Post by stilltrying on Feb 11, 2005 22:36:07 GMT -5
I had two done about 4 years ago and it helped for about 2 years, but then for various reasons I had to stop with the salicylic acid stuff I was using to keep the bumps away. It was downhill from there.
I have keratosis pilaris. Just the nightmare thing to have if you are a picker. A ready supply of stuff to pop all over my upper arms (sometimes upper legs too but they are easier to ignore somehow). And pop I did. I would go into the bedroom and use my bedside light because then I had better contrast. I had a hate/love relationship with the sun because I wanted to enjoy it but as soon as I was outside, all I could think of was how to get some privacy to do a skin check and pop some stuff.
I have managed to stop from time to time. The peel (TCA medium depth) is great because 1)I have to stop picking before the peel, so I get a head start, 2) the peel really evens things out so my skin doesn't look like crap and I don't pick because heck, it's hopeless anyway and 3)it does wipe out the bumps for a while. I was good for SO LONG!
I'm so pissed I started to pick again after the peels I had before and I'm really determined now to stop.
Anyway, I do recommend it as a way to quit because the process (it stings for 10 minutes) and the peel are a good break, and as long as I use this time now to get a handle on my triggers and stuff, I think I'll make it through the summer in tank tops. The hardest part is seeing a new bump and knowing it would go POP! But leaving it alone.
My husband has all these bumps on his arms. I just stare and him and think, my god, he isn't bothered at all! He could pop those and squeeze out the stuff, but he doesn't. So I know it is possible to be normal about this all. I just have to remember how (or forget to care?).
stilltrying
I have keratosis pilaris. Just the nightmare thing to have if you are a picker. A ready supply of stuff to pop all over my upper arms (sometimes upper legs too but they are easier to ignore somehow). And pop I did. I would go into the bedroom and use my bedside light because then I had better contrast. I had a hate/love relationship with the sun because I wanted to enjoy it but as soon as I was outside, all I could think of was how to get some privacy to do a skin check and pop some stuff.
I have managed to stop from time to time. The peel (TCA medium depth) is great because 1)I have to stop picking before the peel, so I get a head start, 2) the peel really evens things out so my skin doesn't look like crap and I don't pick because heck, it's hopeless anyway and 3)it does wipe out the bumps for a while. I was good for SO LONG!
I'm so pissed I started to pick again after the peels I had before and I'm really determined now to stop.
Anyway, I do recommend it as a way to quit because the process (it stings for 10 minutes) and the peel are a good break, and as long as I use this time now to get a handle on my triggers and stuff, I think I'll make it through the summer in tank tops. The hardest part is seeing a new bump and knowing it would go POP! But leaving it alone.
My husband has all these bumps on his arms. I just stare and him and think, my god, he isn't bothered at all! He could pop those and squeeze out the stuff, but he doesn't. So I know it is possible to be normal about this all. I just have to remember how (or forget to care?).
stilltrying