So many people have shared their xanthelasma stories on this site. Many have also sent me photos of themselves both pre- and post-treatment. And I have felt horribly guilty for not sharing my own experiences and photos.
Well, that’s not entirely true. I have shared my xanthelasma drama in the comments of this post and this post. But I haven’t actually posted in many moons.
As some of you know from my comments, since the last time I shared xanth photos, I treated all three of my monstrosities with TCA.
The first time, I applied it (using the wart remover called Wartners Gel Pen, available on Amazon) myself without thinking or planning at all. I’d been watching TV and suddenly thought, “Maybe I should remove one of these hideous mushrooms from my face tonight!” During a commercial, I sauntered into the bathroom, opened the package, squeezed some of this incredibly potent serum on a Q-tip and put it on my eyelid. (On my eyelid. This stuff is acid.)
When it turned white and started stinging like a motherf*$#er, I freaked out and tried to rub it off, which didn’t work. It did, however, remove the xanthelasma, leaving me with a thin, white scar that, while not exactly attractive, is far preferable to the xanth.
After waiting a few months to see how it healed and after receiving the thumbs up from my dermatologist, who was actually psyched with the results, I had Harlan very carefully dab the Wartners on my other two xanths. The stinging was the same, the three days looking like I’d done a couple rounds with a prize fighter who got the best of me, the two weeks looking a little haggard, the visible scar.
The last time I was in LA visiting my family, everyone commented. Some people said, “Wow! You got rid of those things on your eye!” Others didn’t know quite what had changed, but told me how great I looked.
It felt good.
Anyway, here’s what you’ve all been waiting for: the photos.
These shots were all taken in August.
The funny thing about deciding to post them only now is that over the past couple of months, the xanth have begun to come back. I’ve spotted flecks of yellow around the scars.
So, this week I had Harlan do a bit of the old TCA dab on the one above my left eye, the one shown above. I originally applied it back in May, so it took about seven months to get to the point where I felt like I wanted to reapply.
As I write, I have a scab the size of a pea on my left eyelid. It is getting smaller everyday. I hope by the time I see all my friends on Christmas Eve, my eyelid will be smooth and creamy with only a small white scar to suggest I ever had a xanthelasma there. I’ll keep you posted.
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December 10, 2014 at 5:00 pm
miriam meyer
what a trial!! and what a brave, determined young woman!
December 10, 2014 at 5:08 pm
dreamama
You are one of the people who have seen the result firsthand. Don’t you think it’s worth it??
December 19, 2014 at 7:49 pm
Liz
Brave! I got them too when I was pregnant and have been trying to ignore them for the last 11 years, popping ever increasing amounts of concealer on them. But they are only getting worse. My Dad has them in raging form both above and below the eyes, so you know I’m thanking him for them! 🙂
Thankfully I only have a dot on my eye lid at the moment, but the ones under my eyes are getting worse, so I’m working up the courage to go the TCA route – I’m going to look fabulous for a few weeks!
Thanks for being so brave and writing some great posts about them, they have been so helpful to me! Hope they don’t come back xx
December 24, 2014 at 1:47 am
lori
Hi fellow sufferer
These things have crushed my confidence.
What is TCA?
I like your results.
Can you tell me what to get ?
Please. .
Thank you
December 24, 2014 at 4:03 pm
dreamama
TCA is Trichloroacetic acid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroacetic_acid
I bought a wart removing product that has a very low dosage. Others have used products with a more concentrated version. Mine is called Wartner’s Gel Pen. You can buy it on Amazon.
Good luck!
December 24, 2014 at 4:23 pm
lori
Thanks so much.
And for all you’ve shared.
Did they come back ?
December 24, 2014 at 10:58 pm
dreamama
I don’t know if they are actually coming back, but there are new ones sprouting up in the same area. It looks pretty good, but recently I had to use TCA again. This could ultimately become a problem. I don’t know how much scar tissue this one small area of my face can take!
June 14, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Irish
First, thank you for the time and effort you put into this article. It’s wonderful when people try to help others with the same condition. Could you please tell us how often you used this on one of your xanthelasmas and for how long.
June 14, 2015 at 9:37 pm
dreamama
I had to reapply the TCA on one of them. I’ve only used it once on the two shallower xanths. So far they look okay, despite visible scar tissue (it’s better than the xanth!) and I haven’t had to reapply. I am also taking a supplement that a blog reader/xanth sufferer turned friend recommended and maybe it’s been helping keep them at bay. It’s probably too early to know for sure, but she’s a believer and I figure it can’t hurt! It’s a Weleda product called Hepatodoron. It’s an antioxidant/ liver cleanser. Check out the ingredients here: http://usa.weleda.com/our-products/shop/hepatodoron.aspx
I found it most inexpensively here:
http://www.acuatlanta.net/weleda-essential-medicines-hepatodoron-200-tablets-p-63941.html?mclick=category
June 15, 2015 at 1:34 am
Irish
Thank you so much for your quick response. I ordered the Wartner Gel Pen. After that I will also try the hepatodoron. Will keep you posted on my outcome. Thanks again.
June 15, 2015 at 4:15 pm
dreamama
Good luck! Please do proceed with caution when using the Wartner’s. It’s intense stuff. Use very little and apply it ONLY to the xanth. I’d also suggest rereading my description of the procedure before moving forward. You’ve got to protect your eyes and surrounding skin! I’ll cross my fingers for you. 🙂
All the best,
Andrea
June 15, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Irish
Thanks again!!!
July 26, 2015 at 5:32 pm
Lisa
Does any one know a dermatologist in the ny area that would do tca and help with this. Surgeons just insist on major surgery and risk and then say yes it can come back. They dont seem to care what pain they inflict. I tried a couple of dermatologist and they said no too close to the eyes. Im guessing from the internet and so many people doing it to themselves that its the trnd. I would just live some dr. Who has experience with this to help me in the most conservative manner. I have ling thin ones under both eyes and one flat thing over ine eye and actually one white flat one on thouter corner as well. I just hate them. I have completly altered my diet to be healthy and zero fried food or junk foods. Lots of avacodoes and taking vitmins. I feel occu plastic surgery is way too extreme with terrible risks and a hugh reoccurance rate. Any advice..anyone know anyone in ny area..include long island.
September 9, 2017 at 8:05 am
copugowner
My plastic surgeon in Colorado said no. There was not enough fatty tissue under my eye to make an incision without changing the structure of my eyes. The xanthelasma spots are very close to my eyes. If you have heavy bags under your eyes, it can be done. I tried Compound W Freeze. I’m on Day 6. I applied the first day once. Reapplied day two. Days three and four were heavy burgundy scabs. Day five scans started to flake. Now, areas are red. I apply aloe and let it heal. Hopes this helps. The Wart pen has same ingredients.
September 10, 2015 at 12:29 am
Maree
Hi I’ve been reading this and your other post about xanthelasma with great interest. Many thanks for sharing your struggles as well as the other readers sharing their experiences. I read through the gamut of treatments available and decided to try the least invasive which was rubbing oil on it. I used a product from NZ, Antipodes Divine Face Oil, it has avocado oil among others in it. Using my ring finger I massaged the area (quite firmly while my eyelid was closed) where the growths appear and so far so good. I’ve been doing this for about two weeks now. They are reducing in appearance after having been quite prominent. I have read so much about these and dreaded having them grow bigger. Anyway I just wanted to share my appreciation for you having documented this. I think that not knowing the root cause makes it difficult for the medical profession to make a real diagnosis which is often times the way with standard treatments. I know from experience one size fits all approaches are frequently not the best. I am excited to see the changes in these growths and look forward to a summer without them. Thank you again, best regards
January 28, 2016 at 4:37 am
Edward M. Kramer, M.D.
One of my patients with xanthelasmas has asked me to post a comment to your blog to try to help, educate and reach out to others who suffer from this condition.
I am a board-certified Dermatologist practicing Dermatology in the Southern California area for the last 25 years.
When a new patient arrives in my office with xanthelasmas, I always order a lipid panel to check for any underlying elevations in cholesterol or triglycerides. If there are elevations, these need to be addressed. Frequently, the levels are normal.
Xanthelasmas are in no way infectious, contagious or associated with any potential to become malignant lesions.
The best treatment for xanthelasmas is the meticulous application of highly concentrated trichloroacetic acid to the lesions. I prefer this method because it is simple, effective and heals beautifully. I tell my patients that they are going to look worse before they look better. The scabs that form on the lesions take about 7 to 10 days to fall off. Most patients require 2 to 3 treatment sessions depending on the thickness of the xanthelasmas. These lesions almost always come back. When they do come back, I simply treat them again with the trichloroacetic acid. Because the patient now knows how effective the treatment is, they usually return at the first sign of the xanthelasma’s recurrence and then they usually only need one treatment for them to go away again.
I do not suggest treating these surgically because it always leaves a scar and when the lesion returns another surgery would leave a potentially larger scar and ultimately the scarring would affect the eyelid position. Intralesional bleomycin is technically difficult to perform because of the thinness of the eyelid tissue.
Hope this helps!
Edward M. Kramer, M.D.
dredward.kramer@gmail.com
April 19, 2016 at 10:12 pm
Robin
Can anyone tell me what strength level of tca is recommended
May 8, 2016 at 8:23 pm
Robin Dempsey
Hello , just thought I would share my experience with this as well, after researching everyone’s ideas and thoughts , I decided to purchase the xanth remover , I’m sure you guys are familiar with it , it’s the only website that claims to completely remove it , it cost me 200 bucks “ouch” it took like 4 weeks to receive it , during this period they did not communicate with me very well at all , I was constantly worried if this was a scam, the only way to talk to them is thru email , which took them like 4 days to reply each time Grrrrr”.. I could go on and on about buying this product , However, I’ll share my progress with this product thus far, I have mine on my upper eyelids on both eyes ,since this is a peel gel I put vaseline on skin around xanthelasma spots to try to protect my eyes , note: I thought about tca peel but it’s a liquid form , this product is a gel form in which you can wipe and wash off and it won’t run down into your eyes like other tca peels you Don’t want any kind of skin peel to get into your eyes Period ! It’s been about a week now since I applied it , it does have a sting to it , I left it on for about 30.The next 2 to 3 days the xanthelasma became white almost like a blister the rest of my eyes was sorta red and swollen especially the entire upper rim of my eyes along the eyelashes , I could tell that this stuff worked itself deep into the xanthelasma spots , it’s been a week now my eyes are back to normal , my left eye the xanthelasma is gone the new skin their is just a little brighter just by a hair but that will blend in within a few days , my right eye almost looks the same I’m not sure if I will need a second application on it just yet. So far I am very happy with the results,the amount I used was just a drop onto a spoon then I only used half of that . I took a qtip and pulled off about half of the cotton and twisted the end so the cotton was tight, just to give me more control ,and just massage it on each spot till I thought it was rubbed in enough and that’s it. Again if anyone gets this or a liquid form of a tca peel , go out of your way to ensure you don’t get it into your eyes
September 1, 2016 at 3:01 am
Notyourtypicalbeautyblogger
Hi Robyn and Dreamama, Can you tell me where you purchased your tca? And the strength? I’ve worked mused up to 25% and it works a little but not as much as I would like.
September 1, 2016 at 11:38 am
dreamama
I used the product called Wartner’s Gel Pen, which I bought on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Wartner-Wart-Verruca-Pen-1-5ml/dp/B0051PPM4S
Good luck!
September 12, 2016 at 11:55 pm
Robin
I got mine from a website called xanthelasmaremover.com it is a real fishy website they did not communicate with me very well when I finally found an email to ask about my order they took several days to reply back and their was some confusion with my order , but I got it and am very happy with it
September 8, 2016 at 2:55 am
amy
Can you tell me what it looked like the day after you applied the tca? I bought the wartners gel pen and carefully applied to my xanth but i haven’t seen much change yet? No swelling or scabbing yet.
September 8, 2016 at 1:14 pm
dreamama
I just looked back at the post. Seems it really swelled up on day 2 or 3. I can only speak to my own experience, so I’m not sure why you had a different reaction. Maybe I had some kind of allergic reaction to it?
September 8, 2016 at 5:01 pm
Notyourtypicalbeautyblogger
Hi ladies, I posted on the 1st but right after i ordered TCA 25% and I know its typically for a chemical peel, however i got it on the 2nd and began to use immediately after showering I put it on a very large in width and went from inner corner to outer lid and about half of my eyelid slightly raised xanthelasma. I also had one on the other eye but thought i would start with the bigger one incase something went wrong. I dipped a cotton tip into the tca and applied it. At first no frosting I did another layer and the frosting appeared and yes it burned like a b**** but i dealt with it and waited 3 minutes neutralized with baking soda and water, although I didnt really have too because it self neutralizes after 5 min. After that I washed my eye and no pain burning anything.. i said uggg this is going to be a fail the next morning i woke up and i am not going to lie my eyelid was swollen and red and wrinkly but you barley saw the huge yellow mark on my eye. I put triple antibiotic on 3 or 4 times a day first day. Next day I woke up eye was still swollen but the yellow spot was no longer raised, so I had a bright idea lol let me put a little more TCA on the spots that I must have missed. so I did and boy did it burn, did the same steps as above and here we are 5 days later and i have nothing but slight rednesses a little peeling and no yellow ugly marks.on day 3 i cried because I have tried for years to get rid of these things. mine were not related to cholesterol they say it was hereditary. Now I am not doctor and not recommending anyone do what I did because everyone is different, however it worked for me. and as soon as this one eye heals completely I will be doing the other half of my eye. I should have done the entire eye at once but I was scared. I am sure once it heals completely I may need one more round and I have no problem doing it because it worked for me. I really wish I could show before and after because you can se the change. again, still a little red a little swollen and peeling but ill take that any day over what I originally had. Oh and before a forget I did do a test spot to see how my skin reacted to it, before I put it near my eye..
September 12, 2016 at 11:44 pm
Robin
Yes I sure can , the rim of my eye lids along the eyelash was really swollen and puffy , the entire eye was red and swollen in some other areas , it felt a little uncomfortable but I was not in any real pain , the xanth remover is a gel based tca , its not a liquid like most tca peels , and it’s geared specifically for xanth , the longer you let it set on the xanth spots the deeper it seemed to set in , it did scab over after the swelling , I had to wear sunglasses to protect my eyes from the sun and I looked ridiculous , but it healed beautifully and I used cetaphil to clean the area everyday after I applied the xanth remover , all in all it took about 4 to 5 days to heal up enough to not have to wear the glasses and just last week I ended up applying another round because the first round I feel I barely applied it on my spots and I have left it on the spots for 30 minutes each time I used it. This time around I made sure to apply a thicker paste on my xanth “only on the spots” just so you know I noticed it was barely coming back but much smaller , hopefully it will get to the point to where it stays gone , but if I have to keep doing this once or twice a year , I’m good with that , also if you have it on both eyes you might want to do just one at a time … The first time I used this it looked like I had two black eyes and I had to go to work , not too smart on my part hehe , but it does work and it heals nicely each time
August 28, 2017 at 8:39 pm
Michelle Fu
I am currently using the xanthelasma removal cream that Robin talked about in the above post. It does not produce any result. Very frustrated. I purchased the cream from a site called xanthel.com based in London. This cream is costly, $169 in total. I bought the cream because they guarantee 100% effectiveness. . They also emailed me that my kind of xanthelasma, plane xanthelasma as they put it, is exactly the kind xanthelasma their cream is targeted for. So far no results are achieved.
August 28, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Lori
80 % tca
I would and have only seen a great dermatologist.
They are gone.
Need touch up sometimes though.
August 28, 2017 at 11:24 pm
Robin
Well that’s not good to hear , they sent me the gel form and mine cost me I think 300 grrrr , I’m a little confused why they sent you their cream , when I ordered I specifically purchase the gel with tca , I only did this after researching people using tca peel liquid with great results , I just thought that a gel form would be easier to manage , and that site in London was the only site I found that offered a gel paste with tca , I’d say if I ever have to do it again I’d just go with a tca liquid off of amazon , but use with caution by applying it with a qtip make sure none gets in the eyes at all !! Also to major sure you get the right strength for what you need , but I’m no doctor u might want to discuss this with your family doctor in regards to the tca peel , it’s some powerful stuff
August 28, 2017 at 11:43 pm
Lori
You really need 80 %tca liquid.
It burns bad for 15 seconds.
I needed to go every 4 ,6 weeks 4 treatments..gone.
See a Dr if you possibly can
January 4, 2018 at 9:39 pm
Zaki De Luca
Robin where you bay the gel.Is this ?Can you let me know thank you so much.
The cost for this $169 including shipping
https://xanthel.com/product/xanthel/
January 6, 2018 at 7:55 pm
robin
http://xanthelasmaremoval.com/xanthremover/ is where i found it , their is a grey tab bar click it and scroll down to bottom to where it says buy worldwide . its been. afew years since i bought this , communication with this company was not good and it took awhile to get my purchase , but yet after several emails i finally got it , and it works great , heals nicely and gets rid of it completly , i did have one spot return , very small , re- applied and removed it , just read my other post regarding this product how i used it and dealing with this company it was expencsive and i was worried that it was a scam but never the less i did recieve it and it works very well
September 8, 2016 at 5:24 pm
dreamama
That’s such great news! I admit I got a little weepy reading your story, too. It feels so good to finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m excited for you!
September 13, 2016 at 12:13 am
Robin
Also I just have to say that the tca type either the liquid form which you can get from Amazon I’d probably go with a 25% tca peel you will get it probably a lot quicker , the gel form I got from xanthelasmaremover.com took a little longer to get and they want you to take pictures of your spots when you place your order I’m guessing they make it weaker or stronger depending on the size and thickness of your spots , but in either case the tca will burn like crap 🙂 but it does heal very nicely
November 6, 2016 at 3:06 pm
suehatesthesethings
hi. dreamama please can you tell me how many times you applied the gel pen .I have just applied the gel to mine and there is some swelling. But need to know did you just use it once or did you use over two or three days on your first application?
November 6, 2016 at 2:58 pm
suehatesthesethings
hi all. I have these pesky things on my upper eyelids. my right eye is bigger then the left. just bought the wartner gel pen and have applied it to my bigger one, it stung like a s##t. my right eye is slightly swollen now, which after reading your blog I knew would happen. just need to know though how many times did you apply the gel to the spot before you noticed any changes and it disappeared??? please help
November 6, 2016 at 4:36 pm
dreamama
I’m pretty sure I only applied it once to each spot.
January 7, 2017 at 9:14 pm
Gail
Hi, I am 42 years old and have xanthelasma on both upper eyelids and starting on lower eyelids. I have had them removed twice with electolysis. Do you recommend tca or xanth removal cream over the electrolysis treatment?
January 8, 2017 at 12:20 am
Lori
Hi there,
Fortunately I found the best Dr here in southern California. Dr Edward Kramer.
No one would help, and those who examined me said definitely surgery.
No.no.no.
Dr Kramer used tca and although it took months to go away, saw noticeable difference after 1st visit.
Mine were huge, as it took 4 yrs to get help.
Best of luck
April 17, 2017 at 9:08 am
Belle
I have xans on the top of both my eyelids, in the corner where most of us get them. I started to see them about 10 years ago.
I was going to have surgery to remove them, but it seemed like too much of a hassle.
I tried the garlic. It burned, was red, irritated my eyes. It did nothing.
I recently started drinking kefir on a daily basis and have noticed my xans going away.
I have drank kefir here and there in the past 2 years, but I never drank it consistently, like I do now. I buy Lifeway Kefir at my local grocery store. It’s about $4. I started out drinking 1/2 of a juice glass in the am and pm. Then after a week, I bumped it up to 1 full juice glass, am and pm. I have been doing this for 10 days, so far. The flavored kefir tastes like Gogurt. The plain kefir tastes like watered down sour cream. Ofcourse the plain is better for you, because the flavored has sugar in it.
But, I would start out with the flavored kefir and graduate to the plain, just to give your taste buds time to adjust to the aquired taste of the plain.
Kefir has a lot of health benefits. You can read about it all over the web. If your gut is clean and healthy, the rest of your body will be healthy. It claims to lowers blood suger, cholesterol, high blood pressure. It helps mood, clears skin issues, gives you energy without the crash or jitters that caffeine does and a number of other things. There are several kinds of Kefir brands. You can buy organic, lowfat, wholemilk, goat milk kefir and water kefir. You can even make it yourself, if your handy like that. People that are allergic to milk like to drink the water kefir. Just note that the water kefir doesn’t have as much good bacteria as the milk kefir. I think I read water kefir has 7 to 10billion good bacteria and milk kefir has 50 to 70 billion. So if your not allergic, I would drink the milk kefir.
Even though kefir has all kinds of good stuff in it, it also is high in calories. Especially if it is whole milk kefir. So don’t chug a lug the stuff.
Start out with a little bit at first and work you way up to a glass 2x a day. Don’t go gun ho and drink a lot at first because your gut won’t be used to all the good bacteria all at once and you will get a major stomach ache.
Please read up on it for more info and I would talk with your Dr. If you have specific concerns.
Well, im happy with the results of drinking kefir so far.I’m sticking to it. I will update in a month or so if my xans completely go away.
Good luck all!
P.S. I don’t work for Lifeway Kefir. I don’t get compensated by them, and have no affiliation with them. I just used their name because that is the brand that the grocery store near me sells.
April 17, 2017 at 2:32 pm
Elaine Brown
Thanks for the info, really appreciated.
May 29, 2017 at 10:58 am
Liz B
Thank you for posting about Xanth. It’s was a serendipitous coincidence that I wound up on your blogsite – I can’t explain it – and then scrolling down beyond the miscarriage posts to find – oh joy – info on home treated Xanth. Mine are small and appeared 1 year ago after an allergic type reaction in the mucous membranes of my eyes and lips. My xanthelasma are fairly flat which is why I thought they were simply scar tissue from that horrible skin inflammation/reaction I had to who knows what. My cholesterol/lipid count is normal. I too saw a dermatologist who said they were Xanthelasma and that TCA was the route to go.So I read about TCA but didn’t realize I could purchase over the counter. I figured I’d start at home and just started applying whatever I had around…retina-A, wart adhesive pads, and lactic acid 25% serum I have – anything to get it to peel. They all burn and I have some redness and swelling but it’s going really slow and there is not scab after a week of consistent application. Reading this post has me excited to purchase the stronger TCA and/or Wartner’s gel pen. The kefir sounds good too – I like it anyway! I wonder if the Antipodes Divine Face Oil was in the end effective for the blogger above (Maree)? So nice to read this blog and know there are so many of you brave women out there willing to take matters into your own hands! I’ll post again with results. Truly appreciate this vehicle for sharing information.
September 9, 2017 at 7:47 am
copugowner
At age 43, I developed xanthelasma under my eyes after my first child was born. I have tried home remedies. I came across a video where a woman on YouTube tried the Warten pen. Compound w freeze had the same ingredients. I applied it as directed. I reapplied the next day. My spots started to burn and then scab. I’m on day six. My xanthelasma spots are red. I am allowing it to heal. I apply aloe gel at night.
August 20, 2018 at 1:35 pm
xanthalesmacure
Hi All, I have just completed my garlic treatment and I feel quite happy so far. It’s been 8 days and I’m feeling quite hopeful. I’ve put it in a new blog with pics if you want to check it out: https://wordpress.com/view/xanthalesmacure.home.blog
February 29, 2020 at 3:33 am
robin
again what Michelle fu received is not what I purchased, her version of this cream don’t think it was from the same site I purchased . I had to send in pics of my xanth , they base the strength of the product from your pics , mine is a gel base mix with tca and cost me 300 , her version from where ever was half the price. mine stings pretty good ,scabs over and heals great , when the scabs fall away its gone , its been several years they have not come back http://xanthelasmaremoval.com/xanthremover/ , again as I mentioned before the website seemed fishy and it took a few weeks to receive my product
September 5, 2020 at 3:13 am
Celeste Kama Hendricks
Wow what a site .. i have these little bugger on both my eye lids. I have been researching on what to do to get rid of them. The information you all post here is very interesting i been reading all of this for the past 3 hours. I see the last post is from robin from february. Is this post now dead? or did you all move?
September 5, 2020 at 12:42 pm
dreamama
Hi Celeste, I just keep it up and running, approve legitimate comments as they come in. People like you discover it, start the conversation up again. I hope it’s still a good resource for people!
September 5, 2020 at 12:44 pm
dreamama
I’m still more or less xanth free btw (knock wood). Some days they the area looks a little puffier than others, but the yellowness has not recurred. I still take the Weleda supplement Hepatodoron most days, which may or may not do anything, but I’m not willing to risk stopping!
September 5, 2020 at 5:16 pm
Robin dempsey
It’s still here , well for the past 6 years or so since I first found it , just not that much activity these days
September 5, 2020 at 3:58 pm
celeste j hendricks
Well thank you dreamama for your quick reply. I am now subscribed so i will not get updates and am following this blog. After all the reading the the past 2 days of your blog i see that i possibly have been doing the garlic all wrong. So i was using the minced garlic that comes in the jar and crushing it to make a paste and applying it. All it has done was make it more visible and it looks more raised. So i been thinking i messed it up. Now i am thinking that the layers of skin may have been peeling off slowly which is exposing the fatty yellow gunk and making it more visible. So i am going to try the raw garlic instead and pray this works. I would like to start this today but unfortunately i have plans next weekend and the way you all said the scarring and swelling is i think it may be best to wait. If the garlic doesnt work then it looks like it with be tca.
I am glad your still more or less xanth free thats wonderful.
I dont know how i stumbled across this blog but i am so happy to have found you all. I was just about to go to the skin care specialist to have acid applied to my x’s and burn them off. Here in Ohio it is $150 an eye which isnt that pricey but it could take a couple treatments. So i will try to burn these buggers off myself with garlic.
My kids tell me not to worry about it and that isnt that bad but really everytime i look in the mirror that is all i see. So irritating. Oh btw my cholesterol is fine but i do suffer from hypothyroidism, seems many of us do.
You all are wonderful and keep the updates coming. Wondering if anyone has found anything new to try? i saw there was a post about calendula but then there wasnt anything much after that i got to the bottom of the page and it just stopped. Like i said i am new to blogs actually dont go on the internet much so i am poking around seeing if there is another page i am missing.
I wish you all the best and will let you know when i try the garlic .. fingers crossed.
September 24, 2020 at 9:45 pm
Celeste
Started my first garlic treatment today. It did burn. I pushed it on there hard for about 20 minutes. It does look a little red and swollen but no skin came off yet. So I will be doing this twice a day for 20 minutes each time. Sure hope this works.
May 25, 2022 at 3:57 am
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