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Awful orange peel skin on forehead - help! (Pic attached)

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MargotsFlounceyBlouse · 09/01/2019 14:58

I'm 44 and over the last couple of years I've noticed my forehead has gone all crepey and orange peely. Are there any facial treatments to sort it or is this just ageing? It's really depressing me as I'm not a makeupy person normally so haven't a clue how to disguise it even. Can anyone advise? The rest of my face is smoother but my chins affected too. I'd spend money to get it sorted but unsure of treatments other than bog standard facial. Thanks!

Awful orange peel skin on forehead - help! (Pic attached)
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sushisuperstar · 17/01/2019 18:23

@LadyOfTheCanyon I'm so glad you mentioned sebaceous hyperplasia. Just googled it. I'm pretty certain this is what I have on my forehead...

justasking111 · 17/01/2019 19:09

Wonder if Margot has had her appointment yet, she did say it was this week.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 17/01/2019 19:22

@sushisuperstar

It took a lot of googling for me to figure out that this is what I had. It can sometimes be due to too many heavy face creams.
A couple of weeks of daily BHA and you can squeeze out the inside of the spot. After a while of this they started to lay flat to the skin. But once you stop, they come back. You can get them burnt off, but this can leave scarring so BHA seems to be the only alternative. Good Luck!

Surfingtheweb · 17/01/2019 19:24

You should visit a boots No7 counter in a big store & book in for a skin assessment. Their products are amazing & will have your skin looking fabulous in 2 weeks.

sushisuperstar · 17/01/2019 19:27

@LadyOfTheCanyon I'm sure this is it. I've got the bumpy skin with some lines 🥴. I know I need to spend the money on facials and so on. I do use spf every day. Always had oily skin 😤🤯

sushisuperstar · 17/01/2019 19:28

It looked worse at first and then better a week after microdermabrasion but I've not been able to do that for ages

MargotsFlounceyBlouse · 09/03/2019 15:25

I did have the appointment but it was actually for a different skin problem (pigmentation disorder so totally unrelated). I did ask the consultant about it and she had a quick look and said confidently "solar elastosis" which is basically sun damage. I've started a regime on my skin using some of the products suggested including a sunblock! A couple of months on its not gone away but my skin looks better for a bit of care and attention.

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