Skin Rejuvenation: Q&A
Ask a QuestionWhat Can I Do About Extensive Sun Damage to my Skin?
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Treating sun damaged skin
There are several things to do to improve sun damaged skin:
1. Sunscreen daily
2. Topical retinoid (Retin-A) regularly
3. Topical Vitamin C regularly
4. Topical alphahydroxy acid (glycolic acid) regularly
5. Multivitamin with minerals daily
Additionally, a TCA peel may be beneficial to remove the damaged surface cells.
If very severe, you may need a more active treatment such as Efudex or Aldera.
Your doctor can recommend what you need after a thorough skin evaluation....
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Several options for sun damaged skin are available to you.
Light chemical peels, intense pulsed light (photofacial), ALA-PDT (aminolevulanic acid-photodynamic therapy), v-beam laser, microdermabrasion are some of the non-ablative procedures that can help. As far as ablative resurfacing treatments, medium to deep chemical peels, fractionated laser such as the Fraxel re:pair, Active FX, Pearl laser. I would consult with a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon regarding your options and their potential side effects and complications.
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Treating Extensive Sun Damage and age spots
There are many different ways to treat extensive sun damage and age spots on your skin. In general, if you have significant sun damage it is a combination of thinning skin, wrinkles, and spots - both brown and red - on your face. It usually takes a combination approach to best treat this extensive damage. Peels or lasers such as the YAG or Fraxel are best for the pigmentation. V-Beam is usually best for the redness and broken capillaries. It may take a filler to...
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Skin rejuvenation for extensive sun damage
You should first be examined by a dermatologist to make sure you do not have any skin cancers. Sun protection with SPF 50+ daily, tretinoin cream and anti-oxidants should become your routine. Levulan photodynamic therapy with blue light and IPL will remove sun damage spots. You may require fractional CO2 treatments with a laser such as the SmartXide DOT to smooth the texture and stimulate some collagen. Maintenance treatments will be necessary so establish a...
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Sun Damage Treatment Options
There are SO many excellent treatments available to reverse the effects of sun damage. A lot depends upon your skin type, degree of sun damage, willingness to accept recovery time, and, your budget. The most important factor is to have your skin care regimen supervised by a qualified individual such as a facial plastic surgeon, dermatologist or aesthetician under direct physician supervision. That way, your progress can be monitored properly ensuring good results and minimizing the...
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Treatment of Extensive Sun Damage
The MicroLaserPeel or “weekend” skin peel addresses conditions associated with sun damage and aging. As compared with microdermabrasion or light chemical peels, a MicroLaserPeel is a deeper treatment that precisely removes the outermost layers of skin, and treats wrinkles, scars, acne scars, keratoses, and irregular pigmentation. The treatment uses topical anesthesia, and typically is repeated 2 to 4 times, spaced 6 to 8 weeks apart. Healing takes 3 to 4 days and resembles a...
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Extensive Skin Sun Damage Often Best Treated with Laser Resurfacing
Thank you for your question. There are many good treatments for extensive sun damage to the facial skin. You need to have an exam by a Board Certified Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon to check to be certain that there are no skin cancers or pre cancerous lesions.
Available treatments include:
Topical Retin A
Microdermabrasion
Chemical Peels
5- Fluorouracil Cream for pre-malignant lesions
Laser Resurfacing
I prefer Laser Resurfacing because often only...
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Conservative to aggressive chemical peels or fractionated laser resurfacing or dermabrasion
The first and most important thing you can is help prevent it from progressing by using a good sunblock as part of your skincare regimen.
As part of treating the sun damage, there are a range of different treatments that you might consider, depending on the degree of damage and the amount of recovery time you can tolerate. This range extends from a more conservative approach with a series of chemical peels to improve fine lines and skin discoloration, to a more aggressive chemical...
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Extensive sun damage to skin...
You should start off with a visit to a fully trained medical aesthetician. Preferably one who is employed by a plastic surgeon so the plastic surgeon can monitor your progress. Some things that may benefit you are chemical peels, dermaplaning, and prescritpion skin care such as Obagi or Skin Medica.
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Dermatologists treat sun damage
The term "extensive sun damage" is vague, so it is difficult to answer your question with precision.
Visit your board-certified dermatologist for an evaluation. Treating sun damage is part of their bread and butter, and the medically-necessary part of their services is covered by health insurance. Your dermatologist will be able to do the following:
Evaluate for skin cancer.
Treat actinic keratoses (scaly spots that have a low, but...
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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