Yami Gautam opens up about her skin condition
Yami Gautam who is known for her doll-like beauty owing to her pahadi lineage, as she hails from Himachal Pradesh, recently opened up about her uncurable skin condition with her fans on her Instagram account.
In October, Yami Gautam shared a few pictures of her recent shoot before they went into post production and wrote, “Hello my Insta (Instagram) family, I recently shot for some images and just when they were about to go in for post-production (a common procedure) to conceal my skin condition called Keratosis- Pilaris.
I thought, ‘Hey Yami, why don’t you embrace this fact and accept it enough to be OKAY with it. Just let it be… (Yes, I do talk out loud to myself).”
“I’ve dealt with it for many years now and today finally, I decided to let go of all my fears and insecurities and found the courage to love and accept my ‘flaws’ wholeheartedly.
I also found the courage to share my truth with you. Phew! I didn’t feel like airbrushing my folliculitis or smoothing that ‘under-eye’ or ‘shaping up’ that waist a tiny bit more! And yet, I feel beautiful.”, further added Yami Gautam while speaking out about her skin condition.
Mid-Day Interview
Yami Gautam in a recent interview to Mid-Day talked about her experience after she made the post. In the interview, Yami Gautam also spoke about her decision to talk about the skin condition and what the skin condition is.
Speaking to Mid-Day, Yami said, “Writing the post wasn’t difficult; it was liberating. The journey from the time when I learnt of my condition to the day I put the post out, was challenging. When people saw me at the shoot, they would talk about how it should be airbrushed or concealed. That would affect me a lot. It took years to accept it and wear my confidence. I was overwhelmed to see the response to the post.”
Skin Condition
But what is the skin condition and for how long has Yami had the condition?
Well, the questions rushing through your mind were answered by Yami Gautam herself in her Instagram post.
She had said, “For those who haven’t heard about this, it’s a skin condition wherein you get tiny bumps on the skin. I promise they aren’t as bad as your mind and your neighbour aunty makes it out to be) I developed this skin condition during my teenage years, and there is still no cure for it.”
Keratosis Pilaris
Yami Gautam’s skin condition is known as “keratosis pilaris”.
Keratosis pilaris, sometimes called “chicken skin,” is a common skin condition that causes patches of rough-feeling bumps to appear on the skin. These tiny bumps or pimples are actually dead skin cells plugging hair follicles. They sometimes appear red or brown in color. It isn’t contagious, and these bumps don’t usually cause any discomfort or itching.
This condition is known to worsen in the winter months when the skin tends to dry out, and may also worsen during pregnancy.There’s no cure for this harmless, genetic skin condition, but there are some ways to treat it or prevent it from getting worse.
However, it has been observed that the skin condition goes away by the time someone is in their 30s.
Yami Gautam movies
Yami Gautam has a lot of projects in the pipeline like the upcoming thriller “A Thursday”.
The movie is directed by Behzad Khambata.The plot of the film revolves around a playschool teacher named Naina Jaiswal (played by Yami), who takes 16 toddlers as hostages.
The movie also stars Dimple Kapadia, Neha Dhupia and Atul Kulkarni are also a part of the film.
Apart from ‘A Thursday’, Yami will also be seen ‘Lost’ and ‘Dasvi’.
Yami Gautam was last seen in “Bhoot Police” with Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.