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Summer,

with all its good things, also has a

dark reverse

in terms of 'beauty'.

And we are not referring only to thorny hair issues (which suffers the negative consequences of the sun and the sea in the form of dehydration, frizz, faded color), but to the great enemy (however difficult to combat) of the skin:

spots.

It is a fact that, after the holidays, few are spared from resembling, in one way or another, a Dalmatian.

"Half of women between 25 and 35 years old suffer from melasma or hormonal spots.

30% of women between 35 and 60 years old have sun spots.

And up to 40% of women from 60 years old senile spots appear, which are like huge freckles, "says aesthetic doctor

Paula Rosso,

from the Lajo Plaza Medical Center.

Some whys

But, one might wonder, why is summer the time when skin pigmentations appear or are exacerbated?

The sun is to blame.

"When the rays hit our skin, there is a general stimulus of the melanocytes, cells that are our defense system against the aggressions of ultraviolet radiation A and B, which leads us to tan.", Explains the aesthetic doctor

Virtudes Ruiz ,

from the Virtudestética clinic, in Murcia.

Another big question about stains is

why they appear in certain areas (face, décolleté, neck, hands ...).

In general, people with a greater predisposition to suffer from spots tend to have a higher concentration of melanocytes in certain areas, such as those mentioned. "The funny thing is that these cells are activated when the sun's rays affect our body, even if it is not in the indicated areas. That is,

if the sun hits your legs and you have spots on your face, these will be darkened by the effect of the generalized increase in melanocytes "

, Dr. Ruiz illustrates.

On the other hand,

María Vitale,

medical director of Cantabria Labs, reminds us that not only the sun is an enemy: "Although the main stimulus of melanin synthesis is the oxidative stress induced by ultraviolet radiation, it has also been shown that the Visible light, including blue light from electronic devices, plays a role in the development of skin blemishes. "

That is why always,

all year round, the best weapon to prevent and avoid stains is to use sun protection and against blue light.

A titanic fight

No, you don't have to hide behind a turtleneck, there are ways to reduce the appearance of sun spots.

The spots, unfortunately, are like stretch marks or cellulite: it is difficult for us to say goodbye to them forever.

Some in particular, such as melasma, "do not disappear because they have a hormonal component," explains Virtudes Ruiz.

In fact, they are the facial blemishes that usually appear during pregnancy.

But not all is lost.

"Yes, we can improve a lot, these and the others (and some, eliminate them) if we attack them in winter, when the sun does not shine on us again in a more intense and continuous way," continues Ruiz.

Now, when summer returns, they will most likely appear again.

But there is a ray of hope (sun, better the just).

"The spots usually make an appearance again but, yes, with less intensity if some aesthetic treatment has been carried out against them",

hope the doctor.

Two-way attack

Starting from the truth that a cream or serum is not to stains what a Milan eraser is to a pencil stroke (come on, it does not erase them), there are

ingredients, cosmetic routines and treatments in the cabin or in the office aesthetics

that help lighten the canvas.

For Virtudes Ruiz, in the combination of everything is success, that is, in using specific cosmetics that are completed with professional treatments.

Or vice versa.

If we talk about

cosmetic ingredients,

the combination between them is also the key, as María Vitale points out. They are, so that we learn to recognize them in the small print of the packages,

"kojic acid, niacinamide, ellagic acid, alpha hydroxy acids or retinoids

among others", Vitale lists. But also, Ruiz completes,

"fictic acid, kojic acid, retinoic acid, vitamin C, azelaic acid, glycolic acid and hydroquinone

(the latter always in higher proportions than those that the usual cosmetics can carry and low prescription and medical formula) ".

That most of them are acidic has its reason for being:

depigmenting care focuses on exfoliating the affected layers to reduce the appearance of blemishes.

To polish them more than to eradicate them, to understand each other.

What other active ingredients do is inhibit tyrosinase, a substance that is involved in the formation of melanin.

Vitale reminds us, in addition to the specific cosmetics, the use of protection, "in the morning and routinely, to prevent skin aggression induced by environmental and digital pollution, and the stimulation of solar radiation with the use of a sunscreen specifically designed for this, such as Heliocare 360 ​​Pigment Solution SPF 50+ with Fernblock technology from Cantabria Labs ".

When talking about professional treatments, Virtudes Ruiz summarizes that, in addition to the classic

specific 'peels', light technologies, such as pulsed light (IPL), laser or photodynamic therapy, work very well against stains.

Regarding undergoing therapies with the latter two, the expert adds an observation: "It is better to 'undergo' them in areas with little sun throughout the year; they are not indicated, for example, in areas such as the south or southeast of Spain."

Two treatments: hyaluronic acid and astaxanthin against blemishes

Two of the newest protocols against stains, perfect for this time of year, include the use of two powerful cosmetic actives in their step by step.

The depigmenting ingredients are also usually exfoliating, so they leave a luminous, uniform and renewed skin.

Hyaluronic acid:

this all-rounder, which we already knew hydrates, plumps and adds volume and juiciness, now also serves to reduce spots and sun damage under the name of

Redensity 1 (from Teoxane).

This hyaluronic acid incorporates a complex of amino acids, antioxidants, minerals and a vitamin

"capable of lightening, capable of lightening a skin tone",

assures the aesthetic doctor Paula Rosso.

The doctor explains that it can be "

injected with a needle, through mesotherapy, or with specific microcannulas that do not leave bruises

.

"

It can be used on the

face, neck, décolleté and hands

.

And the product incorporates lidocaine to make the session painless.

Three sessions are recommended with intervals of three weeks between each (from 350 / session).

The effects last about six months.

Astaxanthin and light: it

is the combination that Virtudes Ruiz uses in its intensive treatment with astaxanthin and photodynamic therapy, perfect to protect and reverse the damage caused to the skin by photoaging (spots, wrinkles and sagging).

In this protocol, with which the appearance of the skin, luminosity and uniformity are also improved, a medical product with

a 'peeling' effect

is applied

,

and a first layer of the AXT Serum is applied (which can also be used at home , as a follow-up) rich in powerful antioxidants like astaxanthin and vitamin C, and firming like DMAE. It is massaged well on the face, neck and décolleté and after applying

photodynamic therapy,

blue, pink or red

, for 15 minutes

, depending on whether we want to correct oil and acne, treat sensitive skin or stimulate the formation of new collagen. responsible for skin firmness and smoothness. And it

always ends by applying a sunscreen SPF50.

Two cycles of four sessions each

are recommended

throughout the year.

One in September, to repair sun damage after the summer.

And another in April, to protect themselves from the photoaging that the summer months produce (90 euros each session)

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