Simple Steps for Beautiful Skin at any Age

08/19/2009 - SteinMed Blog - Link to This Entry

Simple Steps for Beautiful Skin at any Age

In your 20’s it’s all about protecting and preserving your skin.

This is a good time to incorporate an antioxidant based serum or cream depending on your skin type into your skincare regimen. Studies show that topically applied antioxidants like Vitamins C and E can help to reduce free-radical damage to the skin. Try Skin Medica® Vitamin C serum which doubles as a fantastic makeup primer. The use of these products should not be limited to your 20’s; this is the age to make using them a lifelong habit. 

If as a teenager you spent countless hours basking in the sun’s rays then now is the time to get the visible results of that past sun damage under control. Begin by using a bleaching agent after cleansing to keep skin even-toned.

Now protect and prevent further damage by slathering on a moisturizer with at least SPF 15 everyday. Better yet use Skin Medica®’s Environmental Defense SPF 30 with caffeine and green tea to tighten and soothe skin as it protects.

In your 30’s your skin needs more help healing and repairing itself than it did previously.

Start by adding routine exfoliation to your regimen. This helps to rev up skin’s cellular turnover reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles imparting a healthy youthful appearance. Consider getting professional microdermabrasion treatments such as the Diamond Tome® microdermabrasion or vibradermabrsion offered in our office for a more effective exfoliation than you are able to get with at-home products.

Help to diminish fine lines with nutrient rich anti-aging skin creams at night when cellular repair naturally speeds up. Try lotions or creams with retinol for best results

Visit our office for more powerful, results driven treatments. Injections such as Botox® will smooth moderate to severe facial lines and fillers like Perlane® and Sculptra® help to plump and restore a more youthful shape. A light based treatment such as IPL (Intense Pulse Light) penetrate the skin's surface to target the deeper layers, helping smooth out uneven skin tone and repair broken vessels on the face. All of these treatments can be done quickly and painlessly with little to no downtime. Call Stein Medical Institute @ 813-873-9700 to schedule your complimentary consultation.

In your 40’s and over deep wrinkles and a loss of elasticity and firmness are the main concerns.

Switch to gentler, moisturizing skin-care products. This helps to maintain lipid levels in the skin.
Make peels such as Skin Medica®’s Vitalize and Illuminizing peels a regular part of your routine in order to rid your skin of surface dryness and restore radiance and smoothness. Ask Dr. Stein or one of our aestheticians to recommend a peel suitable for your skin type.