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@Jynx I had my 5th appointment for my acne extractions today.
Something that the skin therapist (the one that does the extractions for me) has brought up to me - she asked me questions such as if I’m working or studying and if either of those have caused me stress & what time I go to sleep, what skincare products I’m using - it got me thinking well why is it that they (the staff at this clinic) are only focusing on the stress, sleep & skincare part even though they are the ‘primary’ causes of what causes breakouts (especially on the inside of your skin) but they never brought up anything about what foods and drinks you consume, what your lifestyle is ….
i saw that a few other customers that wrote reviews about this clinic mentioned about this too so it makes me question it… however, 97% of the clinic's reviews are 5 stars lmao
but yea anyways ummm and since my next extraction session will be my last session, I sure am nervous to know what she’s gonna say or suggest to me the next time I attend there one last time o.o and I damn hope they don’t bring up any suggestions regarding any certain medications such as accutane (I’m confident that they won’t anyway but you never know)
idk man, the fact that these skin specialists have never asked their clients about their lifestyle, their diets, etc. doesnt sit quite well with me cause I do know that these are also the factors that contribute to acne as well, yet I don’t fix em! ✌️😙
but I did notice that when I was going through that complete stress of when my mum wanted to introduce me to a guy last month, my acne did came back during that time onwards.
so the fact that my skin specialist only asked if I get stressed from studying? 🤨 Lmao… I said no of course and she was like “oh ok”
I’m not very comfortable telling her or the owner about my actual situation (or the fact that I get ‘stressed’ in general and that I have mental health issues) mainly because they’re Asian immigrants and I feel like if I do tell them that then it would be awkward…considering how mental health is seen in Asian countries.
EDIT: not to mention there's a few other things I've found quite off about the clinic in terms of the staffs knowledge on...things
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