Broke but beautiful

Finally I made it to the skin specialist. Not a dermatologist as you might think (that appointment is still a few months away - damn waiting lists! I booked that in September). This is a place called skin science. The woman who owns it is a doctor herself who specializes in skin (so basically a dermatologist) except its a private practice - more like a clinic offering a service and selling products and with no waiting list!. She works in collaboration with the dermatologist I will eventually get to see. I went there two years ago when she was just starting up and got some counsel on proper makeup and moisturizer but it was damn expensive and not hugely amazing so I didn't go back. Low and behold after two years my skin is still shit and probably worse than ever (starting september because I was lucky to have two months of nice skin this year). Then my sister got me a gift certificate to Skin Science so I had no excuses not to give it another try. Glad I did. This time she was more established and had a computer imaging system to picture my skin - the wrinkles (none! hellz yeah), the texture, the bacteria, the UV damage (below average - yes!), and the inflammation. This was to investigate and pinpoint what might be contributing to my acne. Turns out almost everything! She recommended several products to add to my routine and blue-light treament to get rid of the bacteria (I am now suckered into paying for blue light treaments twice a week for six weeks - this better damn well work!). I have added a special toner and high end moisturizer to my routine as well as an antiimflamtory cream to wear at night. I feel good about this - it seems to be helping already! She also suggested I change my diet a bit to reduce the inflammation in my skin (the picture was actually quite scarey and now I am fully motivated to try and reduce inflamation). Goodbye sugary drinks ... my beloved ice tea.... for I am now on a low glycemic index diet (translation: healthy diet with lots of fiber, no processed foods, white breads, etc. and less sugary foods and drinks). I consider my lifestyle to be pretty healthy anyways so there are only very few things I can think of to change that will help combat this problem. I may also have to cut back on my beautiful chocolate milk - the light of my life... adios mi leche chocolate. I will miss you... but probably still drink you once for awhile as I my mom just recently bought a new jug...