Chemabrasion – Do You Dare?
By mati. Filed in Life, Skincare, Uncategorized |
I was recently reading about chemabrasion with Phenol, a substance that causes burning and blistering of the skin on the face. The purpose of this barbaric procedure is to get rid of fine lines and wrinkles by removing the top layer of the skin, and then growing new skin over the next 3 – 6 months! You may have seen some before and after pictures of people who have had the procedure done, but has anyone ever told you of the risks involved in this procedure?
In case they haven’t, I’ll tell you myself. The person has to first be anesthetized, to be able to endure the procedure, because needless to say, having acid poured over your face is not painless! Then the acid is poured or painted on the skin, and the skin is covered with a tape mask to make sure it goes as deep as possible. And, do you know how deep the Phenol actually goes??? It goes right into the bloodstream!
If it is poured on too quickly, it can enter the bloodstream at such a concentration that it can change the heart rhythm and atually make your heart stop. And, if that isn’t bad enough, the acid can also damage the eyes, if it is dripped into them by accident, and the lungs, from breathing the vapors!
In addition, the patient has to sign a release form before the procedure where she accepts the dangers of the procedure and takes responsibility for wanting the procedure anyway. And, of course, the docs have a disclaimer at the bottom of the contract where they don’t even guarantee any desired outcome!
Besides the fact that you can die, your lungs can collapse and your eyes can be damaged in the procedure, there is also the danger of infection, permanent disfigurement and you can almost count on pigmentation changes.
I can’t even imagine that women will accept such horrible procedures just to reverse the aging process of their skin. We have become so identified with our outer “packaging” that we have completely forgotten who is inside! We have forgotton that the energy of GOD or the universe, whatever you choose to call it, flows through all of us and expresses itself in so many ways! So, why are we so obsessed with temporary beauty, which, unfortunately, will fade over time, no matter how much we resist?
We have lost our connection to source, or GOD, that’s why. When we look inside, there is just a deep, dark hole there, that has to be filled, somehow. A new car, a new mate, a new face…
But the problem is, the hole cannot be filled from the outside. It doesn’t matter what we try to fill it with, the emptiness is still there. You can ask the richest person you know, and if they are honest, they will admit that the emptiness becomes darker the more they accumulate. Why? Because they KNOW that things don’t make you happy! At least poor people can still hope that they’ll be happy if they achieve their material goals, but when you have achieved everything you ever wanted, and you are still unhappy, then what???
Then, it is time to realize that you are on the wrong path. Looking outside for happiness, is not the answer. We have to start looking within. Who are we, and why are we here? This is what we are here to figure out. Not “how can I stop my face from aging,” or “how can I be eternally attractive so I never have to face my loneliness and emptiness again.” The truth is, that whenever we try to fight the natural cycles, we are bound to lose, so why waste energy on that which is not permanent?
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