Skin: Protect it from premature aging. Expert advice

Skin longevity means protecting the skin from premature aging and maintaining healthy skin at any age. Image Regenerative Clinic experts provide guidance against sun spots and premature sun-induced aging.

Here are recommendations from Dr. Caterina Bristot, a leading expert in both acne treatment and laser procedures for dyschromia, hyperpigmentation, and wrinkles, and Dr. Paolo Salentina, who specializes in innovative aesthetic medicine injection procedures.

Sun spots and premature aging wrinkles: what to do?

The only way to prevent them is to protect the skin from sun exposure. Always. This is especially important during periods when the desire for perfect tanning often leads to mistakes. Image experts are unanimous about using high SPF sunscreens and physical barriers.

Proper protection

Direct sun exposure to the face should be avoided. While this goes against popular trends, it's the only genuine way to prevent UV-related damage. Protection should be very high, preferably total coverage. 'I always recommend using physical barriers as well,' Dr. Bristot emphasizes. 'A wide-brimmed hat that shades the neck and décolletage, areas often susceptible to sun spots and texture changes due to improper exposure.'

Treatments to prepare skin for tanning

'A series of weekly biorevitalization treatments in the month before departure is highly recommended to ensure greater skin hydration and consequently a more aesthetic and, most importantly, safer tan,' recommends Dr. Salentina.

Post-vacation treatment planning

Biorevitalization. This should be the first treatment after vacation: it rehydrates the skin from within following exposure to light, sun, wind, salt water effects, and dietary stress common during holidays. The revitalizing complex can be customized with amino acids and polynucleotides for enhanced efficacy, supporting skin renewal by stimulating cellular turnover and fibroblast production of collagen and elastin.

Intense Pulsed Light for skin rejuvenation. Another highly effective treatment for addressing sun-induced skin texture changes and discoloration, particularly effective against blue capillaries that often appear after the summer season.

Lightening peels and PRX T33 peel. These treatments can be performed in conjunction with other methodologies.