Beauty Care: The Five Basic Principles - A Plastic Surgeon

A Plastic Surgeon

Good cosmetic care sets the pace and form the foundation of everything you want, now and in the future, for your face. It's that simple. You can make a big difference in how your skin looks and feels, begins today and inexpensively by following some basic simple. Suffice it to say "Yes." It is never too late, and always an advantage to take better care of your skin. And here's the best part: the same action which tends to create better-looking skin also create overall healthy skin. This is a "win-win"! There is even a third "win" - your health, better looking skin will respond better in almost every way to all proceedings of your beautician or a plastic surgeon wants to do for you too. The best place to start is not it amazing, mysterious, "must have" products on television that "working with the same" and "is not available in stores."

Assessment and individualized treatment plan by an esthetician or a certified plastic surgeon is. This usually involves treatment recommendations of the office, the guidelines for home care products and skin care. In fact, a number of excellent products out there, but unfortunately, many are exaggerated product claims. Although there are usually at least some truth in what they say, the ingredients are not as important as having someone you trust to guide you along the path. The top plastic surgeons and beauticians who really understand and believe in cosmetic skin care know that there are general and simple basics that everyone should follow, well adapted to individual needs, for cosmetics for the skin.

Cleaning - what to wear and how, every day. A gentle glycolic acid twice a day is a great base, which gives both a thorough cleansing and exfoliation little (see below), with no major mechanical trauma. Examples of quality products: Review - Wash Shining or Glytone - Daily Facial Cleanser. This should be a gentle washing, no power washing. Splash-rinse and dry carefully (not a version of "sponge" dermabrasion!) With a perfectly clean towel. In general, cleaning should be followed by application of an antioxidant, and finally, moisturizer as the "seal of all that" the last step.

Hydration - what science has discovered that really works. Hyaluronic acid, glycerin, shea butter, and niacin are all proven to be reliable connections this great work to plump and hydrate the skin. Products containing any of these ingredients is the best choice. Hydration also helps strengthen the capacity of the skin to "lock" the moisture and maintain good elasticity and tone. Hydration becomes more important with age when the skin begins to need more protection from drying out. Those who are more exposed to cold and windy also need to focus more on this aspect of their skin health. Examples of quality products: Obagi - Therapeutic Moisturizer (glycerin), or Nia 24 - Skin Strengthening Complex (Niacin). Twice a day is an application of the minimum recommendation. Adequate hydration is also directly related to the hydration of the body in general (see below).

Protection - Key: antioxidants and sunblockers. Antioxidants protect against environmental damage (like the nasty "free radicals") and help repair the damage, as well - that's how antioxidants work to slow the real aging of the skin. Kinetin, idebenone, vitamin C, vitamin E and green tea extract are all in this family are the ingredients you need to see somewhere on the label. The use of antioxidants recommended twice a day. Examples of quality products: Kinerase (kinetin) Prevage (Idebenone), or Obagi - Vitamin C Serum (15% vitamin C). Sunblockers better job to help the skin if you block both UVA (aging rays) and UVB (rays skin cancer).

Recommended Use sunblock to implement the last stage of skin care every morning. During the summer months, sunblockers must reapply every two hours, their efficiency decreases to zero during this short period of time. Base metal, or "physical blockers" (such as zinc or titanium oxide) are preferred to "chemical blockers" (as PABA or oxybenzone). Oxide to block better, because they reflect the damaging rays, chemical blockers work primarily by absorbing the rays. Oxides also have a lower overall risk of skin irritation and allergies as a problem. Examples of quality products: Obagi - Umbrella SPF 50 (zinc oxide) or ® Lotion SPF 50 Science (zinc oxide and titanium).

Proper hydration and nutrition - healthy skin from within. What you put on the skin is more important than what you put into it. Carbohydrates and almost no way they should. Do you really drink 5-6 glasses of water a day? Well, that's what you need! Sorry, coffee does not count! Proper hydration of the body may be the simplest, easiest and most important thing you can do to stay healthy and yet it is likely that the most neglected health plans in most people. And a good skin hydration based on your overall hydration is not how many times you apply a moisturizer.

A healthy diet fuel a healthy body - and your skin is one of the largest "organs" of your body, receives about 20% of the total blood supply of the body. A diet containing good amounts of grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables provide your skin with a steady stream of preservation of youth, anti-aging omega-3 is "good" fats, beta-carotene and skin of essential vitamins A, C, E and B complex. Compliance with these powerful, especially the healthy foods deserve resulted in a greater emphasis on those in the medical community in recent years. Just this month (June 2011) of the old "food pyramid" is retired - the new guidelines recommend that we can all benefit by having a better day parts cereals, nuts, fruits and vegetables.

Exfoliation (chemical or mechanical) - The not so secret "secret" to a renewal of the real skin! Exfoliation has many advantages, but the real secret (and what it does best) is the way it directly stimulates the growth of new cells from the deeper layers of the skin in place. Cells of the skin fresher, plumper and younger are recruited to the surface. In other words, causing exfoliation a revival and rejuvenation of your skin! Mechanical exfoliation products eliminate defects, smooth and improve skin texture, tone and discoloration. Example of product quality: Nia 24 - Scrub physical (with jojoba "pearls").

Directions: After cleaning, 2 to 3 times a week at most, with a circular motion. More progress and more progress can be made by the combination of "cleaning house" with the office procedure popularly known mechanical exfoliation such as microdermabrasion, by their aesthetic on the subject once a month. Chemical Peels to promote the shedding of the outer layers of dead skin, smooth fine lines, wrinkles and improve tone. They also help to "facilitate" the absorption of other topical products that you want to enter the skin.

Overall, the most studied and reliable exfoliating and the best chemicals are alpha-hydroxy acids (like lactic acid and glycolic acid) and Retin-A. Examples of product quality: Obagi Tretinoin (Retin-A, 0.05%), or Obagi - Exfoderm Forte (glycolic and lactic acids). In addition to the effects of peels, Retin-A (vitamin form) will also increase collagen production and plumps the skin cells. Recommended use of Retin-A night after cleansing. Again, advances the development of more and better can be done if the beautician to perform the chemical peel facial working around a monthly basis. Skins office as the Obagi - Blue Radiance Peel (glycolic, lactic and salicylic acid) or Glytone (glycolic acid) peels are the best.

Dr. Lyle is behind back in New York, received his medical and surgical training at Rutgers Medical School, Cooper Hospital - University Medical Center, and the state of Ohio. He specializes in general surgery (ABS) Plastic Surgery (ABPS). He is a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), and a longtime member of the first American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). He served as Professor of Plastic Surgery at Temple University and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and reconstructive surgery carried out with "Operation Smile" in Vietnam. He specializes in the full range of modern and current status of cosmetic surgery procedures of the art of face and non-surgical techniques available to improve aesthetics.