Genuine Dermaroller™ Therapy™ can significantly improve the appearance of:

Acne scars
Aged and sun damaged skin
Facial and décolleté lines and wrinkles
Stretch marks

Genuine Dermaroller™ Therapy™ provides advanced micro-medical skin-needling, a procedure that stimulates the skin to regenerate and repair itself naturally and safely, creating smoother, brighter, healthier, younger-looking skin.

Skin Structure

Your skin structure retains fat and liquid, making it hard for your body to flush out of these substances which in turn can enable the formation of cellulite.

Collagen makes your skin cells stronger and helps your lymphatic system get rid of these toxins. As you age, the levels of collagen in your skin tend to decrease. This can cause cellulite to form under your skin.

The skin under your breasts, buttocks and tights is thinner making cellulite noticeable. If you get cellulite, you will notice small bumps on these parts of your body. These bumps are tiny pockets of fat stored under your skin.

Hormones and Life Events

Many events can trigger cellulite in your body such as pregnancy, menstruation and menopause. During these events, your levels of estrogen increase putting you at risk of getting cellulite. Not all women get cellulite. However, these events are known to trigger cellulite in 80 percent of women.

Sedentary Life Style

A lack of exercise and a poor diet can worsen your blood circulation. Fat is not being burned properly if your circulation is low. Your body is not able to get rid of toxins, putting you at risk of developing cellulite.

Not all women get cellulite, but different factors can make women susceptible to this condition. These factors are related to their skin structure, age and their lifestyle. A lifestyle without exercise increases the risk of developing cellulite.

Fine lines and wrinkles tend to occur on virtually every male and female at a certain age. Certain physical changes occur within the body that cause wrinkles to form. A majority of fine lines and wrinkles occur as a result of collagen depleting under the skin’s surface. Fortunately, those concerned with removing the physical signs of aging will get to choose from a number of treatments to rejuvenate their skin; those with even the driest skin have multiple options.

Dry Skin and Rejuvenation Treatments

Patients with dry skin who receive skin rejuvenation treatments generally notice similar results when compared to patients with normal to oily skin. Many treatments serve each patient in a similar matter with little to no variance on a procedural basis. Though, some product developers create products that match each individual’s specific skin condition in order to provide the best possible rejuvenation results.

Treatment Options

Patients with dry skin who choose to reverse the signs of physical skin aging will select one or multiple treatments. Treatment types range from the simplest creams and lotions to highly advanced laser based procedures.

Moisturizers and creams tend to fluctuate in results due to skin texture and tone. Those with dry skin will often require an extended amount of treatment in order to notice desirable results. Even some more advanced treatments, such as chemical peels, provide less desirable results to those with severely dry skin.

The most advanced skin rejuvenation procedures tend to provide optimal results to those with dry skin as well. Fractional resurfacing will provide patients with a hypoallergenic, precise rejuvenation choice.

Dermal fillers also work well on patients with dry skin. These solutions work beneath the skin’s surface so that skin texture has no effect on the procedural results.

Find the treatments for lines and wrinkles

As we age, the skin droops and develops wrinkles, lines and furrows. Depending on your skin type, you may find your skin to be pre-disposed to wrinkling. But thanks to diligent research and new advances, there are a number of solutions to combat facial lines.

Causes of facial lines

In addition to aging, facial lines can form because of the following:

• Sun damage (Fine lines and wrinkles arise because of irregular thickening of the dermis and because of a decrease in the amount of water held by the epidermis. caused mainly by sun damage.) (Read more at Sun Damage)
• Smoking
• Muscle movement / Dynamic lines (People tend to smile or frown more on one side than the other, or consistently sleep on the right or the left cheek. Crow’s feet around the eyes are due to smiling and activity of the eyelid muscles. Worry lines on the forehead are due to contraction of the muscle when raising the eyebrows)
• Gravity is responsible for folds in the skin

What treatment is available?

See your dermatologist for information about what might work well for you, which could include (Also see treatments for sundamaged skin):

• Topical agents which produce collagen in the skin, Vitamin A acids (Tazarotene, Tretinoin, Adapelene) and Vitamin C or alpha Hydroxy acids
• Microdermabrasion has a very modest benefit for very fine lines
• Injectionable fillers such as Restylane (Hyaluronic acid)
• Botox for dynamic lines (Check-out www.BotoxFacts.ca)
• Lasers. Traditionally the CO2 and Erbium lasers (ablative) were used to essentially peel off a layer of skin and then allow a new skin to grow in. Results were impressive but the healing time of many weeks and sometimes months of redness has reduced the use of this approach. Patients with darker skin would often end up with darker skin and those with very fair skin sometimes white skin
• Plastic surgery is usually used to improve skin folds rather than fine lines and wrinkles
• The newer non-ablative laser treatments do not have the down time of the older methods nor do they have the degree of improvement. Repeat treatments with lasers that essentially produce a heating of the dermis, which in turn encourages collagen production, Lasers such as the Nd: Yag, V Beam and Smooth Beam may be used.
• The Fraxel laser is a modification of an Erbium laser that just treats multiple small pinpoint areas of skin allowing a quick recovery after a treatment. We will be hearing more of this in the future
• Cosmetic facial surgery

Prevent it before it happens

You can take steps to protect your skin. You’ve heard it before, and it’s worth repeating:

• Avoid excessive time in the sun, and always use a sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher
• Avoid smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke or other pollutants. Smoking increases facial lines and wrinkles and delays skin healing.
• Exercise. It’s good for the skin as well as for your general health.
• Aging skin feels and looks better when moisturizers are applied regularly. These improve the water-holding capacity of the skin. Choose one that feels nice to apply, doesn’t sting or burn or provoke acne
• Use tepid or warm water and a non-soap cleanser to wash your face twice daily
• Drink plenty of water to rehydrate internally. Because moisture content is related to water, not oil or grease, oily-skinned women need to rehydrate as conscientiously as their dry-skinned counterparts
• Eat a balanced diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables
• Generally what is healthy for your heart and brain is good for your skin

About the author:
Richard Thomas, MD, FRCPC is Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

What is SPF?  How to Choose a Good Sunscreen

With millions of people suffering with skin cancer or sun related skin damage every year, the use of sunscreen is more important than ever before. The good news is more people are becoming aware of the risks associated with sun overexposure and are taking the necessary steps to protect themselves in the future. The even better news is there are a multitude of products on the market which make it very easy to take care of your skin and protect it from the sun’s damaging rays. However, many people are quite confused over which sunscreen they should purchase and use. There are many confusing terms often used on sunscreen packaging which make it difficult to know what can protect in the most effective way.

What Is SPF?

SPF is an acronym which stands for Sun Protection Factor. Bottles with higher SPF numbers will protect better against harmful UVB rays from the sun. Basically, the SPF number is an indicator of how long you can stay in the sun without burning. For instance, if a person usually gets burned in 15 minutes, a lotion with SPF 15 protection would allow them to stay in the sun 15 times longer (or for 225 minutes) without burning.  It’s recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology that everyone wear a product with at least SPF 15. Of course, some people wonder if this means an SPF of 50 will protect loads more than lotions with SPF of 30. However, this is not necessarily the case. A lotion with SPF 50 only protects about 2% more than a lotion with SPF 30.

UVA and UVB

When you’re looking at lotions and sunblock products, be sure to check out the protection they offer from UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays are those which result in the aging of the skin and they may cause skin cancer. Without UVA protection from Coppertone lotions or any other sunscreen lotion, you’ll get more wrinkles. Thus, one factor to think about when choosing your daily makeup or moisturizer is whether or not it offers included UVA protection. Neutrogena offers high rating products to help you combine both makeup coverage and skin protection in one. UVB rays are those which can also give sunburn and are related to the cause of skin cancer.

Waterproof Sunscreen

While years ago white zinc oxide was required for beach goers, today there are many options when it comes to skin protection. You no longer are forced to look like a clown to get ultraviolet protection. Instead, you can now find waterproof sunscreen to help you be able to frolic in the ocean or at the pool without worrying about sun damage. Be sure to look for a type that is both noncomodegenic and hypoallergenic. Also be sure to remember most “waterproof” lotion provides up to 80 minutes or protection but “water resistant” lotion might only give up to 40 minutes of protection.

With so many great products on the market for every day skin protection, there is no excuse to not protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful rays. Skin damage from the sun not only causes cancer but it can also cause things like early aging of the skin and wrinkles. While cancer is much more terrifying to consider, most women aren’t motivated to protect themselves due to it because they think it will never happen to them. However, all women are concerned about wrinkles so take action today and protect yourself from both!

An article in Mirror lists out top 10 foods that helps you to fight with wrinkles. They are as follows:

1. Spinach – Research reveals that lutein in dark leafy vegetables gives the skin its essential antioxidant mechanism.

2. Beans – Beans are rich in antioxidants and red beans are supposed to be highest in antioxidants that will help replace the deteriorated collagen of the skin.

3. Goji Berries – Goji Berries is rich in Vitamin C and will therefore fight with the free radicals that damage the skin.

4. Turkey – Turkey is rich in B vitamins, which will cure sensitive skin for skin disorders.

5. Flaxseed – Rich in Omega3 fatty acid, flaxseed will hydrate the skin and keep it plump.

6. Prunes – They are rich in antioxidants and hence will be helpful in keeping skin from deteriorating.

7. Beetroot – It is a good source of anthocyanadins, a natural antioxidant, which replaces elastin in your skin.

8. Olives – They are rich in oleic acid and is a good emollient for skin.

9. Chocolates – Cacao is rich in antioxidants and is researched to remove wrinkles.

10. Red Peppers – Rich in vitamin B-12 and it is good for removing wrinkles