barely to none ang existence ng pimples sa akin. kaya super depressed ako buti nalang nagsstart na siya mag clear up.

Feeling ko its hormonal, feeling ko lang naman. I am no expert at this kasi hindi ko naging problem ang pimples kahit noong teen pa ako. I'm in my mid 20s and has ZERO experience with derma clinics.

What i did with mine is that:
1. warm compress and steaming my face with hot water
2. spot application of apple cider vinegar
3. maintain with witch hazel toner (i used the one from healthy options kaso recently lagi sila out of stock so naubusan ako and right now celeteque hydrating toner gamit ko, which is unexpectedly great din)

I'd like to try aloe vera. is it good for moisturizing?
meron ako dati nung aloe vera tub from nature republic pero sa hands ko ginamit.

[baby_chichay]

meron bang instant na pwedeng magtanggal ng acne scar? kahit mahal basta instant.

instant sis wala pa nadidiscover hehe. peeling pa din pinakamabilis for me (i don't do laser, those stuff). if PIH faster mawala if mag chemical + mechanical peeling + tretinoin + AHAs/BHAs combined. but if scar na talaga, as in been there for more than 6 months or a year on your skin without treatment, better go through laser na i guess. the trick is always treat it immediately, wag patagalin yung post acne marks.

[sassa]

Ditto.. walang instant sis. It will really take several sessions to see significant results.

If you have depressed scars, the most effective pa din daw as per my dermas in Belo is Frac C02 but it will take min of 4 sessions with 3 to 4 months interval.

Picosure kasi has no down time therefore, mababaw lang daw ang narreach na scar tissue. For depressed scars it will take 8 to 10 sessions  with 1 month interval. Picosure is more expensive than Frac C02 pero my dermas swear by Frac C02 combined with air dissector.

Vbeam laser naman is for the red marks daw but I have not seen significant improvements even after my 2nd session. Every 2 to 3 weeks lang daw kasi pwede to. As per my derma, I will start seeing results by the 4th session (aaaang tagaaal).

So I am now considering peeling instead. Sana maging significant ang results. I am so naiinip nam

[baby_chichay]

So I am now considering peeling instead. Sana maging significant ang results. I am so naiinip nam

^I'm on my 3rd session of Radiance peel in HOO (2-4 weeks interval) and, so far so good. I can now say I suggest peeling to anyone suffering from blemishes and marks, or basically uneven or dull skin tone. I had a very bad breakout last January and it cleared na almost 90% through combination of tret + BHAs + chemical peel + power peel. nabakbak talaga the old dull skin and PIH marks ko naglahong parang bula. I'm happy with the radiance peel results, and i need 2 more sessions for maximum effect daw. super satisfied na ako after just 2 sessions, to think i skip na nga my tret and okay pa din skin ko. nagiimprove sya day by day and talagang "radiant". my fine lines sa forehead are no longer noticeable, clogged pores are gone, no more comedones, or any pimple for the past 2 months. i don't even use makeup na. tinted moisturizer and concealer na lang sa eyebags then i'm good to go.

anyway just curious, are belo peels too expensive? HOO's range is 4k-5k per session so i just want to compare. or i could just try their power peel first if okay sya.

[celestine0416]

hi newbie here,but nakarami na sa pagread ng ibang topics
actually ito din talaga ang hinahanap kog topic, pimple marks and acne scars.
problematic ako sa pimples ko sa chin,oily face kasi ako.
dalaga pa ako nagkakapimples ako pero maliliit lang,may time na cystic sya, pero hnhayaan kona. yun iba manggigil ka na putukin eh (heheh cant resist). at isa un sa regretable na gnwa ko kasi may butas na.anyway,as of now im using eskinol + dalacyn c, kasi mlalaki na yung pimples ko sa chin,tutubo yung isa tas pagnawala meron na naman.
nauubusan n nga ako ng solusyon pra dto, ok naman yung forehead tska cheeks pero pagdating sa chin, may mga scars na.
i used maxipeel set nila na may astringent,cream at moisturizer, at first ok naman, pero nung nagbday baby ko at mainit  sa labas, naramdaman ko na humahapdi mukha ko pagpinupunasan ko, at sabi ng sister ko,"ampula mo te,kasama ka ng clown na magpperform mmya?"
kaya un tinigil ko,pero nagbeeakout nq sa chin part.
and now im looking for scar and pimple solution.. wag lang magpafacial talaga kasi dko maiwanan baby ko..

[Ireneeeeee]

korean skincare greatly helped fade my blemishes na super dami dahil sa pregnancy..super love ko Missha FTE for this.

[budzwhiz]

Sis baby_chichay, what's your regimen? I'm also using tret and planning to use it every other day nalang because I want to introduce a bha into my routine.

[bloody_venus]

im using glycolic pads (brand is altchek) now, sabi used it 3x a wk, and i used it 2x this week pa lang (combi with their brightening serum) but it did brightens my face, even my bf compliments my skin hehe

i do hope mawala nito yung PIH ko, will update you guys

[baby_chichay]

Sis baby_chichay, what's your regimen? I'm also using tret and planning to use it every other day nalang because I want to introduce a bha into my routine.

sis medyo madami but here goes.

AM
regular wash (Obagi foaming gel)
2% salicylic acid toner (Clenziderm Pore Therapy as my BHA)
vitamin C serum (Obagi 10%)
plain moisturizer (Physiogel or Cerave)
eye cream
Sunscreen SPF50

PM
Clenziderm wash (this has salicyclic acid too)
Obagi Blender (has hydroquinone 4%)
Tret 0.1%
eye cream

i used to use tret daily but i tapered it down to every other night. so instead of the blender and tret, alternate ko sila with my AM regimen of bha toner, serum, then moisturizer.

sometimes i forget my tret na or tinatamad, so derecho moisturizer na lang, okay lang naman. although mas okay talaga skin if religious sa tret napansin ko. sabi ng derma okay lang naman mag BHA even on tret as long as may gap yung pag apply, not immediately after. tendency kasi is over flaking. my toner is mild lang but when i'm flaking, say after a chemical peel or power peel, i don't use it.

every month i get my salicylic acid peel and power peel at least 2 weeks apart. facials every month din. i hold tret and bha for 3 days after then resume. sunscreen lang and moisturizer if needed.

forgot to mention if i have looming spots, i just dab tea tree oil. di na sya tumutuloy.