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Preventive Skin Care Steps Now Can Prevent Sun Damage, Costly Procedures Later
Date: 9th December 2008, Source: Althealth News
Warmer weather will soon be here and that means spending more time in the sun's dangerous rays, which cause about 85 percent of premature aging. Following are some skin care and anti-aging tips from The Plastic Surgery Group on how you can protect yourself and avoid seeing a physician too soon.
-- Be proactive against sun damage. "By protecting skin from UVA and UVB
rays, you can delay or even avoid procedures necessary to reverse the
aftermath of sun damage," said Dr. Richard Williams, a plastic surgeon
with The Plastic Surgery Group. "By taking simple steps like using a
sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher with a clear zinc oxide, you may
save on costly procedures down the road."
-- Stop smoking. Smoking is one of the single worst things for your skin
since it not only takes away oxygen and nutrients for a dull
complexion, but also increases the number of harmful free radicals,
which cause damage to your skin. Fine lines around the mouth and eyes
and deep wrinkles on the cheeks can also be attributed to smoking.
-- Have a light chemical peel or Microdermabrasion. The newest skin care
techniques are minimally or non-invasive with no pain and no downtime,
meaning that you can have a procedure done during your lunch hour and
go right back to work. Both of these procedures remove the top layer
of skin to address blackheads and whiteheads, fine wrinkles, sun
damage, acne, and age spots. When used in a series of treatments, both
procedures promote discernible changes in texture, color, and
appearance and increase skin's youthfulness.
-- Consider using a dermal filler. Restylane(R) and Captique(TM) are some
of the newest products available to fill in deep set lines or plump up
the lips. Restylane is a safe and natural cosmetic dermal filler that
restores volume and fullness to the skin to correct moderate to severe
facial wrinkles and folds, such as smile lines. Captique is an FDA-
approved clear gel injected into the furrows between the eyes, nasal
folds and lips to add volume lost during the aging process and smooth
out facial lines and wrinkles. Captique is a non-animal based soft
tissue filler made from hyaluronic acid, a sugar molecule that occurs
naturally in the body, making allergic reactions rare.
