Three things you should do urgently to wear beautiful skin in autumn

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A greater number of hours exposed to solar radiation, high temperatures, chlorinated water, sea salt, wind, air conditioning ... During the summer period the skin has been subjected to numerous aggressions and it is at this time that they begin to be perceived the consequences. Autumn is the ideal season to recover the skin from the ravages of summer and the perfect time to perform a skin tune-up, which may have been damaged , and carry out a self-examination and if necessary go to a specialist to a dermatological assessment, as advised by the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV).

Although the main thing to avoid the harmful action on the skin of the summer period "is to hydrate daily after the day of beach, mountain, etc. and apply a good sunscreen in the morning, renewing it throughout the day, if they have not Following these simple guidelines, the 'healthy' effect that initially gives us the tan, will be very short-lived, giving way to a skin with irregular pigmentation, opaque (dull) and dry, "says Cristina García-Millán, member of the AEDV and doctor in the Pedro Jaén Dermatology group.

THE LESS WISH EFFECTS

The most common and unwanted consequences that are usually observed on the skin after the summer period, although it depends on age and skin type, are dehydration, acne relapses, spots, wrinkle formation, sagging skin, pigmentation disorders ... "In some patients the skin may look drier, after the summer tan, so you have to increase hydration, specific to each type of skin," advises Millán.

While "people with a tendency to stain can see these accents, especially when the tanning of unstained skin is lost. For this we usually recommend using creams with mild depigmenting active ingredients at night (kojic acid, retinoic acid, arbutin, azelaic acid, hydroquinone ...), without forgetting to continue with the daily sunscreen in the morning, "continues the doctor.

As for the small acne relapses, it is because "the epidermis becomes thicker naturally in the face of sun exposure, and at the end of the summer, more acne lesions appear. We can anticipate this, with gentle exfoliation and products of night use with specific ingredients (salicylic acid, retinoic acid, glycolic acid), "explains the doctor.

On the other hand, although "the tan is lost gradually, according to the cells of the epidermis that are being renewed throughout a process that lasts around 28 days," if it has not been obtained accompanied by daily hydration - which it helps maintain cell cohesion and the natural barrier of the skin - and sunscreen (which prevents the cells from suffering damage), the duration of the brown effect will be shorter and we can also observe the typical peeling, "says Millán, who states that no it is more than the reflection of damage to our skin, which flakes irregularly after an excess of solar radiation. "It is still very common to think that the red skin becomes brown , and so it is, but it is a burn mild, so the brown will be very short-lived, as well as unhealthy, "continues the doctor.

The skin most commonly affected by the ravages of summer is usually that of the neckline and neck as they are much more exposed to solar radiation. "The hat protects our face, while these areas are no longer protected. The backs of the hands and lips are also areas that are usually affected by both the sun and dehydration secondary to baths or outdoor activities," says Millan.

SOME SOLUTIONS

According to the specialist, if during the holidays we have neglected a bit or we want to prepare the skin in the ideal way for autumn there are several options with good results such as " increase hydration to strengthen the skin barrier, a gentle exfoliation, increase the intake of antioxidants ... If you need specific treatments, it is advisable to go to the specialist, who can propose depending on the state of the skin, mesotherapy with vitamins, hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma, depigmenting, pulsed light, laser, peels ... " .

But always under the advice of a specialist, as the doctor explains, because "this saves time and money, since what works for me may not work for my friend , for example." In this sense, dermatologists can recommend cosmetic care and specific treatments in a personalized way and according to the needs of each patient.

"At this time when there is a great demand for treatments and care for the skin, as well as a great avalanche of information and recommendations of all kinds (not being all true or quality) I think it is important to highlight the figure of the dermatologist, since we are the specialists in healthy skin and diseased skin and we know how to combine cosmetics, treatments and drugs if necessary. The patient and consumer must demand rigor in this regard. ", says Millán.

EXCESS IN THE OFFER

One of the difficulties that patients encounter on many occasions is that they do not know what the appropriate treatment could be for their case due to the excess supply in terms of cosmetics and techniques. Dr. Ricardo Ruiz, of the International Dermatological Clinic, in line with his colleague by profession, Dotara Millán, says that "the first thing is that to improve the quality of the skin there is no treatment that is valid for all patients . Ideally is that the patient is evaluated by a dermatologist, make a correct diagnosis of what you want treated and choose the most appropriate treatment. Even sometimes it is convenient to combine treatments to achieve optimal results. "

Ruiz suggests that this time is a good time to start a personalized cosmeceutical protocol . "Our anti-aging formula, that is, cosmeceutics are creams that contain active substances that improve skin quality such as vitamin C, derivatives of vitamin A such as retinol or retinoic acid, alpha hydroxy acids such as glycolic acid, etc. ", bill. While there are spots or veins, according to the doctor, it is best to use lasers. "If it is a melasma or hormonal stain, the ideal is to combine depigmenting products containing retinoic acid and hydroquinone with low energy lasers, a technique called Clear Melasma," he says.

For irregularities such as wrinkles or scars, consider the fractionated CO2 laser as the CO2RE laser the best options. "It is called fractionated because unlike old lasers, it does not completely file the skin but produces skin microperforations leaving micro spaces between these micro wounds. Such healthy skin islets allow faster healing and an absence of side effects such as spots or residual scars This fractional CO2 laser is ideal for improving wrinkles of the "barcode", "crow's feet" or acne scars, "says Ruiz.

To revitalize the dull skin, a deep cleansing with peeling and hydration or mesotherapy (injection of peptides, vitamins and hyaluronic acid) are two good alternatives. But if you want to redensify the skin because it has lost consistency "we can use the mini-threads of PDO (Polydioxanone). These threads are implanted in the deep dermis using very fine needles and induce the formation of collagen," he says.

For its part, radio frequency has been used for years to give more light to the skin and produce a subtle tense effect. "We have recently incorporated a CDI Accent premium that combines the effect of radiofrequency with ultrasound."

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