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Note: To see 10 tips on using the Wart & Mole Vanish, see my most recent blog entry.  This entry below is just my theories on what caused my syringomas. 

What is syringoma?
Syringoma bumps look like milia but they don't go away. I've read that they are cholesterol deposits or little tumors. I've suffered from syringoma since I was in my early 20s so it's been over 10 years. I don't really know why I get them because none of my family members get them. I thought maybe they could be hereditary. There is not a whole lot of research on the internet because they are not life threatening. They just look ugly around my eyes for me but I've read that you can get them in other places of your body.

Why I think I have syringoma
When I was in my early 20s, I drank a lot of Starbucks coffee, ate a lot of fried chicken, consumed a lot of alcohol and started applying heavy cream under my eyes. I think it is one of those 4 possible reasons. Since none of my family members have them, I am attributing to my diet and my actions. I think I am going to knock alcohol off my list because my brother drinks a lot of alcohol and does not get them. I am also going to knock off coffee because both of my parents are heavy coffee drinkers and don't get syringomas. Now, what puts me apart from me and my family is that I really love fried chicken and I did put a lot of eye cream under my eyes because I had dark circles under them. I found out later that my dark circles are from a lack of a certain nutrient and also due to my allergies so I should have just taken a multi-vitamin regularly and they would have just gone away. 

With more and more young people putting eye cream under their eyes under their make up, due to heavy advertisement and the lady behind the make up counter telling me that I need it, I wonder if that somehow traps the moisture and oil and these syringomas form over time? I notice more and more people are speaking up about it now, more than ever.  It makes a valid point, don't you think? My mom doesn't put any of these creams under her eyes so I am thinking that maybe that might have done it. But then, some men do get syringomas too and I am sure they don't use eye cream. So, my conclusion is maybe I ate too much fried chicken when I was younger. I love fried chicken from Church's. None of my family members eat it as much as I do. I wonder if the combination of oil being stuck under my eyes, because of my eye cream, and eating more oily foods on a regular basis created a big deposit of cholesterol there? It sure makes a very bad skin health combo.

Removing Syringomas at Home after Seeing a dermatologist
I did go see a dermatology when I was around 25 years old. I noticed I was getting more of them and some were growing even bigger. I went to see him and he confirmed that they are syringoma. He also told me that he can zap them but more will still grow. That really made me sad. I decided to not do anything with it for awhile. Then a few years later, I noticed that more are growing and I feel like even though they will keep growing, I still need to keep them under control before they just look like I have some kind of crazy condition. 

Last year, after doing some heavy research, I only found one product: Wart & Mole Vanish, that claims to also remove syringoma. I saw some bad comments about it under a forum saying that it doesn't work and others saying it leaves a scar. Well, I decided to take matters in my own hands and try it for myself. 

The first time I used Wart & Mole Vanish, it didn't work. Yea, it stung like a mofo but I realized it didn't get penetrated enough. I didn't do a good job of scratching them. So, I tried it a second time a few months later and I scratched as thoroughly as I could without bleeding. And Voila, the areas the cream was on, puffed up and got swollen! I sure scratched it enough, all right. It penetrated them. 20 minutes later, half of my face was red and puffy. I only tried the cream on half of my face during my second experiment. I was really scared because those syringomas have scabbed almost immediately. I did a good job of not removing them prematurely and letting them fall on their own. I also put aloe vera and vitamin oil as their website suggested. And you know what, the ones I put the cream on (when I scratched them correctly the second time) were gone! Okay, so that's good news. But then I realized after the scabs have fallen off, there are craters in place of them. I made sure to not wear any make up during this whole time and also put a lot of Vitamin E oil regular. About a month or 2 later, the craters filled up. If you look carefully, there is a bit of scarring but you know what, it still looks better than my bumpy syringomas that I had in place of them before. With make up, it covers them really well. I was pretty satisfied. 

So, flash forward to today and I did another Wart & Mole Vanish treatment on 8 of them on my face today. These were the ones that are getting more noticeable so that is why I decided to just work on those 8. They hurt a lot when you put the cream on so I have to be strategic and work on them just a few at a time. I have about 30 total on my face but I am not going to treat all 30 of them. I always have this fear that one will accidentally drip in my eye and I will go blind so I am being careful and so should you if you are doing this to yourself. Plus, these scabs are really ugly for 2 weeks. Like what happened before, they stung when I put the cream on and the areas puffed up immediately.

Why I am Sharing
So why do I write about this and making videos to show what I put on my face? Wart & Mole Vanish doesn't pay me to do this (at least not yet). I hope they will approach me because I am basically doing free marketing for them. (Pristine Touch, feel free to reach out to me.)

I do this because syringomas suck and they make me feel insecure and depressed about my face! There is not a whole lot of research on them and none of my friends have them. I am the only one I know among my peers who has this. Other than the internet, I have no one else to relate to so I am sharing any knowledge and any research and experimentations on this. Because I want you guys to know that I feel your pain. If there is any solution or better one out there, I will share it all with you as well. 

Yes, we can't completely remove them all because some more will come back. But at least, I can still keep them under control so they don't completely take over my face. My plan is when a few gets more noticeably bumpy and bigger, I'll burn them myself with the Wart & Mole Vanish. I mean, that's basically what we're doing.

Good luck guys! Let's hope a better solution comes out soon. 

To see 10 tips on using the Wart & Mole Vanish, see my most recent blog entry.

My husband took me and my son to Asheville, NC for the first time for our 2 year wedding anniversary celebration. I've heard so much about Asheville and about the Biltmore Estate. When we went there, everything exceeded my expectations, especially our hotel stay at the Grand Bohemiam Hotel near the historic village. He bought the Romance package which included a massage, breakfast and champagne for two so I felt like a queen for a day! 

Here are some pictures from our trip. It was very family friendly. They even had a crib all ready set up for our son. 
They upgraded us to a suite. I think it's because my husband bought their Romance package. Here is the crib inside of the bedroom of our suite.

This is the living room of our suite. I love every chandelier in every room.

Champagne for two also came with the package. 
We will definitely be back. 

Massage Review at Poseidon: 
Each of us had 50 minutes with the masseuse. Usually most would put a lot of pressure but she did just the right amount. Also, if you got the Romance package, tip is already included in your high rate.

Breakfast Review at Hotel:
The breakfast was phenomenal! Try their specialty coffee! Everything is made from scratch but the service can be slower than your usually breakfast spots because they make everything fresh. 

Champagne Review at Hotel in room: 
The champagne was a cheap bottle. I think we'll bring our own next time. 

Overall Stay:
Excellent service! And everyone made sure to acknowledge us as we are walking around. Outstanding. 

See more hotel info and pictures of Grand Bohemiam Hotel and other nearby hotels in Asheville.

While I was pregnant with my son, I took a real estate class and got my license to become a REALTOR. I joined an agency and my wonderful office took me in and showed me the ropes. I got my license in October, gave birth in February (4 months after joining the agency) and am now just slowly getting back into it in July (5 months after giving birth). Even though I've been in real estate for only 9 months, I feel really burned out. 

While I was pregnant, I showed some homes to a couple who were relocating and I spent a lot of time mapping, researching, prepping and driving around. Even though I was going to give birth a month after, I still showed them houses and they told me they will not make a decision until after the wife has considered taking the new job which is very understandable. I told her I would refer her to an agent in my office in the event that she needs assistance while I am on maternity leave. Then she emails me later and to inform me of the good news that she is taking the new job but will not plan to buy a house until after they have moved to the town and will contact me when she's ready to buy a house. This was all back in January. Well now it's July and I've been thinking about her and wondered if she has bought a house without my assistance. As a REALTOR, I do have tools to find out these things as long as I have her first and last name and I discovered today that she did indeed buy a house recently in April. And no, she didn't reach out to me and used my services. I felt really used. 

Actually, I feel terrible.

Yesterday was also not a very good day for me either because another agency called me and told me I forgot to lock the back door of a house I was showing and the police had to lock it back up for me. Someone had broken in. Thank God, nothing was ruined. It was a vacant home. I don't know what is the typical procedures for this but I hope I didn't get in trouble. I asked her what do I need to do at this point to resolve the matter. I was afraid someone would press charges. I have no idea! I am usually careful about making sure the back door is shut and locked. For some reason, this didn't happen and I was the very last person to show the house since the break in so that was why the finger is pointed to me. 

I guess because of all of this, I started thinking about that couple who were planning on relocating here earlier this year. Maybe I was trying to find a confirmation that maybe real estate is just not for me. Well, I feel so burned out right now. I am currently working on a new client who is a teacher. She is very nice. I hope she doesn't use me as well and will actually sign an offer with my assistance. Today is a new day. 

Let's think positive. 

Thank God I had Google Picasa back up on my phone for the last few months because I accidentally ran over my phone with husband's truck today. I dropped it without knowing it and ran over it while I was backing out of the parking lot. What if I didn't set up that account before I did that? All of my photos would have been gone forever. I really suggest you all make sure you activate your Google Picasa account so that it links to your Google account if you have an Android phone. All of the photos will be automatically backed up. I thankfully have over 500 of my baby's pictures saved in their auto-back up or else I would have been bawling my eyes out on the memories lost. Here is the broken phone. 

Around 4 months after giving birth, I noticed a lot of hair from my head is falling out every time I finished showering and combing my hair. I was really worried. I wondered if it's because I lost my pregnancy weight so fast? I am also breastfeeding so I thought maybe it's because a lot of the nutrients is going to the baby during this time through my breast milk. 

Then I asked my friend who has two kids if she went through the same thing. She said she did and that the doctor told her that 80% of what we consume is going into our breast milk so it's really important to take supplements or eat the right nutrition. I am now making sure I take my prenatal vitamins when I feel that I am not consuming enough. 

However, after researching some articles online, I discovered that many women lost their hair because of an irregular hair growth cycle due to our hormones changing during our pregnancy. We have a nice mane while we are pregnant because it's not falling out as much and then after we give birth, the hair that was supposed to shed during our pregnancy period, is all shedding a lot now. Here is a picture of how much hair I lost from showering and combing my hair today. A lot huh?