I decided to try the Vitalize Peel this past Wed.
For the past year since my hormones have been terribly erratic and haven't had a dr. that can help me get them balanced out I've developed some hyperpigmentation on both sides of my face, wasn't there before. I had the problem in the past before quitting the pill but then I had started to use Obagi on my face and got rid of it all. Well it came back again this past year, not that bad but enough for me to notice. So I was told that if I got the Peel it would really help along with using my Obagi. I made the appt. and followed through last Wed. I don't think the Peel is my style. I don't think I want to pay $150 for someone to put acid on my face take off a layer of my skin again. I think I'll stick with Obagi and retin-a combined and hopefully once I get in to see this new dr. next month that she can help me get these hormones more balanced and maybe that will help eliminate these spots.
I've been stranded in my house for 4 days because I wasn't going to go out in public looking that hideous.

I had also decided to try the Botox thing in Sept. when I turned 45. Never again will I do that either. It caused me to feel very nauseated and I had terrible headaches for a whole week or so. I started to think about all this money I'm starting to shell out on trying to keep myself looking young, all the suffering I'm willing to do in order to do that. Just seems like a lot of hassle, headache, and money to go through just to try and look younger. I feel like I'm falling into that trap out of desperation to keep myself looking younger.
My older sister, now 55, has been doing all this stuff to herself for several years and when I last saw her she just doesn't look right, you can tell where she has had a lot of botox, and other things done.
I have been working with myself about this getting older thing. I'm not one that is accepting it too well, but I know it happens to everyone. I've had a lot of up and down feelings since turning 45. One week I'm feeling good about my age, accepting it really well then the next week I'm feeling all stressed about the things that come with age.