Hello all,
Sorry for the sperging and shilling but I just need to share my story.
During puberty my face was full of acne to the point I wanted to die. We were poor, but luckily our insurance covered a visit to a dermatologist and Tretrinoin.
Tretrinoin made me feel like shit but holy fuck my acne was gone... However it left a lot of scarring (mainly hyperpigmentation). My dermatologist said that this will never go away and I had to live with that and be greatful for the results. Well to be honest I was greatful for the results, since I had to acne left but the scars were always bothering me.
I was also a retard during my post puberty years and used a TCA peel to remove them (the shit you could find on ebay back then was amazing) but holy shit I think I was shredding for a whole month and there was no difference at the scars whatsoever.
Anyway over the years I was on and off and even though I had tried AHAs in the past I didn't see any results. That was until 2 months ago.
2 months ago I started using CeraVe Foaming Cleanser (for normal to oily skin) every day. After I use a local AHA cream 10% (I had used for 2 months the same company's 14% aha cream in the past but it made no difference to me) and after I use CeraVe moisturizing cream PM. The first month I was also using Nip+Fab Glycolic Fix Night Pads Extreme but after they were finished I stopped using them.
Well I just can't believe the difference I see in my face. Even after one week the difference was noticeable. Now after 2 months most of my scars are almost gone. I'm sure in 1 more month my face will be scar free. My skins time is also more even, it glows and looks very healthy. I'm so happy.
Next month I plan to introduce retinol to my skin care routine because I have started to have some fine wrinkles. That's the reason I started my whole routine 2 months ago.
PS. I always choose products by their active ingredients and not by the brand. That's why the aha cream I use is local and literally unheard of outside of my country. I also used their 14% aha cream but it made no difference to my face (in my head bigger number is always better, I know I'm stupid). However their 10% cream had hundreds of favorable reviews and that's why I changed my order in the last minute and chose it... And we'll... This is the first product that actually worked for me.
Thanks.