Situation
Jennifer began getting cystic acne breakouts on her face and back when she turned 14 years old. Her family preferred using natural methods to heal but everything she tried from Whole Foods and online companies, did not help. As an actress and singer, she was always in the limelight. But that also meant her acne was, too.
Treatment
Jennifer and I first met in the Amethyst Chicago office when she was 15. Her busy schedule of choir and musical rehearsals made video conferencing during her lunch hour at school an obvious choice. We started with herbal vacuum-packed herbs 2x’s daily and a regimen of daytime and nighttime topicals to treat the skin from both inside and out. Jennifer was extremely diligent in taking the herbs but had a lot of emotional highs and lows during the treatment period that caused her acne to fluctuate. We had to change formulas frequently to address the changes.
Before/After
As you can see, Jennifer’s skin is completely changed. Her skin remains stable and she no longer uses internal herbs. Occasionally, she uses topicals to spot treat when unusual circumstances occur like weeks of wearing heavy make-up due to her musical appearances. But besides that, Jennifer is happy to report, it’s her voice and acting that now take center stage!
* Jennifer is a pseudonym to protect patient privacy
* Everyone’s healing timeline depends on their unique combination of contributing factors.
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About The Author
Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman, LAc, DACM, Cert. TCM Dermatology is the owner of Amethyst Holistic Skin Solutions and treats acne patients via video conferencing using only herbal medicine. Olivia serves on the Advisory Board of LearnSkin, is the Chair of the American Society of Acupuncturists Board of Directors, and is a faculty member of the Chicago Integrative Eczema Support Group sponsored by The National Eczema Association.