A mum from Farnham quit her six-figure banking job to open a skin clinic - after worrying clients were not taking her seriously due to her acne.<br />Holly Mason, now 38, feared that she was losing out on deals due to her skin condition – believing it made her look like a teenager.<br />After finding holistic treatments which cured her acne she left the job in the City and decided she wanted to help others with the condition.<br />Holly, a mum-of-three, now runs a skin clinic near Farnham – helping others heal their acne too.<br />She said: “I had a very high-powered job where I had to deal with powerful wealthy individuals, and I always felt not truly confident because I felt like people were looking at my skin. <br />“I worked in the city, worked managing ultra-high net worth money – when you’re trying to win big mandates with millions of pounds of people’s money, I worried that clients thought I looked like a teenager. <br />“The way you hold yourself when you’re worried about your skin is totally different. <br />“Now I feel the opposite – it’s a total gamechanger for someone who suffers with their skin when you can leave home without makeup on.” <br />Holly first started struggling with acne at 13 and continued to battle the condition into her adult life. <br />She tried medical treatments including Roaccutane – which has possible side effects including changes to mental health, psychosis, and liver, kidney and eyesight problems. <br />Doctors also suggested chemical peels which left her in pain and suffering from bright red skin, and using the contraceptive pill to help manage outbreaks. <br />But Holly says the contraceptive pill caused benign tumours on her breast and liver and she was advised to stop taking it after nine years. <br />While working in Australia from 2009 to 2013, she says she discovered a different way of life which seemed to benefit her skin and began exploring more holistic options such as supplements. <br />And she decided to quit her city job to open her own skin clinic, The Skin Investment Clinic, in Charles Hill between Farnham and Elstead in 2020, offering a combination of medical and holistic treatments. <br />In 2022 she decided to franchise the business and is now looking forwards to opening a Harley Street clinic later this month. <br />She also has clinics in Hampshire near Stockbridge and Wiltshire, with one in Cheshire due to open later this year.
