About Pattie Gerrie continued I tried a lot of different things that were not working: more cortisone shots, sunlamps, anti-biotics and topical medication. I had years of suffering with a disfiguring horrible nightmare of acne on top of scars. I became very interested in looking at the whole body and looking at the connection between diet, emotional stress, hormones, environmental stress: the total picture. I realized that to solve my skin problems, I needed to look at what was happening in my everyday life. This was 1979. I met a wonderful dermatologist who encouraged me to go to beauty school with this approach to the whole body. I developed my own unique technique. Most people did massage and masks. They did not remove the blackheads or correct the problems. I practiced on myself. I got into cosmetic chemistry and made my own products. I loved making masks and peels and creams for my clients. Sometimes it's a smart thing to change, sometimes it is so difficult we have to do it slowly so that it does not hurt or create more problems by solving the problem too quickly . I still love what I do. I am currently studying how food and combinations of food effect the body and how herbs and plants can heal the body. Every facial is different depending on what is going on in the body. I have found that there's always something new to learn about the body and health and well being. - Pattie Gerrie