Step one, get a skin check up, start a maintenance program of healthy skin procedure habits. Prepare for any treatments.
This step is for ALL skin types
Begin your journey to excellent skin health here. Even if you have perfect skin, a health maintenance program for your skin will serve you as you age. Get into good habits and continue to learn and educate yourself about your skin. Establish a relationship with a professional for a routine skin survey for problems as you age. Skin problems caught early are easier to treat, especially skin cancers. Learn to be patient and remember treatments for skin problems takes time. Be persistent.
Begin your program with a professional skin evaluation, which would result in determining your skin type, and any skin problems that need attention.
A consultation for the evaluation of your skin type and problems is the first step in starting a program to prevent, diagnose and treat your skin issues. Survey your skin for sun damage and skin cancers. Getting help for your skin issues is a smart place to start. A program can be designed for your particular needs, with the help of those professionals. Educate yourself about your skin type and problems. Further steps depend on this.
A determination of your skin type and amount of damage using a standard skin assessment scale should be done as a part of the initial plan. Fitpatrick or the more detailed 16 Baumann skin type assessment will provide your with information about what you need and how you will respond to various treatments. Also, a modified Griffith scale determination of photodamage is most useful in our program of step wise recommendations for your skin aging problem.
Start using a sunscreen and a moisturizer daily. Use the first month of your journey begin with this preparation step.
Protection from dryness, dehydration of the skin, and sun light (UV) prevents the advancement of ageing skin due to damage from these environmental factors. Start right away using a good sunscreen product. The sooner you make a habit of protecting your skin the less the damage. Good protection allows the skin to repair itself in most instances. Start using a good moisturizer daily, especially if you have dry skin, in water, washing frequently, exposed to drying chemicals.
Preparing your mind and tools kick starts your program
Correcting damaged and ageing skin is a LONG TERM endeavor. It takes weeks and months of treatment to get the most out of any program to correct ageing skin. BE PATIENT and STICK TO YOUR PLAN. Wanting a quick fix can be your worst enemy in your journey for better, younger looking skin. This problem is not a quick fix.
You will need to begin to investigate options and sources for the product types recommended for your skin type and/or problem. Consider cost and convenience. Explore your options. Begin with finding and using a good moisturizer for your skin. Almost everyone regardless of skin type will need at one time or another a good skin moisturizer. Using a moisturizer before beginning a program of active products for ageing skin decreases the chance for irritation and side effects of treatments.
You need to investigate options for sunscreens recommended for your skin type and/or problem. Consider cost and convenience. Explore your options. Begin by finding and trying them in a daily routine. Almost everyone regardless of skin type will need a sun screen products to protect from UV light damage. Photo aging, wrinkles, pigmented lesions, skin cancer are all results of too much sun (UV) exposure. Sunscreen use helps repair damaged skin.
Always try any new product on the inside area of the forearm, patch test, to determine if you have a reaction, irritant or allergic reaction. It may take up to 3 days to show a reaction so test for at least 72 hrs, especially if you are prone to irritation. Especially test scented or aromatic products, they have more risk for reactions.
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