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Thursday 21 February 2013

Steps to youthful skin


Dennis Thompson Jr. of everydayhealth.com found six recipes for younger looking skin. It was medically reviewed by Lindsey Marcellin, MD, MPH in the United States. I can assure you that practising these steps will guarantee you success, if you are patient. Ciao.
The right anti-aging products and treatments can virtually turn back the clock by erasing signs of aging, fine lines and wrinkles, brown spots, and other sun damage to reveal a more youthful appearance. If you haven’t been protecting your skin, it can start to give away clues about your age.
Fine lines and wrinkles begin to appear, along with brown spots and rough skin patches caused by sun exposure. Your skin might be producing less collagen, and dead skin cells don’t flake off imperceptibly anymore. If this sounds like your skin, it’s time to turn to anti-aging products and treatments to slow down, reduce, or even reverse the signs of aging and regain younger-looking skin.
Any skin that’s been regularly exposed to the elements can be expected to show its age and needs special care to maintain its youthful look, says Sonia Badreshia-Bansal, MD, CEO and medical director of Elite MD, Inc. Advanced Dermatology, Laser, and Plastic Surgery Institute in Danville, Calif.
Your anti-aging action plan
At-home and doctor’s office procedures can have a visible impact on your complexion, giving you back younger-looking skin.

Protect your skin
The first rule of thumb: Prevent the damage. “The best thing to do to protect your skin is prevention,” Dr. Badreshia-Bansal says. The sun is enemy number one, so you need to wear sunscreen with a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 30 or higher whenever you’re outside. You also should wear long-sleeved shirts and pants. Protect your face and neck with wide-brimmed hats, your eyes with sunglasses with UV coating. Dryness is enemy number two, making lines seem more noticeable. So choose a moisturizer made for your skin type and use it regularly to keep skin supple.

Apply a vitamin A cream
Prescription-strength, vitamin A–based topical gels or creams known as retinoids can reduce wrinkles and produce younger-looking skin. “It helps to build collagen, which can prevent the development of fine lines and wrinkles, and to lighten dark spots,” Badreshia-Bansal says. “We also use it to treat acne, and it can help prevent precancerous growths.” Prescription retinoids include Retin-A and Renova (tretinoin), Differin (adapalene), and Avage (tazarotene).

Pick up a pentapeptide anti-wrinkle cream
These anti-aging creams stimulate the skin’s production of collagen and elastin and are found in some drugstore or beauty counter products. “You’re helping to build back the support structure that’s been lost through aging and sun damage,” Badreshia-Bansal says.

Peel to reveal fresher skin
Dermatologists use various methods to remove the top layer of skin and expose new skin. These procedures can help tighten the skin and diminish fine lines and brown spots. “By exfoliating that top layer, you’re allowing the moisturisers and other products we use to penetrate deeper and work better,” Badreshia-Bansal says.
Procedures include:
Chemical peel solutions to loosen and slough away the top layer of skin
Laser skin resurfacing to vaporize the surface skin
Microdermabrasion that sprays tiny particles to strip away topmost skin cells
Plasma skin regeneration, using a stream of ionized nitrogen gas to heat the skin and cause the top layer of cells to flake away.

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