I went to Mexico and fell asleep in the sun. I started out in the shade and hadn’t put on sunblock but by the time I woke up I was in full sun and burnt to a crisp! It’s been about a month now and I’ve noticed spots on my face that weren’t there before. What can I do?
First of all, try to remember that your sunblock should be a part of your morning skin care routine so you don’t forget it. Think of sunblock as the shield you put on at the end of your routine to protect your skin. It’s important to wear it all year no matter what the weather is like. Those damaging rays from the sun get through clouds all the same.
Now what are your options? If the new spots are significantly darker than your own skin tone, then Intense Pulsed Light ( IPL) could be the right treatment to lighten or reduce some of your spots. It may take a few treatments but the benefits of collagen stimulation and even redness reduction make IPL an excellent choice. If the spots are more like large patches, the problem can be more difficult. You may be looking at Fraxel Laser treatments or lightening creams. At this point, you would do best to come in to see Dr Frame or a laser technician to decide which treatment would be best for you.
I would also suggest that from now on, making sure your sunblock (minimum 30 SPF) is always on and investing in a high quality topical Vitamin C product like Vivier’s C&E Kinerol or Jan Marini’s C’esta to help protect and reverse the damage.
Marlee Davis, AntiAging Medical & Laser Clinic Staff.
Bioglycolic Sunless Self-Tanner is featured in the latest issue of New Beauty on pg. 56! The article highlights many self-tanners and recommends Bioglycolic Sunless Self-Tanner for the face and body. Known for her miracle-working skin care line, Jan Marini’s face and body tanner is formulated with a small amount of glycolic acid to ensure better penetration, which enhances the results.
Contact us today about Bioglycolic Sunless Self-Tanner and other Jann Marini products.
Women – are you still constantly plucking, waxing or shaving that stubborn facial hair? Help has arrived!
We now have a topical prescription cream that slows the growth of light and dark facial hair in women. It’s called Vaniqa. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with laser hair removal. Vaniqa works by blocking the enzyme in the follicle that helps produce hair. The key ingredient is eflornithine. It’s safe and easy to use. Just apply Vaniqa Cream to the areas of the face and neck you are trying to treat and rub in thoroughly.
The treated area should not be washed for 4 hours and reapplying should be at least 8 hours apart. Apply 5 minutes after shaving or other hair removal techniques and cosmetics and sunscreen may be applied once cream has dried.
Studies have shown that Vaniqa significantly enhanced the results of laser hair removal. Vaniqa boosted stubborn chin hair laser efficacy from 40 to 70%.
Contact us today about Vaniqa.
Marlee Davis, AntiAging Medical & Laser Clinic Staff.
I doubt we will ever forget Goldie Hawn’s hysterically overly pumped lips in *First Wives Club* after supposedly having them injected with Collagen. We still hear clients refer to that look as the one they DON’T want.
The truth about bovine collagen is that it was the first widely used filler in the 80′s for enhancing volume and reducing the appearance of lines on the face. The first downside to it was that many people developed an allergic reaction as the body did not recognize it as human. The second problem was that the body broke it down faster making it last only 6 weeks to 3 months at the most.
When hyaluronic acids were approved, the fillers that used them (Juverderm, Restylane and Perlane for example) needed no allergy testing and rarely had any side effects because hyaluronic acid naturally occurs in our own bodies. They also provide excellent support to the tissue. Their staying power ranges from 6 months to18 months and most come with a built in numbing solution so the injection itself has very little discomfort.
So as you can see there are no advantages to using bovine collagen as the new filler technology has made it obsolete.
Dr Frame, our doctor at Anti Aging Medical & Laser Clinic has this to say about collagen vs hyaluronic acid:
Collagen is too lumpy and unnatural for fine facial filling. Hyaluronic acid has a stable more natural look and feel. The effect is a smooth long lasting filler that is comfortable to inject. With lidocaine in the hyaluronic acid vial, treatment is almost pain free. Delicate fine lines can be treated with a thinner hyaluronic acid whereas collagen often looked lumpy and swollen filler close to the epidermis with a fine molecule.
Dr Gidon Frame
Marlee Davis, AntiAging Medical & Laser Clinic Staff.
