To begin with, is defined as acne which appears late in persons over 20 years.

Other myths that differentiate it from common acne of adolescents (15-16 years) is that they also felt less seborrheic skin (less fat) and usually affects the lower face.

The epidemiological study included 206 Bioderma adult women aged 20 to 52 years and 9 dermatologists.

This usually manifests as late acne breakouts (59%) located in the chin area, around the mouth and jaw angles. To a lesser extent, on the forehead and cheekbones.

Did you know that adult acne may be due to?

Stress.
Hormonal causes.
Inappropriate use of cosmetics.
Excessive sun exposure.
More interesting facts revealed by the study: 52.9% of women suffer from hereditary causes, a 71.9% is persistent acne (suffered from acne before age 20) and, conversely, 28, 1% suffered from acne after 20 years or acne late.

What respondents felt? When asked what factors they believed caused the outbreak of acne responded:

Menstruation (period-menstrual): 81.5%
Sun exposure: 82.8%
Stress: 76.9%
Diet: 42.4%

That’s why we say ‘the skin has a memory’, and we eventually take its toll: it decreases the elasticity, texture, becomes opaque, and spots appear all this makes us look ‘older’ than our actual age. ”

The preventive strategy focuses on the major modifiable risk factor, exposure to the sun to reduce it through proper and adequate photoprotection. Photoprotection can be defined as the set of measures which limit the cumulative skin damage induced by solar radiation. If you go to the beach or you are exposed to the sun any circumstances, do not forget sunscreen put you 15 minutes before, and replace it every three hours, at least in the most exposed areas.

It is important to take care of children as it is known that young children are exposed to the sun three times more than adults and it is estimated that between 50 to 80% of solar exposure time in the life of a person occurs before to reach 18.

What are the symptoms of rosacea?

The first symptom of rosacea is redness in the center of the face (forehead, nose, cheeks and chin). There may be a slight burning sensation and swelling. Sometimes there are small blood vessels called telangiectasias. In later stages appear red bumps and pus.

What can patients do to help with rosacea?

Use a sunscreen that filters out UVA and UVB rays with SPF protection factor greater than 30 for sensitive skin.
No sun exposure.
Do not eat foods containing chilli, caffeine, alcohol, or hot drinks.

Can rosacea be improved?

Signs and symptoms of rosacea can be dimmed using drugs. The pulsed light equipment acting on the redness of the skin. Call a dermatologist to guide according to the specific case, because the disease does not manifest itself equally in all individuals.

Why the sun damages our skin?

The more we are exposed to the sun, the collagen and elastin fibers will break, and thus lose more and more firmly to make way for sagging skin and wrinkles.

Will be progressively stimulate pigment-producing cells and as a result, the skin surface finish with freckles (lentigines) or deep shadows and diffuse (melasma), that make us look old and tired looking.

What needs to photodamaged skin?

Sun damage your skin shows can dramatically improve in just 12 weeks. There are routines at home, with specialized products and professional treatments of laser and intense pulsed light, which can restore youth to your skin.

Home Treatment

The mainstay of treatment is anti-aging sun protection. Only through the judicious use of physical and chemical protection against the sun, you will achieve positive results.

Hydration: In this type of skin, is even more important. The idea is to give the skin the water it needs and managed to keep there.

Depigmentation: There are a number of substances with properties that the dermatologist can depigment to ask you to reduce excessive pigmentation of the skin sunny.

Antioxidants and collagen-stimulating, such as vitamin C, retinol and resveratrol, will help re-densify the network of collagen and elastin fibers so your skin recovers strength.

Professional treatment Laskin

BBL: It is an intense pulsed light treatment that is able to recover significantly sun-aged skin, take years off your skin. In 2 or 3 sessions performed by a dermatologist, and without any disability, notice how your skin looks clear, bright, without those annoying surface stains.

ST: It is a laser treatment can stimulate fibroblasts to increase their production of collagen. The idea is to reconstitute the network that supports the tissues of the face and neck flaccidity. Again the expert hands of the dermatologist will help you through this process to take off years off.

SilkPeel: Cabin is a procedure where, as you perform microdermabrasion, it is an infusion of vitamin C serum, hyaluronic acid skin lightening serum, as the paramount need for your skin. You can improve texture, moisture, freshness and type lentigines or melasma spots.

Sun-protective fruits

In addition to protecting our skin with sunscreen to avoid UV damage in our kitchen we have several partners such as the watermelon is rich in lycopene, which helps you to increase your natural SPF. They are also allies of orange and red vegetables such as tomatoes and carrots. Are rich in beta carotene and vitamin A, which increases protection against harmful UV rays from the inside out.

Fortunately the Spanish each year capture more the message that dermatologists have endeavored to convey: that unprotected sun exposure is dangerous and significantly increases the risk of melanoma, one of the most aggressive tumors if not caught early. However, although most people do not go to the beach without sunscreen, this habit is not followed in the winter, a season in which the sun can cause melanoma.

The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV) warns that it is very convenient to use in winter a moisturizer with sunscreen SPF 15 or higher. Thus, moisturize skin and prevent photoaging.

Certain environmental conditions are accentuated in winter, as cold air, moisture and dryness of the environment caused by heating, among others, contribute to dehydrate and damage the skin so the skin moisture in winter paramount.

In addition, there are certain sports that are practiced especially in winter, which increases the risk of sunburn with a consequent increased risk of developing melanoma. These are called air sports, among which are the skiing and mountaineering. Solar ultraviolet radiation, more height, more damage our skin, by reducing the thickness of the filter that represents the atmosphere, hence the need to exercise caution in this regard. The contrasts of temperature and humidity are higher at this time of year.

In this situation, the Academy has developed a series of recommendations to raise public awareness of the importance of protecting the skin in winter.

Dermatology recommends:

Ø Although it is recommended to protect the entire skin should be protected over the face, neck and décolleté. The sun protection factor indicated for the winter is 15 or higher.

Ø Always protect your lips but, if it is sunny, it is important to do it with a lip moisturizer with sunscreen, not a simple cocoa.

Ø The dry air produced by heating can cause us to moisten the lips frequently. Do it with saliva can cause additional skin irritation.

Ø The skin of the elderly and children is particularly sensitive to changes and harsh winter.

Plates or the appearance of dry, cracking and flaking is particularly prevalent in these populations.

Ø The sun on high is more harmful. The high sports requires the application of sunscreen to be applied frequently because the sweat from the exercise made it less effective.

Ø particular regard to skiing, it is remarkable that the sun can be more harmful to the skin than in summer because the sun’s rays are reflected in the snow and enhances the skin damage.

Ø Beware of temperature changes to leave or enter premises. That step from cold to hot to cold or heat will be bad for our skin, especially sensitive skin.

Ø protection against the cold, avoid irritating clothes or shoes or non-breathable.

Ø People with common diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are often worse in winter season when the buds are acute and occur more frequently. For those affected by this illness is very important to see a dermatologist in winter, which will control the disease especially at this time.

Ø If your home environment there are patients with dry, sensitive skin or skin conditions get worse in winter, try to increase humidity with a humidifier or environmental humidification system or placing wet towels or similar system radiators, heat sources, etc. . . .

To counter this, scientists have found that eating plenty of tomatoes in our diet help and much to prevent these evils, with the tomato a protector of 1.3 compared to a sunscreen, which should also be eaten, but combined with the natural effect of tomato help you be totally prevented before any sun exposure.

Tomato has a powerful antioxidant known as lycopene, a substance that gives color to tomatoes and is unique to counteract ultraviolet rays that the sun often produce, which also serves for those who want to keep your skin young and fresh as an effect of sun exposure is the same thing, out from the fires that usually occur.

So knowing this great home solar counteractant is recommended to increase the amount of tomato to your diet or starting to use it, if I did not before, this combined with a good sunscreen will not bring problems in the near future.

Not knowing what type of skin you have

No daily hygiene care
No matter who, do not wear makeup, skin gets dirty as if they bear, even more because all the dust and pollution particles adhere directly to your face, hygiene should be in the morning and evening for the rest of your life without missing a day.

Use products that are too aggressive for your skin
Avoid using alcohol and perfume products can damage the skin easily.
Do not use sunscreen
We repeat, one of the biggest mistakes is to not use sunscreen throughout the year, starts buying moisturizers and foundation makeup with sunscreen of at least 15 or higher if your skin is so white it safe!

Easy Solutions
What skin type are you?
This is the most important and sometimes more difficult to identify how is my skin? Almost always have a tendency to say, my skin is very sensitive and my skin is oily…. most of the time we were wrong.
The first thing to know is what kind of skin you have, once identified you will know how to care and what products you need.

Daily hygiene….
Hygiene and daily care are part of the beauty routine you should include in your day to day to have a radiant skin, these are the basic steps:
-> Remove make
-> Skin Tone
-> Hydrate the eye area
-> Moisturize the skin of the face with a light massage
This routine should be done morning and night.

Use sunscreen products…
The sun as well as serious damage occurs to the skin causing fine lines and sunspots, so it is very important that your moisturizer contains sunscreen of at least 15 FPS and 30 FPS in winter in summer, if you can also that your foundation will also have better protection.

Do not forget to protect your neck, chest and hands. And when you protect yourself from direct sunlight’s with a high factor. Check with your dermatologist to show you the proper solar factor sun as your skin type and avoiding peak hours of sun exposure.