So I was really excited when my dermatologist suggested a facial for my acne..I had one in China for like $5, and it was really more of a hour long massage. So I was excited to have a "reason" for this luxury. I arrived at the "aesthetician's" (anyone know how pronounce that?) office and there was soft music playing, feeding into my thought that this would be a relaxing experience. I was very mistaken. She began rubbing this cream on my face, which didn't feel too good. I began hoping I wasn't paying her for nothing. But it got better. She proceeds to tell me that she was going to do chemical extractions: i.e. she takes some kind of pencil object and digs it into every blemish on my face. Then she adds some more cream that stings. This was not what I imagined..or would even have nightmares about. Then she tells me that she is going to put something else on and it's going to sting a bit. "Oh well," I thought, "everything else hasn't felt good." That was an understatement. This stuff was so hot that tears ran down my face and I wanted to run for a bucket of water to submerge my steaming face. To top it all off, when I looked in the mirror later after going out in public, my face looked like a lobster. Lovely. Hopefully, this will serve as a warning: if your doctor recommends this kind of "therapy," RUN!