fighting genetics and everything else

Unlike other aspiring FAs that I see in the PEX FA thread, I am not born to be an FA. :(

i am not born to have smooth skin and pimple free face! lol!
i also have dark knees and a lot of scars all over my legs (i'm talking about keloid scars here) that I got from a very happy childhood. haha.. (I used to rock those big mountain bikes and run around the streets with my barkada playing patintero and black one to three..)
i have blackheads and the occasional pimples.
i used to have crooked teeth.
i am also not blessed with a sexy figure.
i didnt discover the powerful effect of applying moisturizing lotion until I was in college! (funny but true)
i am very thankful that I stand 5'3" or 5'4" though.
i am thankful that i can easily shed off a few pounds when I need to.
i am very thankful that i was blessed enough to be able to go to a good school so i'm 'okay' when it comes to english communication skills.
i am thankful that i'm a hardworker.
i am also thankful that God blessed me with just the right amount of luck in my life and i'm hoping he will again bless me with another jar of luck that i'll need so that i can also share it with others! :)

Ok, that's just the intro. heehee! :P

i am writing this blogpost so that i can (somehow)help other aspiring FAs who also have problems with scars, dark knees, body weight, etc. Actually, I don't think I can squeeze all the info into one post so i think i'll be writing a 'series' of posts about them.

a scar here, a scar there, oh! scars everywhere! hahahaha!

after working out, i went to Belo Trinoma to get my scars fixed.
i was supposed to go there tomorrow but since i cant wait, i asked if i can have my Tret peel today. all the people there are so nice! they set it up at 7:30pm which made me the last patient of the day.

anyway, i have talked to dra geraldez (from belo) about this. she saw my scars and told me that i had to undergo a procedure called Tretinoin peel which is a kind of chemical peel so that the dark scars would lighten up and match my skin tone. the peeling would take 3 to 5 days and i would need to undergo multiple sessions depending on the degree of darkness of each scar.
i also have to undergo a laser treatment for those light keloid scars. this laser treatment will make my keloid scars dark enough to match my skin tone as well. dra said that after the laser treatment, a few chemical peeling sessions might also be needed.

the rates of the procedure depends on the extent of darkness and the number of scars that needs to be peeled. Tret peel cost me P4000 for all the scars that i have on my legs -so i'm really hoping to get the results that i'm expecting.

she also applied some of the peeling solution to some parts of my toes which were darkened by always wearing flip-flops and not wearing sunscreen. ( i didnt realize that i also have to apply sunscreen on my feet everytime i go out on flip flops! :D)

anyway, i had to remove my pants so that Dra can see all of the scars.
then, Becky - one of the nurses/assistants had to wash my legs with soap to wash off the lotion that i applied coz she forgot to tell me that i'm not supposed to apply lotion before the procedure. heehee.
she also applied a 'drying solution' so that my skin would be able to absorb the chemical peel when Dra applies it.
after that, Dra applied the tretinoin peel. it wasnt painful or anything. the solution looked like the lotion that is used for mosquito bites and allergies ( forgot the name). it was color brown.
Becky used a hairdryer to dry it so that it can be absorbed by my skin much faster than air drying it. plus, it wont go to my pants when i put them back on.

i'm supposed to let the solution stay there for 7 hours and then wash it with soap. I dont think it will be peeling soon though, i think the solution isnt strong enough to make my scars peel - not until 3 days. (ang kapal ng balat ko! lol!)

i was told to stop applying lotion on my legs and stop using body scrubs. huhuhu! I need lotion! I desperately need it! :(

Dra gave me another option so that i can see visible improvements much faster than just waiting for tret peel to do its job alone. she told me i can undergo Dry dermabrasion, which i think is also Power peel except power peel is for the face. heehee.

she said dry dermabrasion can remove dead skin cells from my legs particularly on my scars. this will help hasten the improvements. Anyway, if i remember correctly it also costs 4000+. i'm still thinking about it. too expensive!

oh, and i bought two meds that i will need to apply to the scars. belo white - for AM. tyrosinase inhibitor - for PM. i should apply it religiously everyday! (goodluck to me) heehee.

just washed my legs and applied tyrosinase! hehe. i hope that this treatment will show some improvements soon. i'm counting on Belo since they are known to solve these types of problems! hehehe.. :)

i will upload related photos on my next blogpost. need to go to bed. heehee.

Goodluck to everyone who will be going to QR OD in Cebu on Oct 18! My prayers are with you guys! :) *sigh* inggit ako sa inyo. hehe