Stopped pushing extractions past a certain point on oily skin clients.

Seeing way less inflammation and angry pores now, trust the process.

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My first client out of school, Maria, had skin like a pizza oven. I mean, I went to town on those pores, thinking I was helping. Idk, maybe it's just me, but I used to believe more pressure meant cleaner skin. Took a red, angry face and a bad review to learn that lesson. Now I barely touch the t-zone on oily types, and surprise, no more meltdowns. Trusting the process feels like admitting I was kinda clueless before.

kellyw195d ago

Bettyramirez, how long until Maria's skin calmed down after you changed methods?

quinncoleman20h ago

Learning the gentle touch felt like unlearning a superpower I never had. My early clients were basically test subjects for how much pressure human skin could take. Pretty sure I taught a few pores to panic-produce oil just to survive my "help".

victor_thomas6d ago

Honestly, nobody talks about how squeezing too hard can trick the skin into overdrive. You break tiny blood vessels, but you also tell the skin to make more oil to protect itself. I've seen clients who got extractions weekly end up with worse clogged pores months later. Their pores learned to pump out gunk faster to repair the damage. Backing off lets the skin's natural cycle reset, so it stops panicking. It's not just about avoiding redness, it's about fixing the real problem.