Removing Skin Tags

Gonna document removing of my skin tag journey. And I hope that it will be useful to people who are considering to remove them through the tradition way of "burning" it off. Just like how I did it. Laser toning doesn't helps to remove skin tags. Initially I thought that it would too. 

I have a lot of Skin Tags. One of the main reasons why I have them is genetic. My dad have many too. But his are huge. Skin Tags is just an extra layer of skin protruding out. It is harmless and people may have it at some parts of their life. I've checked with my therapist and the price of removing skin tags range from $15 - $80 each. For my condition, they are really small bumps. So it's charged at $15 each. I removed mine at Posh Wellness located at Marina Square. 

Here's some before photos of my skin with skin tags. They are just small bumps which made my skin super unsmooth😔 you can't really tell them from pictures. But after you applied powder, it just doesn't sets nicely. My therapists is Zoelyn. She's very nice and as this is the first time I'm doing something like this, she even applied numbing cream so that it is less painful. Applying numbing cream is charged at $50 btw.

Here's some of my before photos.

As you can see that there's a lot of bumps :(

Applying numbing cream on the skin tags. 

After about 30 mins of struggle. Here's how my face looks like immediately after the procedures.  The black bumps are where the skin tags are. Basically they just use a really sharp pen-look-alike electric needle to burn the top layer off so that there's no more bumps on my skin. The pain was bearable. Except for those skin tags located near the corner of my eyes or nose. 

They applied an anti-inflammation powder for me and was asked to wash my face lightly and kept those affected area dry. 

 

Here's day 1. I applied sunblock, loose powder cause I have to go to work. But the scaling was quite obvious. My colleague thought that I have chicken pox. Haha. Fyi, it's the eve of CNY. I avoid looking at people cause I'm afraid that they will stare at it. Even my mom asked why did I do it before CNY. But i thought it's the best time to heal my skin. Cause after all, got 4 days of rest day! 

Here's the 2nd day. Less redness. In fact, just the scaling part. Waiting for it to fully dried up so that it will peel and drop. Skin feels really rough though. As it's the first day of CNY, concealer and powder does the job. 

Left: My bare skin

Right: Makeup and concealer. I still feels insecure though. 

3rd day

4th day

5th day

6th day

7th day with sunblock, loose powder and blusher

7th day night I went back for follow up and had an IPL session to reduce the leftover redness and speed up healing. But of cause, after every other facial session, my skin becomes very red due to the removing of black heads.

8th - 9th day after my treatment.

My skin seems much clearer now. But because there's still redness, I wasn't convince that it was considered good skin.

 

But looking at all the back dated photos of my skin, I honestly finds that removing skin tags really is the best decision for smoother skin. I will update again. 

Skin Origin Skincare

Hello 2015! I want to come back to blogging so here I am! I miss blogging so much. So, I've changed my template so that it will attract me to come back. Heh. Will update a more recent picture of me and update my "About Me" too. Cause that's too old.

So, I guess I've grown a lot. But the way I blog and write never change. Still me, and words can be so deep when I am exceptionally emotional. I will be penning more thoughts and sharing more things here.. Stay around, watch me grow, watch my own life change as I grew. One day, I will be grateful that I penned these thoughts!

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So recently, I brought new skincare from Skin Origin. This is the first time I'm buying such expensive skincare. I usually use Laneige. But because I need very effective results and was recommended by the experts that this will give me the results that I want within 1 month. Basically, I purchase their Gentle Exfoliant Cleanser, Gentle Toner, Epi Gel, Active Repair Essence and Radiance Essence.

There's no much of reviews for Skin Origin's products cause they are not commercialize at all. You can only find these products in Spa and Facial parlours. Manufactured in Spain, Skin Origin products are touted to contain Penta Peptides which is a chain of five amino acids that works at the cellular level and transforms skin with less abrasiveness.

So I'm gonna be the first few to review! The Active Repair Essence and Radiance Essence is Skin Origin's star products. It is $178 each. The price is equivalent to your high end skincare brand like Dior, Chanel etc. No joke. Gentle Exfoliant Cleanser is $89, Gentle Toner is $89 and Epi Gel is $98 if I don't remember wrongly.

I was told to use Active Repair Essence at night and Radiance Essence in the morning. They smell alright but when applying Active Repair Essence, it gives my face a slight stinging feeling which is very bearable.

From Left (Top): Epi Gel, Gentle Toner, Gentle Exfoliant Cleanser

From Left (Bottom): Active Repair Essence & Radiance Essence

I was reassured by my therapist that I will get to see the results that I want in 1 month. Besides going to my usual Dr SM Yuen's laser toning and silk peel, I've added IPL and Microdermabrasion from another facial salon. All these treatments is very chor (expensive).

I'm not afraid to share that I've spent close to $6k with Dr SM Yuen on their laser toning and silk peel but to be honest, the results are not as fantastic. I've been with them for close to 1.5 years since November 2013. The staff there are all very friendly and nice. No hard selling. But the results really is so so. And they sell tretinoin cream @ $150 (?) for pathetic 15ml only. It is to boost collagen production. I stopped after purchasing once.

I'm very eager to see good results for my face and I'm hoping that this 1 month will be substantial enough for that one day. Staying hopeful!