Christina Yannello can recall her first breakout as vividly as most people can remember their first kiss or period.
“That was a pivotal moment for me,” says Yannello.
And that was just the beginning.
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Over the next decade, her acne ebbed and flowed from totally untamable to controllable and back again.
None of it made a difference.
“My skin became completely unmanageable I had no more control,” says Yannello.
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“Not to mention, this took a massive mental and emotional toll on me.
She wanted to do some digging into Accutane before giving it a go.
“But this realness and authenticity is just something you don’t see every day.”
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“These people helped me, so I wanted to help someone else.”
“I want to be what I wanted to have,” says Concha.
“I don’t want someone else to go through loneliness and feeling bad about themselves like I did.
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And that’s exactly what happened for Vanessa Sasada.
“I wanted to start embracing my skin no matter what state it was in.”
“A lot of times there would be, and it would just ruin my entire day.
Now, if I get a new pimple, it’s not a big deal.
“We do know on some level that stress can negatively impact acne,” he explains.
I think it’s really important for younger women growing up to realize that acneisn’ta bad thing.”
