Cosmetic procedures in the spring: tips to do now

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Spring has just begun, and it seems like there’s still a lot of time until summer! But in fact, it’s time to think about preparing your skin for the hot season. After all, three months is just enough time to meet the sun fully armed.

STEP 1: PEELING AND RESURFACING

So, it’s time to prepare for such an aggressive factor as the sun. In winter, our skin hibernates along with us: our metabolism is slowed down and we don’t consume the right amount of nutrients. Accordingly, after the cold weather, it is extremely important to take care of yourself and “revitalize” your face.

The procedures required in the spring depend on the starting point, and everyone has their own recipe. For example, people who have pigmentation problems, oily skin, or keratinized areas are advised to get a course of deep peeling or laser resurfacing to remove all the excess. You should not delay this: it can only be done in the fall, winter, or early spring. After all, if you start this procedure in the warm season, the problem can only get worse.

By the way, superficial peels will be enough for owners of practically healthy skin. For example, milk peels for moisturizing. They are more gentle. And the course consists of 4-5 procedures with an interval of 7-10 days. The decision must be made separately in each case.

STEP 2: MOISTURIZING

After we have removed all the excess, including age spots and enlarged pores, we begin to actively nourish and moisturize the skin, because it has become drier during the winter due to frost and wind. The hot summer sun also dries it out, and this can cause severe pigmentation. That’s why it’s so important to take care of yourself in the off-season.

Creams and masks are superficial care, they do not pass the dermal threshold and do not penetrate deeply, but remain in the layers of the epidermis. The most effective way to saturate the skin with useful substances is through injections. We use substances with hyaluronic acid, the molecules of which attract water molecules, and thus moisturize the skin. Vitamin cocktails are often used to enhance the effect. But it should be remembered that everything is always extremely individual, and the final decision is made by the doctor after examination, based on the “starting positions” (color and elasticity) or the response of your skin to previous treatments. Such procedures are performed 3-4 times with a frequency of 14-21 days. Accordingly, the whole process stretches for about a month and a half.

STEP 3: SUN PROTECTION

And one more important point that girls often forget about is sunscreen! It should be used not only at sea, before going out to sunbathe. I prescribe it to my patients at the beginning of spring, and it is especially important to use it if aggressive procedures are performed during this period or if the skin is problematic, for example, prone to rashes. You can get away from such care only from December to the end of February, when the sun is completely inactive and the day is short. Now a cream with, for example, SPF 25 will do. And gradually the factor should be increased up to SPF 100 in summer.

STEP 4: HOME CARE

In spring, we choose lighter-textured cosmetics — moisturizing rather than nourishing. We also introduce serums that protect against the appearance of age spots and rashes. They have the best effect during this season. It’s also a good idea to take a course of carboxytherapy, massage, or microcurrent therapy now to wake up your skin faster after winter! And, of course, it’s time to take a vitamin complex. After all, during winter, our body has missed useful substances so much. And we know that a healthy body is the key to healthy skin!

EXTRA

For those who have been wanting, thinking, or planning to, now is the perfect time to get a course of filler injections that give a long-lasting moisturizing effect. We use them to add volume, work on creases and wrinkles, for example, to remove nasolabial folds and crow’s feet. Thanks to this procedure, the cells are gradually nourished for 6 to 9 months after the injection of the drug. Also, botulinum toxin injections are usually given in the spring. Firstly, during this period, when the skin wakes up, the procedures are more effective. And secondly, the results will appear just in time for summer, when everyone dreams of being the most beautiful!

Finally, I would like to wish all readers to be healthy, love themselves and remember to treat themselves at least occasionally. Be happy!