{"id":6977,"date":"2018-05-07T20:18:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northsideplast.wpengine.com\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2018-05-07T20:18:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:18:45","slug":"the-aging-summer-sun-what-you-can-do-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northsideplasticsurgery.com\/blog\/the-aging-summer-sun-what-you-can-do-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aging Summer Sun: What You Can Do About It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Squinting<\/strong>: We tend to spend more time outdoors in the summer but the sun will create lines around the eyes from squinting that we call \u2018crow\u2019s feet\u2019. \u00a0Squinting can make these lines deeper and since the skin is thin in this area already, the lines can set in faster.\u00a0 Using polarized sunglasses, a medical grade sunscreen such as our Visage MD Sun Protection, and a wide brim hat can work in your favor. \u00a0Of course, medications such as Botox or Dysport can minimize your ability to squint minimizing the fine lines as well.<\/li>\n
  2. Brown spots<\/strong>: The fairer your skin, the greater the likelihood of brown spot formation. \u00a0If you already have brown spots, age spots, melasma, etc., then expect them to get darker. \u00a0The best treatment is sun avoidance.\u00a0 Even the best sunscreens on the market (and we carry some of the best) won\u2019t block every single UV ray. \u00a0Sun avoidance isn\u2019t always possible so using a wide brim hat, sunglasses, and clothing as much of your body as possible is recommended.\u00a0 More importantly, use a medical grade sunscreen, such as Visage MD Sun protection, and combine it with an antioxidant (UV rays create free radicals through oxidation so this helps your sunscreen work better) such as our Visage MD Vitamin CE serum.<\/li>\n
  3. Acne<\/strong>: We sweat more in the summer and the sweat cools your body…when it isn\u2019t humid. \u00a0With increased humidity, it\u2019s harder for the sweat to evaporate so it sits on the skin and can irritate existing Acne and cause breakouts. \u00a0Take precautions to clean your face regularly and use low dose facial cleansers that exfoliate and cleanse daily such as our Brightening Cleanser and our Exfoliclear Acne pads.<\/li>\n
  4. Dry Skin<\/strong>: During the winter months, dry heat and dry air makes our skin dry and flaky. Dry skin makes you look older (which is why we always ask patients to moisturize). \u00a0During the summer, we tend to be indoors away from the heat, where air conditioners suck the moisture out of the air to cool the air.\u00a0 This can cause irritated dry skin as well. \u00a0Using a light moisturizer such as our Visage MD Hydrating Serum or HylaCream in addition to a good sunblock can relieve dry skin.\u00a0 Using these moisturizers in the evening before bedtime can keep the areas of concern hydrated all night.<\/li>\n
  5. Swimming pool and Sunburns<\/strong>: this ties into the brown spots discussion above and the best way to treat a sunburn is to avoid the sun and use a good UVA and UVB medical grade sunblook such as our Visage MD SPF 30 Sun Protection to protect yourself in the sun. \u00a0All sunblocks begin to deactivate after about 120 minutes in the sun (even the good ones) so reapply every 2 hours you\u2019re in direct sunlight.\u00a0 Also, even the \u2018water-resistant\u2019 or \u2018waterproof\u2019 sunblocks don\u2019t work very well once you get out of the water, so dry yourself and reapply your sunblock!<\/li>\n
  6. I got a sunburn!<\/strong>: again, the best treatment is prevention and sun avoidance. \u00a0However, even then, sometimes we get a dreaded sunburn.\u00a0 If it happens, cool the skin surface the best you can and keep the area moisturized. \u00a0Our Visage MD Hydrating Serum has been extremely popular for sunburns and soothes the burning skin at the same time.\u00a0 Of course, keep sunblock on the burned area to prevent further damage. \u00a0Once the sunburn occurs, your skin will heal by peeling off the damaged skin and creating new skin which is more sensitive than the original skin so protect it!<\/li>\n
  7. Skin cancers<\/strong>: Sunburned skin or skin exposed to high levels of UV radiation will \u2018peel\u2019 off sooner as your skin tries to remove the damaged skin and heal. \u00a0Healing large areas of skin in a recurrent fashion increases the likelihood of a mutation as does free radicals formed from chronic sun exposure or sunburns leading to skin cancers. \u00a0Medical sunscreens, such as our Visage MD SPF 30 Sun Protection, block both UVA and UVB rays.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What\u2019s the best sunscreen?<\/strong>: UVA rays are responsible for lines, wrinkles, aging, and melanomas. \u00a0UVB rays are responsible for brown spots, darkening of the skin (tanning) and other skin cancers such as squamous cell and basal cell. \u00a0SPF is a measure of UVB blockade so clearly UVB block or SPF isn\u2019t enough when we need a good sunblock.\u00a0 We need a broad UVA and UVB block and this is where the medical grade sunscreens come to the rescue as these work much better than over the counter sunscreens (some of them claim broad spectrum coverage but just barely). \u00a0In addition to providing true broad spectrum UVA and UVB blockade, medical grade sunscreens are made to be worn all day so they don\u2019t feel thick or heavy, and they make a good makeup base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Squinting: We tend to spend more time outdoors in the summer but the sun will create lines around the eyes from squinting that we call \u2018crow\u2019s feet\u2019. \u00a0Squinting can make these lines deeper and since the skin is thin in this area already, the lines can set in faster.\u00a0 Using polarized sunglasses, a medical grade … Continue reading The Aging Summer Sun: What You Can Do About It<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Aging Summer Sun: What You Can Do About It | Northside Plastic Surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Aging Summer Sun: What You Can Do About It |\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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