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Choosing the Right Skin Care for Men

Kevin L. Smith, MD, FACS; Plastic Surgeon, Charlotte Plastic Surgery, Charlotte, NC

Men often don’t mind confessing to their age—or looking it, for that matter. But at any age, men want to appear vigorous and healthy, not run down and tired. That’s where a good skincare routine comes in.

Long gone is the stigma of women’s-only skin care—in fact, a recent NPD Men’s Grooming Consumer Report shows that nine out of ten men over the age of 18 use a grooming product (including facial and body skin care). And while a man’s…

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My Essentials for Healthy Skin

Cathleen A. Olson, Aesthetician; Edina Skin Care Specialists, Minneapolis, Minn.

As an aesthetician, I recognize the importance of smart skin care choices—and that means adhering to the same routine that I recommend to my patients. Just like the rest of the body, our skin requires daily maintenance. It’s important to use products on a daily basis that can effectively hydrate, protect and help improve collagen production. By preventing the signs of aging and treating existing damage, we can make a significant impact in the health of our skin.

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What sun damage really means

Everyone knows the importance of sun protection, so I will not repeat it all over again. What some might not know is what exactly happens to your skin when you walk away from the beach with that beautiful suntan.  Perhaps in the short term, it makes you look good, but that golden color is not all you're getting.  What appears as “attractive tanned skin” is actually the result of injury to the skin. Essentially it is damage to DNA that causes the tanning response, in other words tanning doesn't…

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Sun protection equals skin damage prevention

Our knowledge about the damaging effects of the sun is nothing new, but it still surprises me that some people haven’t gotten the message. Talking to patients about sun protection has taught me that most either underestimate the damaging effects that UV rays have on the skin, aren’t willing to change their behavior, or are reluctant to take the extra step and apply sunscreen. As a dermatologist, this is especially disappointing to me because sun damage is largely preventable.

Sun damage is a continuum, and early signs can be seen as early as one’s twenties.…

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Shield and Repair Your Skin with One Simple Step

Just like your body needs a well-balanced breakfast to start the day off right, your skin needs nutrition of its own. Giving your skin much-needed hydration is great, but with SkinMedica TNS Ultimate Daily Moisturizer™ + SPF 20 you get the clinically-proven age-reversing results of our patented growth factor blend and superior UV protection that can actually prevent visible signs of aging.

As the cornerstone of the SkinMedica® line, our patented TNS® complex of…

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Sun damage and how to treat it.

Photoaging refers to the damage that is done to the skin from prolonged exposure, over a person's lifetime, to UV radiation. Sun freckles (also known as liver spots, although they have nothing to do with the liver), irregular pigmentation and dilated blood vessels (often referred to as "broken" blood vessels) are some examples. Other examples of photoaging include fine lines and laxity from the loss of elastic fibers and healthy collagen.

To understand the difference between photoaged vs non-photoaged skin, look no further than your arms and chin. Notice how the…

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