A. Your “Face” is a Bigger Area Than You May Think! To get the most out of your skincare products we recommend applying to The Total Face: full face, ears, neck and décolleté area going as far into the cleavage as possible. Also apply your skincare products it to the back of the neck and the back area as far as you can reach.
Using your products in these areas will help slow the aging process uniformly and present a more youthful appearance overall.
NOTE: The delicate skin of your neck and chest can benefit from retinol, but must be applied lightly once your face has built up a tolerance. If the area becomes itchy, swollen or has red bumps, a light steroid cream, can reduce irritation. It is important to avoid scratching, sun exposure, and extreme heat while your skin is recovering.
A. For my body, I likehaving a laser hair removal treatment before a summer vacation. It is a great time-saver as the treated areas stop growing hair after 2 weeks. Hair not killed during the treatment will not resume growth for 6-8 weeks.
Did you know that Rejuvent has a skin club with savings up to 60% on Laser Hair Removal packages? Schedule your Laser Hair Removal appointment today and leave the razor at home!
For the skin on my face, neck and decollete, I make sure to pack strong antioxidants and plenty of sun protection. Apply antioxidants, day and night and apply sunscreen every 2 hours on areas exposed to the sun.
Skin Cancer rates continue to climb – despite increased warnings. In the past few decades, the incidence of melanoma has risen 800 percent among women ages 18-39. Take measures to protect your skin daily, and perform regular skin checks to aid in early detection. Glamour magazine has published this self-check for seven years, and 84 readers were able to identify their own skin cancer or that of a loved one and sought treatment. We hope Rejuvent patients will do the same!
1- Normal Mole:
A small brown spot that’s symmetrical and all one shade and that hasn’t changed over the years is probably nothing to worry about.
2- Dysplastic Nevus:
AKA an “atypical mole”. This tends to be dark with irregular borders. It could become cancerous, so your doctor will remove it or keep a close eye on it.
3- Actinic Keratosis:
This potentially cancerous spot usually occurs on sun-exposed areas (scalp, lips, hands) and tends to look like a raised, rough, or scaly patch.
4- Squamous Cell Carcinoma:
Look for a reddish patch or wart-like bump that may crust or bleed. Get it checked out ASAP – left untreated, it may spread.
5- Basal Cell Carcinoma:
The most common type of skin cancer, BCC forms deep in the skin and looks like a raised pink growth or a sore that won’t heal.
6- Melanoma:
This dangerous cancer has an irregular shape with blurred borders and tends to be dark brown or black in color, but it can also be multicolored.
Please visit your dermatologist if you are concerned about any skin lesions. Annual full-body skin exams by a dermatologist are recommended for adults.
Sunscreen Q & A
How many times a day should I apply sunscreen?
Applying sunscreen in the morning will not protect you all day at the beach – or even daily errands. Your SPF will protect you during the short times you need to be in the sun; it’s not meant to allow you to stand in the line of fire all day. Reapply SPF 30 or higher every 60-80 minutes to protect yourself – and wear a hat!
What type of sunscreen should I buy? There are so many on the market!
Look for these words: water-resistant, broad-spectrum, and an SPF of 30 or higher. A sunscreen must block both UVA and UVB to be effective.
Do I really need to wear SPF when it’s cloudy and I’m at work?
Yes! UV rays can pass through both windows and clouds. This image should motivate you to wear SPF in car!
This man is 69 years old, but half of his face looks much, much older than that. He was a trucker and, for 28 years, his face received much more sunlight on the left side, resulting on premature aging. We all know that being exposed to the sun makes you age prematurely, but seeing the dramatic difference in a single face is just stunning. His condition is called unilateral dermatoheliosis, from the Greek dermis (skin) and helios (sun). It’s also called photoaging, and it results from chronic exposure to the sun’s UVA and UVB rays. In his case, it only affected the left side of his face because of his work. As he drove, he received more hours of sunlight through the left window of his vehicle.
I wear foundation with SPF every day. Is that enough?
No. Most foundations contain SPF 15 (not 30+!), and to get the SPF printed on the label, a thick, mask-like layer would need to be applied. We recommend following your daily skin care regimen with your sunscreen, let products soak in for ten minutes, then apply makeup as usual.
A: Dark circles under the eyes can come from three differing etiologies. There can be brown pigmentation, vasculature showing through thin aging skin and loss of bone at the bony rim under the eye allowing the existing fat around the eyeball to fall forward and appear as a bag with a dark circle shadow underneath.
How we can treat dark circles under the eyes:
1.Brown pigmentation – prescription medical grade skin care and collagen-building treatments performed at Rejuvent can lift some of this pigment out. Improving this type of resistant pigment requires daily home skin care and protection from the sun.
2. Vascular dark circles: In part, this happens to all of us as the skin thins in the delicate under-eye area. Some people, however, are more prone to vascular pigment than others. The best focus to improve this problem is to thicken the under eye skin with RX skin care daily targeted to build collagen and moisture content in the skin. Additionally, targeted topical home care treatment is available to diminish the staining of the skin from leaky blood vessels.
3. The precise application of filler in the under eye cheek complex can remove the appearance of bags under the eyes with a dark shadow underneath. This often requires 2 to 3 treatments for a most improved look as it necessary to proceed with augmentation carefully so that there is no overcorrection which could lead to an unnatural appearance.
Whether we use one treatment or multiple treatments, we can help you minimize your dark circles under your eyes. Call us today at 480-889-8880 and schedule your consultation.
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