IDS Clinic Review

Hello everybody! As you know, I've been having troubles with acne lately (insane breakout on my cheeks area since last Christmas) & had tried ways to reduce the breakouts! Went to doctor's visit, trying out different facial products but they just keep coming back.

After going through some online reviews on IDS Clinic, I've decided to give it try. It's kind of like the very last resort already, 'cuz I won't really trust dermatologist that much. Note: This is not sponsored at all and it's based solely on my experience.

Headed to IDS on 15th Apr and consulted Dr. SK Tan (quite well-known to many). After diagnosis, he concluded that my acne-proned skin is in my genes and I have oily skin & clogged pores. So, he recommended me a handful of products and I pushed 2 of them away, simply 'cuz it's too expensive for me. I cashed out a total of $500++ on 6 products and started on my new skincare regime. 

Before the visit, I never have a full range of skincare regime 'cuz my previous doc mentioned that I would only need cleanser and sunscreen. Saw results in 2 steps skincare routine within half a year (prev only had mini acne breakout, so it wasn't that bad), so I'm expecting to see fast results for IDS products?

Basically, I practiced a 5 steps regime in the morning and a 6 steps regime before bedtime. IDS Spot worked pretty well. It dries out pimples overnight and it's really effective. I guess my skin is still getting used to it, so it kinda broke out quite fair bit. Honestly, I wanted to ditch the regime and went back to my previous doc, but the whole skincare really cost a bomb and it's been only 4 weeks, so I convinced myself to try it again.

After the first follow-up, I was given a sample of Clear to apply it on  my acne marks and Doxy (pills) for 1 month's consumption. At a point of time, I saw results in my left cheek, but days after, it started to break out again. It's like breaking out on the left and healing on the right; then breaking out again on the right and healing on the left. Having constant breakouts yo!

My self-esteem was at the lowest pit and I have thoughts of ending my life! No, I'm very serious, it's been 2 months after using IDS and it shows no sign of improvement at all. What's more, my cheeks are prone to leaving acne marks, so once a pimple popped, the red mark is there. Just imagine, I have constant acne appearing, which means, my acne marks are spreading and it's not healing fast enough.

So, like finally, I ditched the whole skincare regime. I talked to my mum about it and she also said that it's better to stop for awhile and see how the skin goes, rather than having the thought of not wasting the products and ruining the skin.

It's been 2 weeks ever since I last used IDS skincare products (except for cleanser) and the occurrence of my pimples significantly dropped! I'm not kidding but it's really true! Brushing my fingers through my cheeks has never been so smooth before! Although there's still pimples popping out, they seemed smaller and dried out within 2-3 days.

So, that's it then. I'm not going back to IDS products anymore. It may be beneficial for others, but it's definitely not worth the hype for me. I've still more than half of their products left, so do let me know if anyone's interested in buying them over?

ps: I've started my first consultation with Healthsprings Clinic and review about that soon!

*Updates*
Healthsprings Clinic Review is up! (click) (: