How the Summer Sun Is Aging You

Summer is a time when everyone wants to be outside, but before you head to the pool, you should know how the summer sun is aging you. Intense sun exposure causes the skin to age and dry out. Especially now during the sunny summer months, it is important to take care of your skin to protect it from aging prematurely and causing you to look older.

What the Sun Does to Your Skin

Over time, the ultraviolet rays from the sun contribute to skin aging by causing collagen and elastin to break down. These components of healthy skin keep it soft, pliable, plump, and youthful. The depletion of collagen and elastin caused by overexposure to the sun leads the skin to thin out and develop wrinkles and fine lines. In other words, the sun causes your skin to age at an accelerated rate.

How to Care for Your Skin

The best way to slow skin aging is to care for your skin. Minimizing sun exposure will help to prevent harmful UV rays from affecting your skin, but there are still plenty of skin care options for those who would rather not stay inside all summer. Our medical aesthetician, Kristina, can give you the perfect skin care regimen for your unique skin type. One of the primary tools you should turn to is sunscreen. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher every day to protect your skin against skin cancer and premature aging. An excellent example that we offer here at our practice is the EltaMD® broad-spectrum sunscreen, which contains zinc oxide to protect against both UVA and UVB rays. Depending on your needs, Kristina may recommend micro-needling, iS CLINICAL®, Jan Marini Skin Research®, or other products and treatments to keep your skin healthy and youthful through the summer.

Skin care is vital to maintaining healthy and youthful skin. To learn more about our medical products that can protect and care for your skin, schedule your consultation with us today. Call (480) 890-0600 or complete our online contact form to book your appointment now.