Like most women in their 40s, my skin started aging… fast. I used to be confident in my appearance, but one day, I looked in the mirror and realized I didn’t like what I saw. I noticed deep wrinkles that were never there before, and my skin had lost its firmness… it looked like it was melting. The worst part was, whenever someone wanted to take a picture, I felt like crawling into a hole.
I’ll never forget the day I walked into my high school reunion, and not a single person recognized me. I used to be the popular girl, but now, I felt ignored - as if I wasn’t even there. The last straw was seeing the group photos after… It looked like my face had fallen and couldn’t get up. I was so embarrassed.
I tried everything I could get my hands on - expensive creams, slathering on sunscreen, even those scary microneedling stamps (trust me, they hurt). Sure, they sometimes made my skin tingle and feel nice, but I noticed no difference in the mirror. It felt like I was just throwing money down the drain.
At one point, I seriously considered getting injections, but those terrified me. I wasn’t ready for such a drastic solution... There had to be another way!