How to Care For Your Skin's Very Important Parts

How to Care For Your Skin's Very Important Parts

 

We spend a great deal of time and money caring for the skin on our face. It is people's first impression of us. That being said, there are other areas of our skin that deserve the same special treatment that we typically reserve for just our faceI would like to introduce you to your skin’s VIP (aka, the very important parts).

-Face
-Eyelids
-Neck
-Chest 
-Hands 

All these areas work hard for you and you should work just as hard for all of them. They should get the same love and attention as your face. But I have good news! There is no need to buy separate products for each area. Instead, just remember to give your VIP the same great protection, products, and even procedures as you would your face. Simply incorporate these steps into your home skin care routine.


VIP AM Routine

Step 1: Use an day treatment (antioxidant/vitamin C)
Step 2: Moisturize
Step 3: Apply zinc-based sunscreen 

VIP PM Routine

Step 1: Wash your skin 
Step 2: Apply night treatment (ex. AHA, glycolic acid, retinol, bakuchiol)
Step 3: Moisturize

Why? 


90% to 95% of skin cancer and signs of aging come from sun exposure. To protect yourself from harmful UV rays, it is critical to always wear sunscreen.


Day treatment like Antioxidants including vitamin C, also provide your skin with protection from UV rays, prevent the break down of collagenwhile simultaneously lightening sun spots. 


Night treatments like glycolic acid, tretinoin, retinol and bakuchiol work to correct the damage caused by the sun through cell turnover. 


Other ways you can protect your VIP include re-applying with powder sunscreen, polarized sunglasses, fashionable hats and coverups, and supplements such as Heliocare, ISDIN pills, and Hum Nutrition Turn Back Time. There are also a number of procedures I perform as a dermatologist including fractionated resurfacing, intense pulsed light therapy (IPL), EmSculpt, neuromodulators( Botox, Daxxify, Dysport) and Sculptra off the face to keep patients looking great everywhere. 

 

Meet the Author: Heather D. Rogers, MD, founder of Doctor Rogers Skin Care, is a double-board certified dermatologic surgeon who sees patients full-time at her practice Modern Dermatology in Seattle, WA. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Rogers' year-long waitlist stems from outstanding results and her candor about what the skin really needs for life long beauty and health. She is a graduate of Stanford University, the University of Washington School of Medicine, and completed her dermatology residency and fellowships at Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan. She is regularly quoted as the expert in national press and lectures internationally on skincare, aesthetics, surgery, and improving patient outcomes. Dr. Rogers is fortunate to be perennially listed as a Top Doctor in Seattle and among the top 1% most awarded physicians in the US. 

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