estrogen crash + skin going feral at 48

my skin at 48 is not the same skin i had at 38. dry patches on cheeks, random breakouts on jaw that i haven't had since college, tone uneven. my derm basically said it's hormones. added a richer moisturizer, a low % retinol 2x/wk, dropped acids entirely. much better in 6 weeks. if you're peri and wondering why nothing works anymore — it might just be that everything worked WITH estrogen and now you need a rebuild.