New Year's Healthy Skin Resolutions

Your skin is the largest organ of your body - don't forget to take care of it like you would for your other vital organs! Here are some New Year's Healthy Skin resolutions we should all be sticking to:

1. Wear sunscreen daily on all sun-exposed skin!
It doesn't matter if you are going outside for 10 minutes or 4 hours - make sure your skin is protected with a broad spectrum sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays, with a SPF of at least 30. Excess infrared rays (from heat) have also been shown to be harmful to the skin. Reapply every 1-2 hours. The most important reason to wear sunscreen is to protect against skin cancer. Secondarily, the sun ages our skin greatly, no matter what skin type and skin color. Excess sun exposure leads to dull skin, bad texture, fine lines, broken blood vessels, and brown spots. We recommend Colorescience Sunforgettable and Skin Medica Total Defense + Repair. 

2. Moisturize daily.
Even if you don't think you need a moisturizer, or have oily skin. Moisturized skin looks better and is healthier. If you are eczema-prone, moisturizing is even more important, to maintain that healthy skin barrier and to help soothe. If your skin tends to be oily, and you apply products to dry it out, you can have a rebound effect where the body produces more oil to compensate. We recommend Skin Medica Rejuvenative Moisturizer, Skin Medica Ultra Sheer Moisturizer, and Skin Medica HA5.

3. Have your specific skin problems evaluated by a dermatologist.
If you're having flares of acne, eczema, dandruff, rosacea,etc, be evaluated by a dermatologist. Many common skin problems are easily treated once you are using the correct medications. Self-treatment sometimes leads to worsening of your skin condition! 

Florida Skin Center wishes everyone a happy and healthy 2017!

Reveal Camera: What is hiding beneath your skin?

At Florida Skin Center we strive to provide the best care for our patients. This includes hosting educational events to help patients understand more about skin health and their specific underlying skin conditions. 

This summer we will be hosting 2 special events 

• Evening of Education: Sun Damage- July 21st at our Cape Coral location from  6-8PM

 This is event it to help shed light on prevention and treatment of sun damage.

• Chemical Peel Event- August 13th at our Fort Myers Location from  8AM-12PM

During these 2 events, patients will also have the unique opportunity to have their photo taken with the Reveal Camera. This is a powerful visual tool to help recognize problem areas and/or underlying sun damage you may or may not know about under the skin. This camera is able to highlight brown and red pigment under the skin. 

Brown – Spots are lesions on and deeper within the skin such as hyperpigmentation, freckles, lentigines, and melasma. Brown Spots occur from an excess of melanin, often associated with sun damage. Melanin is produced by melanocytes in the bottom layer of the skin. Brown Spots produce an uneven appearance to the skin, and are visualized by the Reveal Camera.

Red - Areas can represent a variety of conditions, such as acne, inflammation, rosacea or spider veins. Blood vessels in the skin are visualized by the Reveal Camera. Acne spots and inflammation vary in size but are generally round in shape. Rosacea is usually larger and diffuse compared to acne, and spider veins typically are short, thin and can be interconnected in a dense network.

Each event will also have special discounts on certain products and procedures the day of. 

Please call 239-561-3376 to reserve your spot to one of these events today!