{"id":2164,"date":"2010-02-02T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmaclinic.com\/lma-wp\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2021-08-21T14:14:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T14:14:56","slug":"my-spots-nearly-cost-me-my-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/media-articles\/my-spots-nearly-cost-me-my-career","title":{"rendered":"My Spots Nearly Cost Me My Career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Michelle, 33, a Job Centre manager from London, suffered from adult&nbsp;acne&nbsp;throughout her twenties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Bad skin has affected my confidence, my love life and even my career. I developed acne when I was about 15 and it didn&#8217;t go away. Spots covered my cheeks, forehead, chin, back and chest all the time but got even worse when I was pre-menstrual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ZO-skin-health_Obagi_Acne1.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ZO-skin-health_Obagi_Acne1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ZO-skin-health_Obagi_Acne1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ZO-skin-health_Obagi_Acne1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried everything to get rid of them. I used tea tree oil, Sudocrem and all sorts of over-the-counter treatments. In the end, I went to my GP, but nothing helped. I&#8217;d cover my spots with layers of concealer but using so much make-up clogged up my pores and made the acne worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friends were supporive but the didn&#8217;t understand what an issue it was. I felt so alone and I was really shy around boys. I picked my spots &#8211; there was no way I could go out with yellow pus on my face, it was disgusting! So I&#8217;d dig my nails in and try to squeeze the pus out. But it just made the spots get red, sore and infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I started work at the Job Centre, I was so worried about people staring at me that I refused to work on reception.<br>I think this affected me getting a promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I turned 30 and they disappeared, but all the picking left me with horrible acne scarring. Last June, I tried\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/sculptra\">Collagen Stimulation<\/a>\u00a0treatments by Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi to get rid of them. Cream numbs your face then collagen is injected into the scars. It&#8217;s pain-free and has really helped. Now I&#8217;m so much happier and more confident, and I&#8217;ve finally been promoted to manager!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view Dr Ayoubi in the Media\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/media-articles\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr_Ayham_Al-Ayoubi_Sculptra_Scars.pdf\">My Spots Nearly Cost Me My Career<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Ayoubi Skin Care &#8211; Janurary 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18],"class_list":["post-2164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-articles","tag-anti-wrinkle-injections","tag-breast-augmentation","tag-cellulaze","tag-cellulite","tag-collagen-stimulation","tag-collagen-stimulation-and-co2-laser","tag-dermal-fillers","tag-ellanse","tag-sculptra","tag-silhouette-soft","tag-smartlipo","tag-velashape","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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