As the weather gets colder, the amount of water in our skin decreases. Therefore, you need to change the skin moisturizers you normally use. Proper nutrition and regular care are required for skin protection during winter months. While moisturizing ingredients can protect your skin during normal seasons, moisturizers with high oil content and restorative properties should be used in winter months. Due to the cold weather conditions in winter months, it was extremely wrong to wash the face with hot water. Hot water causes dryness and a dull appearance on the skin. Hot water has the same effect on hair. The fragility of hair increases when washed with extremely hot water; It dries the hair and makes it dull. Going out with wet hair is the same as going out with wet skin. Wet hair causes loss of intercellular water in the skin and dryness occurs. Cold weather causes the vessels to constrict, preventing the skin from receiving healthy nutrition. And this; creates pale, dull and dry skin. Wind increases the effect of cold weather and can cause the development of eczema due to physical trauma. One should not go out without a scarf and beret against cold and wind. Minerals and vitamins make the skin look smooth and shiny. The reason for this is that foods have a moisture-preserving effect under the skin. Vitamins A, C, E and Beta carotene, which is abundant in fresh carrots, apricots and tomatoes, should be consumed as much as possible. These vitamins, which have high antioxidant values, have a restorative effect on skin irritated by cold weather. In addition, more fruits and green vegetables should be consumed in cold weather than usual.
Facial skin always comes to the fore, but care should be taken to moisturize the whole body in cold weather. Due to the cold weather, clothes that cover everything are worn and the entire skin is ignored. However, skin that does not get air under clothing dries out thoroughly. Therefore, moisturizers should be applied to the body after every bath. Applying it when the body is moist gives better results. Body moisturizers and lotions should not be chosen randomly, but should be purchased by paying attention to their ingredients. Especially those containing substances such as vaseline, dimethicone, glycerin, linoleic acid and ceramide should be preferred. It is necessary to take urgent precautions for wrinkles that have developed due to UV. The most important thing to know is the preservatives. It should also be used in autumn and winter. Because as long as there is sunlight, our skin is exposed to UV rays and the aging process of the skin accelerates. For aged or wrinkled skin, night creams and mask products with antioxidant properties and treatment methods to reduce skin thickness should be preferred. Especially during sudden weather changes, great attention should be paid to the skin and moisturizing should be done regularly.
Although the winter months have the above-mentioned harms to our skin, it is also the best time for the treatment of aged skin. Although these therapeutic and protective methods are mostly used in the clinic to ensure the youthfulness of the face and hands, they can be applied to the whole body.
To protect our skin during this period:
- High protection factor sun exposure. Daily use of protective products,
- Use of gloves at least in winter months,
- Monthly use of home-type peelings or use of fruit acid peelings that can be applied under the supervision of a doctor,
- Supporting the skin with intensely effective moisturizers,
- The use of medicinal creams that activate and renew the skin as a cure during the winter months,
- Preventing contact with detergents,
are among the precautions that can be taken.
For the treatment of our aged or worn skin:
- Various medicinal creams. Activation of the skin with,
- Treatment of skin spots and rejuvenation of the skin with various lasers (Qswitch Ndyag, fractional laser etc.),
- Peeling applications (Glycolic acid peeling, TCA peeling etc...)
- Skin renewal can be achieved by separating the blood serum called PRP (Platelet rich Plasma) and the regenerative factors in it and injecting them into the skin.
- To tighten the skin with radiofrequency methods such as Thermage,
- To replace the melted subcutaneous tissue. , ready-made fillers containing hyaluronic acid or the use of fat injection: Today, longer-acting (1-1.5 years) hyaluronic acid fillers have been developed. These fillings dissolve on their own after 1.5 years at the latest.
In fat injection, 40-60% of the given fat tissue retains and lives in the injected area. This process is a type of tissue grafting. Some of the fat removed during the first surgery can be frozen and stored like in vitro fertilization. Therefore, fat injection can be repeated after 3 months if necessary. In addition, fat injection is usually done in combination with
PRP and much better results are obtained.
With all these methods, it is possible to have beautiful skin and it will be easier to hide our age.
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