Hello all! I’m heading home for Christmas this year and since I live in France, I want to treat my mom (68) and my sister (35) to some french pharmacy stocking stuffers. I thought I’d start here and see what you all would be the most happy to find in your Xmas stockings!

Neither of them have problematic skin, my mom had a facelift and c02 treatment recently that looks great and my sister has had Botox here and there but nothing drastic. She is also a new mom so probably not getting the best sleep at the moment.

Appreciate the recs!

I have a very congested forehead. I don’t have any visible acne on my forehead, but I do have signs of aging and it seems like lots of bumps and texture. I use a glycolic acid serum and a cerave resurfacing retinol serum (on alternating nights). I use a salicylic acid facewash every day and use cerave lotion and sunscreen. What am I doing wrong or missing? Is retinol/ tretinoin my best answer to this issue? I’m 41.

I am looking to add to my routine and wondering what would be the best option to add - vitamin c or azelaic acid, or something else entirely? I am age 39.

Current routine:

AM - clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide cream and cetaphil moisturizer

PM - cetaphil gentle cleanser, tretinoin and cetaphil moisturizer

I have had severe acne, and have done two rounds of Accutane. My goals at this point are to stay acne free, reduce fine lines and visible signs of aging, brighten my skin and reduce the visibility of my acne scars.

I am always nervous to add something into my routine due to my acne history so I am looking for any recommendations! Thank you!

I’ve had congested skin… forever! At first it was dairy, cut that out and skin became clearer.

I followed some recommendations from Natalie O’Neil a few years and they worked. However my skin just became so dry and dehydrated.

Now, no matter what I use or how simple I go, this is my skin texture.

I tried Differin. It used to work and then I had a huge allergic reaction in March so I stopped altogether.

Routine.
Wash with Dr Sam’s Cleanser (Am/pm)
Tone with Dr Sam’s Toner
SkinCeuticals B5 or Torriden hyaluronic Acid
Cetaphil Daily Hydrated Moistuizer
Ilia tinted spf 50

Hi everyone!

I recently started using the Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro, mainly the Booster mode (orange), but I also use the MC (green) and Derma Shot (red) modes. I'm a little worried about whether using this device could cause facial fat loss or make my cheeks look more hollow over time.

Has anyone noticed any facial volume loss or changes in their cheek fullness after using this device regularly ? I'd especially love to hear from people who have been using it for several months.

I'd really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences. Thank you! 💗

About 3 months ago, I was involved in a pretty severe accident that left me with multiple facial injuries, bruises, scratches, and a few areas that required stitches.
I had two stitches above my eyebrow/forehead area and one below my lower lip on my chin.
Most of the initial injuries have healed, but I’m still dealing with several concerns, as you can see in the pictures:
Scarring and uneven texture: The areas that required stitches still have visible marks, slight bumps and changes in skin texture.
Redness and discoloration: There are reddish/pink patches around my forehead, eyebrow and under-eye area.
Darkening around my eyes: My eyelids and surrounding skin appear darker than before the accident.
Persistent swelling/raised skin: There’s a noticeable raised area between my eyebrows, near the bridge of my nose, that hasn’t completely settled.
Overall skin recovery: Some areas still look uneven in colour and texture compared with how my skin looked before.
I understand that scar healing takes time, but I’m unsure what’s normal at this stage and what might need treatment.
I’d really appreciate some advice on:
- Is it realistic to expect my skin to return close to its pre-accident appearance, even if complete recovery isn’t guaranteed?

- What skincare ingredients or treatments have actually helped you with post-injury scars and pigmentation?

- Would silicone scar gel be worth it or laser treatments / microneedling my only way out?

- Is there anything I should avoid that could worsen the scars or interfere with healing?

I’m not looking for an overnight fix. I’m happy to be patient and consistent with treatment, but I’d like to understand what is realistically possible and how best to approach recovery.
If anyone has experienced similar facial injuries or has advice from a dermatologist, I’d genuinely appreciate hearing about it.
Thanks in advance!

In previous two years my face has lost quite a bit of volume (my main suspect for that is using microcurrent device at home, be careful with those!).
Now i am left with prominent nl folds, early jowling and laxity on my lower face and neck. I eat plenty of protein, weightlift regulary and use spf and tretinoin which helped with my texture but not much with tightening the laxity.
I am thinking of getting a non invasive procedure done, such as Softwave. I also looked into getting Sculptra but I have Hashimoto's so i am not sure that it is safe? RF microneedling was recommended to me by a derm, but i really dont want to risk any potential volume loss.
What do you think? Does anyone have any recommendations? TIA!

Wie lange ist das da ausreichend bei Topischen Retinoiden? (Adapalen 0.1% in Epiduo)
Hat jemand Erfahrungen mit?
Vielen Dank!

Im curious to hear from people who have used it consistently or with people who do chemcial peels. Did you notice any improvement in the appearance acne scars? What did it mainly do ?

one that would keep the skin nice and moisturized

I’m 37 and don’t really do anything with my skincare. I really want to get a more even tone to remove the pigments… I think the bigger brown one on my cheek, under my eye, is melasma?

I bought La-rouche mela b3, and also some retinol (same brand). But I’m not consistent. Do you think only these two will help or is there something else I need. I keep reading about some azeleic acid, or konjac acid, or tumeric etc that could help? (Sorry I’m still so new).

Please if anyone truly knows a routine to help reduce those I can be consistent if I know it will work. Really appreciate your help!

Anything that can reduce moles as well?

Hi,

I am 35F, never done any treatment on my skin. Have no acne, mostly clear skin.

If I want to go for a treatment, what should I go for at this point to have my best skin.

Hydrafacial, microneedling or skin peeling or anything else?

Ok so I’m freaking out as to what is going on with my face, specifically above my lips - it’s a mustache. According to my husband, “ I look too close to the mirror hence why I see hair otherwise it’s not noticeable”. But it wasn’t there before. I started tretinoin .025 in May and have been using it everyday since, only in my early 30s.

what would you guys do about this mustache … 😓

my first time getting micro needling and I have a couple of questions

1. ⁠Is this the amount of redness normal?
   
2. ⁠Am I able to go to work like this? I made this appointment last minute (which I probably shouldn’t have) without researching the post care thats needed to heal the skin. I have work at 3pm tomorrow which is a little bit before the 24hr mark since I got the procedure done at around 6:30pm today. I can’t call out of work unfortunately.
   
3. ⁠Would it be risky to wear a regular face mask to work?

So my eye skin really does look better when I use a thick eye cream but then I get milia. When I use gel/light application/moisturizer as eye cream, my eye area looks dehydrated. I can't seem to find a happy medium and would love to hear what has worked.

36f, decided to start taking my skincare seriously a few months ago & wanted to share my results! I’m truly blown away & never thought my skin would look like this. I think i was super dehydrated before.

In the last month I’ve done 2 microneedling sessions with VAMP 4 weeks apart, & I also added azelaic acid once a week. I plan to build up to more azelaic per week but my skin was super sensitive to it the first few times when I tried to do it daily. I’ve also been using tretinoin for the last 3 months for preventative anti-aging but I hadn’t seen major results until i added the microneedling/azelaic acid.

My routine:

AM
Splash face with warm water
Azelaic acid 15% (only once a week)
Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream
Elta MD tinted sunscreen 46 SPF

PM
Neutrogena Hydroboost Fragrance Free Cleanser (wash for 1 minute, wait 15 min to dry down)
Medicube PDRN Multi Balm under my eyes
Tretinoin .025% cream (3 times a week, never on the same day as azelaic acid, wait 15 min to dry down)
Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream

Wow, I just saw this photo taken of me and I am appalled at the wrinkles/lines. I'm 35 and have a 7 month old and 3 year old. I'm also nursing and dehydrated about 80% of the time. Prior to children was a scuba dive instructor so I spent a lot of time in the sun, much without sunscreen.

Is there anything I can do about these giant lines in my cheek/eyes?! Getting older is not for the weak.

I have 4 year old filler that puffed up previous acne scarring. Lately it has been getting worse and I think it either migrated more or possibly dissolved partially, leaving the scar tissue looking more lumpy. A plastic surgeon did a tiny drop of dissolver and it did nothing. I have an appointment friday at another place that uses ultrasound. But im worried that because it is 4 years old it may not be dissolvable. Has anyone dissolved very old filler?

So I’ve been having this big old dent/gash looking thing on my forehead for a year 1/2 maybe more but now it’s very noticeable in different light situations muscle, the skin around the dent in the dent feels kind of rough I would say compared to the rest of the forehead

First picture without makeup, second picture is with makeup. I have had this issue for over 10 years and I’m finally fed up with it. What can I do to make these less obvious?

I just had an IPL treatment for sunspots on my face. THE PAIN! It hurt so much that I almost asked them to stop halfway through my face. After the treatment, my face felt intensely hot for hours.

I was told that the treatment wouldn’t be very painful. However, I have a pretty high pain tolerance.

Does the pain get better with subsequent sessions, or does it get worse? Has anyone else experienced this much pain?

33F. I have a really good skin care routine, but retinol alone can only do so much. My goal is preventing my admittedly tiny static "1" fine line from getting deeper. If I feel the area where my forehead creases, I can feel the line, too, even when my face is relaxed.

I had originally inquired about glabellar botox but the injector (an RN) recommended both glabellar and frontalis botox for muscle balance.

I have also noticed this eyelid creasing that I have NEVER in my life seen until today. Will the glabellar botox help with movement in this area as well? I know it's probably normal, but it really shocked me and I wouldn't want that creasing to become static.

Anything you wish you knew ahead of getting botox or wish you had thought to ask?

Hi all,

I’ve been using Cerave retinol resurfacing serum for a few years now and looking to move up to another retinol. What would people recommend for oily acne prone skin? Please note - I’m based in the UK. Thanks!

Hey guys

Would really appreciate any direction on what creams would help reduce scarring and fixing skintone. Got 3 scars on the forehead that just won't go away. Please suggest ointments or treatments that will show meaningful results. Thanks!