I aged 20 years in the last 3 months

[justjuanmorebeer]

Due to my partner leaving and thus becoming a single parent the last three months have been horrifically stressful.

My forehead is covered in deep horizontal lines (these started at 18 but have doubled in recent months) and also round my eyes.

I have hormonal acne that is worse than ever at present on face and back.

My hair has gone completely grey as my roots come through, I dye it black.

I turn 27 tomorrow. I look about 50 in the face.

What should I do? Am considering botox, will it work?

The forehead lines are extremely deep though.

Sweetheart you are 27. I guarantee you are not there yet for Botox.

I would work on the acne, I am dark haired too and I know how fast the grey roots come through, so keeping that covered.

I think the problem is though that you are at "that" breakup stage where you feel rejected and that you are unattractive and until you work through that you won't feel better. I am sure you look a million times better than you feel right now.

Be kind to yourself.

I'm 23 and have recently started getting acne too, it's definitely aged me. I'm having a little success with home micro dermabrasion stuff and dermablend to cover it.

My forehead truly is a state though. Is there anything else that can help it?

I always get acne spots on my neck when I am stressed (I am 47!).

Do you get enough sleep and eat well?

I'm with RJ on this, it's too soon to be throwing botox at your 27 year old face. Rather you might need to try to sleep well, eat well and keep yourself hydrated? Easier said than done, I know.

Have you been on the breakup diet, ie unable to eat? All this stress takes a toll, but it will ease. I lost 3 stone during mine and was gaunt. It took a good while to get back on an even keel. Take care of yourself, give yourself time.

First two weeks I didnt eat much but since then been eating loads really. Not gained any excess but back to normal.

I do need to be healthier generally but that wont help the damage already done

Go easy on yourself. You've been through a huge emotional upheaval, when you feel on a more even emotional keel you'll be less harsh on yourself.

A fringe is great if you're worried about forehead lines.

As far as the homronal acne goes there's some good advice here.

Other than that, as much sleep as you can manage

With forehead lines, I might be deluding myself, but I noticed them late 20s, 30ish and they seemed bad but then they genuinely did improve. I wasn't using anything special or changing weight. I got a fringe poor man's botox as I was paranoid about them, but after I grew it out I didn't know why I'd bothered. Just saying there is hope for change, especially at 27. You've probably been frowning or strained, with good reason, and your body and skin have been under stress. You can bounce back. I bet you look a lot better than you think too.

It took me 2 years to come out the other side ... You truly have take care of yourself, no smoking, drinking, crash diets, dying your hair random colours .... Just lots of love for yourself and you will glow again

At 27 a lot of it will be dryness of the skin, drinking water and putting on any old moisturiser will make a big difference.

1.Hydrate! Drink lots of water. Eat lots of veggies. Buy some hydration cream. Feed your forehead lots of hydration cream, the lines will fill in again. They look deep because you are dehydrated and you need lots of sleep and to cut back on the tea and coffee and definitely no sugary drinks.

2.Buy some frownies for your forehead. You've been scrunching up your face in your sleep cos of all the stress.

3.Massage your face. The tension in your facial muscles is making you look old. You'll see facial massage tutorials on YouTube.

1. The acne is so bad because you are stressed. The cleansing diet will definitely knock it back for you. Drink plenty of water. Have salad for lunch and vegetables aplenty with dinner.

The situation is retrievable. Results can happen quite fast. Coconut water is a great drink for hydration.

You need to relax. Soak in the bath with plenty of bath salts and lavender oil. Go to bed after the bath and sleep. Drink camomile tea in the bath.
Put honey on your face while you are in the bath, massage it in. It will hydrate your skin and fix discourage spots.

Put a slice of lemon in your water. Very cleansing.

1. See a GP about your acne. I am a long term acne sufferer (at 33) and am on Yasmin oral contraceptive, which has helped massively. There are other options your GP can prescribe (not just contraceptives), and I promise you they'll be much more effective than an expensive face cream or salon treatment.

1. Get plenty of sleep

1. Get a colour done at the hairdressers. Black is a very harsh colour for many people so if it's not your natural colour it may be ageing your look. So book an appointment and get the stylist to help you pick a colour that will lift and refresh your look.

1. Rehydrate your skin. Drink lots of water and use a serum and moisturiser morning and evening. No need to spend a fortune here, Superdrug does a great line of hydrating skincare.

Thanks for being so nice everyone. I do hope you're right. Let operation rehydrate commence then

For the forehead lines, Lisa Eldridge had a video on facial massage, it's quite long but I have been doing a short version for a couple of weeks and I've noticed a big difference. I have been using L'Oreal extraordinary oil which smells lovely so it feels like a treat

For the acne, go to your GP, they will give you something that will help

Be kind to yourself, you have been through a lot and you are doing great

agree to all the above, and lay off the wine if you've been drinking a bit too. That stuff is terrible for the complexion, unfortunately

I also take these seven seas rediance oils. Sounds a bit faddy but they're not ££££ like the perfectil ones but give an extra boost to hair skin and nails - they have the added benefit of reducing my migraines too - so can't be a bad thing.

Cut down on salt too. Salt encourages puffy eyes and can leave skin dehydrated.

Boots do their version on vitamin water but without the shed load of sugar - and it's actually called skin sparkler - and it tastes great like summer fruits - and I have it with my boots meal deal at lunchtime instead of a fizzy drink as water can get a bit boring.

I also take these seven seas rediance oils. Sounds a bit faddy but they're not ££££ like the perfectil ones but give an extra boost to hair skin and nails - they have the added benefit of reducing my migraines too - so can't be a bad thing.

Cut down on salt too. Salt encourages puffy eyes and can leave skin dehydrated.

Boots do their version on vitamin water but without the shed load of sugar - and it's actually called skin sparkler - and it tastes great like summer fruits - and I have it with my boots meal deal at lunchtime instead of a fizzy drink as water can get a bit boring.

I went to my gp earlier. Gone back on yasmin, got an oral and topical antibiotic until Christmas too. Let's hope they help.

Be kind to yourself. Get plenty of rest and sleep. Eat properly and drink lots of water. Get some exercise and fresh air. Try to minimise the stress.

There are times when I have been under ridiculous levels of stress and it has been written all over my face. Fast forward to now. Life is very calm and I look like a very young mid 40s lady...