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Ever got yourself looking back at old photos or simply reminiscing at the past and thinking, "my skin was so different"? You're not alone.
It's not a rare occurrence to long for your skin in the past. There was a point when acne marks, blackheads, and sagging skin may not have been in our line of sight. We wonder where things might have 'gone south.' Sometimes, we even get the unwelcome pointing out from other people wondering what happened when we had such flawless skin before. The answer could be as specific as a cleanser gone wrong or genetics showing through your skin. What they have in common: change.
As we celebrate Women's Month, it's an important reminder that our skin will never stay the same way as it is. We go through different phases of life or come from different backgrounds that warrant changes in each of our skin stories. These changes mark significant points in our journey that make up who we are, and although it might seem like we would have wanted to change things, where we are now wouldn't be the same. Here's a glimpse of those changes through the years and how you can embrace them without compromising your road to set your good skin free.
Start of exploring
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Life point: A time of learning, delving into new challenges, lifestyles, and environments; experiences that we'll be able to carry throughout our journey.
What's happening to your skin: Blackheads and acne become one of the skin manifestations we face during our 20s. Because this time alone could throw us into new circumstances that cause stress or anxiety, our body signals a natural response that makes our skin oilier. That, along with the hormones we are born with, the changes in the environment that could clog up our pores (hello build-up), and the sometimes unavoidable skip-the-skincare nights could cause us to go through dealing with blackheads, breakout, and even duller skin.
Facials made for a time of change:
The Essential Facial is a facial for oily, decongested skin | Clearlift Laser Treatment for breakouts and minimizing pores | Pixel Laser Resurfacing Treatment for stubborn acne marks and scars & larger pores.
Venturing into bigger challenges
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Life point: More experiences gained throughout your 20s mean the courage to venture into bigger challenges; more freedom in investing in self-improvement.
What's happening to your skin: This might mark realization when acne marks and scars can appear more stubborn than when we first had it, and the likelihood of adult acne is not off the table. With relatively slower cell turnover and reduced collagen production, it might become harder to lift traces of breakouts. Fine lines, wrinkles, and the loss of our skin's bounciness may also manifest, but not to worry. These are natural processes that every woman who progresses with their (skin) story will go through. Try not to let it overwhelm you and continue to form rituals worth keeping to give you and your skin the care it deserves.
Facial treatments that go with your bigger ventures
Ultimate Clear Power Duo to target more stubborn acne marks and scars & more prominent pores | Ultherapy®️ for reducing fine lines and wrinkles
Finding the longer lasting
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Life point: Unafraid to invest in things that will last them the best results; steadier wisdom in what to put resources into
What's happening to your skin: With the life experiences garnered throughout your earlier years, one of the things that signal how far you've come in your journey is the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and skin that starts to sag. With the natural slowing down of skin processes and the need to boost collagen, your skin needs may point towards skin aging treatments that give you tighter, more lifted skin to bring out your best features.
A facial that bears the gold standard
Ultherapy®️ for reducing fine lines, wrinkles and getting a tighter, more lifted look without the knives and needles
What's the difference between HIFU and Ultherapy®️?
HIFU and Ultherapy are known to help lift and tighten the skin for more defined features & to help boost collagen. The two, however, have very distinct differences that you might want to consider when investing in a skin aging treatment.
Ultherapy®️ and HIFU both use ultrasound energy to go deep within the layers of the skin with one goal: to boost collagen production. However, Ultherapy®️ is clinically-tested to be more targeted and specific in hitting collagen-depleted zones to ensure sensitive nerves, muscles, and fat are safe through visualization. That means anyone who does your Ultherapy®️ is guided by the best technology to know what type of energy to use in different parts of your face and where the sweetest spot is to give you the long-lasting results you're aiming for.
HIFU, on the other hand, blindly hits the layers of your skin with energy that may result in essential nerves, muscles, and fat being hit which could lead to more sagging and/or more sessions needed to achieve your skin goals. Since it doesn't have the technology to target the zones you're aiming for, the inconsistency of energy delivered to your skin could mean varying results on every visit.
To give you a simpler, easier way to find the difference between the two, check out the table below so you can decide which treatment is best for your skin needs and goals:
Each skin story is different, but if there's one thing that we have in common is how our skin changes as we go through progress. That means the way we take care of it has to change, too. Let's make embracing those changes easier.
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