A Reward After Half a Year: Off to the Beauty Clinic! Looking Forward to the Autumn Harvest, Get some fresh air!

No,
I don't do cutting, stitching, or injecting foreign substances.
(I was just about to try a thread lift, but
I decided to challenge myself to see 'how far I can go'
on my own, manually. Am I some kind of high-consciousness organic species?!)

That kind of surgical stuffis something I don't do, but
I do allow myself to rely a little bit on aesthetic medicine for skin care.

You see, my face,

is just riddled with dark spots and melasma.

It's not a case of 'Oh, don't say that!',
it's really not at a level where I can be humble.
Of course, current cosmetics are all excellent, so
I can make myself look 'decently' pretty with makeup, but
as the person herself, it's something that really bothers me...
And I know that, generally speaking, others 'aren't looking that closely'.

As I wrote in a previous article,
in the end,

beauty is self-satisfaction.
It's something to satisfy oneself.

Isn't it.

So.
Two or three years ago, I surrendered, thinking 'Ah, I can't do anything about this on my own anymore,' and
did 'chemical peeling' and 'pico toning' for the first time.
The place where I have been singing the CM logo for many years,

@Shonan Beauty Clinic!

I have co-starred (?) in commercials with them,
and now we even have a relationship in private.
(I'm just going there personally, aren't I?)

Let me explain.

Chemical peelingis
using chemicals (medicine) to promote skin turnover.
(It is also used for acne treatment)
By doing that, old keratin and such (I don't really understand it) are
removed, and the skin becomes super smooth.

And once it has!

Pico toningis a laser used to
exterminate dark spots and melasma from deep within the skin.
But it doesn't become perfectly clean in one go,
(though the skin does become quite bright)
the most important thing is to properly do daily UV protection,
and even so, dark spots and melasma will appear again, so
in the end, you end up going once every 2-3 months.
(Beauty clinics are a good business)

The first time, my dark spots and melasma were in a terrible state, so
I bought a 10-session course in bulk (it's cheaper), and
I think I went once every two weeks.
Once the effects appeared and things settled down,
from about the year before last, I started going for single sessions about once every 3 months or so.

But, it's already been half a year since the last time! 😭

Well, there were various circumstances for that (mostly a pocket money issue), but
finally, next week, I'll be able to go!!!

Somehow, I'm really looking forward to that right now.

Because I haven't given myself such a reward for a long time.
Regarding aesthetic medicine, even if it's just a laser applied to the skin,
I think there are various opinions and individual policies, but

For me, it is a gift to myself.

I think the same goes for things like spa treatments, but
isn't it a luxury to have someone else make you look beautiful?
Besides, it really makes me feel refreshed, too.

I almost never go out on a daily basis, so
the act of "heading out into the city!" is also
a gift that serves as a change of pace for me.

I have oracle cards that I made myself, and
the one that has been coming up a lot lately (it keeps appearing over and over)

is "Going Out"♪
GET SOME FRESH AIR!

The phrase "Get some fresh air" means
let's breathe in some fresh air = let's refresh ourselves!
but

I'm hoping that with this, the card will finally be satisfied
and keep quiet (lol).
(Though I have a feeling it won't stay quiet 😅
I suppose the "go out" order will continue until I'm feeling better.)

So, that's the fun thing waiting for me next week!

And you know, I've also booked a consultation with the doctor for that day.
(Usually, I just have the nurses perform the treatment and then I head home)

And the reason for that is.

I will not give up on my dark spots!
I will not give up on pursuing the possibilities!

Let me explain again.

ThatPico Toningis
basicallysomething that works on "melasma"and
it's something that also happens to be somewhat effective on dark spots as a bonus.

"Then, shouldn't you just remove the dark spots with a spot-removal laser?"

Exactly.
That is what I thought at first, too.

But, however.
There is an unbelievable fact there.

If you use a spot-removal laser, the melasma in that area gets worse.

It's a mystery of the human body that a layperson like me can't understand at all.
(Or rather, a mystery of how lasers work)

In other words,
if you have dark spots where you also have melasma,
you must not use a spot-removal laser on those spots.
Apparently, that is the golden rule.

Yeah, I understand that part.
I'll let the spots that live alongside my melasma slide for now.

So, what about the spots in areas where there is no melasma?

Maybe I can get laser spot removal, right?

Regarding this,
it was a 'suggestion' (? lol) from the doctor
who gave me a consultation last time.

You see, I have three large spots on my right cheek near my temple.
There is no melasma there, so the doctor's opinion was that
laser spot removal might be an option for those.

Exactly! Exactly!

My hope and passion for that, which have been there for over half a year, haven't faded at all,
and I intend to 'seriously consult about it'
next week.

Well, there is also the 'allowance issue,' so
I think I'll start by asking, 'Is this even possible?'
(By the way, spot removal isn't that expensive.)

Somehow...

Writing this much, I objectively think,

Am I being portrayed as a crazy person obsessed with beauty...

Well, whatever!
Ahahaha~~! (← in the style of Cossie)
I'll keep going!

And you know, in addition to chemical peeling & pico toning,
this time, (there's something else I've always wanted to treat),
I've also booked an appointment at another clinic. (In the same area)

A beauty clinic festival? 🥳🎉

It's...

V-Beeeeeeeeeeam!!!✨✨✨

Let me explain.

This was also a bit of "insider advice" from that doctor I mentioned.
(Apparently, this is only offered at one location within the Shonan Beauty Clinic group.)

I have spots and melasma, but
actually, for a long time now, I've had these areas—I guess you could call them the lower parts of both cheeks—
where the blood vessels are somewhat visible.
(Well, I can cover that up with foundation, though.)

And apparently, there's a name for that too,

but in short, it'sfacial redness.

Some people get facial redness from acne scars, while others, like me,
get it from external stimuli like UV rays or friction,
which causes blood vessels to surface, and after looking into it,
I learned quite a few things.

So, I heard from the 'insider advice' doctor (I named them that myself)
that there is a treatment for facial redness called V-Beam.

I found a clinic that offers V-Beam treatment
near the Shonan Beauty Clinic I usually go to,
so I decided to take the plunge and go for a consultation first.

I've been thinking about this since the end of last year,
so I'm happy that I can finally take action.

For someone like me who usually (or rather, recently)
hasn't had any real 'plans for myself',

booking two beauty clinics for my own sake
and hopping between them!
is, well, kind of exciting.

GET SOME FRESH AIR!!!

It's exactly what I need right now!

Adding a little bit of freshness
to AYUKO's aesthetic kingdom,
in preparation for the autumn harvest.

I don't know what kind of harvest awaits,
but I want to believe
that there will be a wonderful one.

Just a little bit more!