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Skin Care for the Decolletage - Thursday, March 20, 2008

After her face, a woman's decolletage, her upper chest area, is the most exposed part of her body, leading to sun and exposure damage. To keep the skin healthy, it is best to utilize appropriate skin care depending on your concerns.

Prevention

To protect your decolletage from sun damage, it is best to use sunscreen whenever you are spending time in the sun. In addition, consider an advanced form of cosmetics, such as Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup. This line of silky-feeling powders is not only non-comedogenic and will not block pores, but provides sun protection. They are water-resistant and will not crease or smear during exercise. Also, a number of products in the Centre Yourself Cosmeceutical line nourish the living layer of your skin, the epidermis, to prevent age spots, fine wrinkles, and the loss of skin elasticity.

Peels

Skin peels can provide significant correction of age spots, fine wrinkles, and crepey skin by promoting the exfoliation of dead skin and exposing the deeper layers of the epidermis, where the skin has not yet suffered from exposure. It will correct age spots and freckles, and your skin will become firmer, clearer, smoother, and healthier.

Laser Treatment

Laser treatment is one of the best remedies for age spots because the darker cells in your skin absorb more light radiation than the lighter ones, making them more likely to be destroyed. This leaves your skin more evenly colored. Laser therapy is so effective that it can also be used for the removal of pigmented lesions and tattoos as well. In addition, laser treatments stimulate collagen production, reducing some of the vertical wrinkles that can begin to show in your decolletage as you age.

To learn more about skin treatment and how it can help you look your best as you begin to age, please contact the Centre, P.C. today for a consultation.