I was 15 years old when my acne started to come out and it never stopped appearing since then. I’ve tried all the unimaginable ways of getting rid of it, but still it’s there. They say it’d spontaneously resolve by the time you reach the age of 25. Well, I’m 24 now and hoping to have a pimple-free skin by next year. Nah! I doubt it, it’s in my “genes”. And even if it were true, it has already left lots of scars on my face so I guess it’s too late. A dermatologist (I think) once said that a millimeter of scar takes a mile of confidence (or something like that). Very true! I partially blame it for my lack of self-confidence. If I could only turn back time, I would have sought for a professional help much earlier. But it’s there, and the only hope I am holding onto now is the possibility of having laser dermabrasion to correct it (or whatever procedure it’d take). I am no longer trying hard to get rid of my acne, I guess I got used to it. So are the people I know. They’d be more surprised if I don’t have one. I love derma, and my friends think I’d make a good dermatologist. Just last week I’ve attended a conference about acne. And I found out there’s there’s an international committee for acne. Imagine how important that speck on your face is, that experts all over the world would meet up every year just to talk about it! So I realized I wanted share my little knowledge about acne to the public. (more…)