What's the Best Daily Skin Care Regimen?

asked 4 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Joseph Campanelli, MD
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Tags: maintenance, regimen, skin

I need advice for facial skin care. Please recommend daily skin care steps that promote great skin tone.

5 answers to What's the Best Daily Skin Care Regimen?

The best skin care regimen is twofold: There should be a...

The best skin care regimen is twofold: There should be a good at-home skin care regimen and there should be a skin care program in place outside the home and supervised by skin care professionals at a medical spa. The regimen at home consists of using a high quality facial wash, a toner, exfoliant and a moisturizer. It is extremely important to use a sunscreen every time you step outdoors. In the medical spa, skin care begins with regular microdermabrasian and perhaps glycolic peel... more

Henri P. Gaboriau, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Skin Care Essentials

The best skin care regimen is one based on sound principles and includes effective products. I am a strong believer in simple. I don't like many steps and products. With this in mind, my practice has narrowed down the spectrum to our essentials. They are a physical sunblock, a retinoid and an anti-oxidant. The way we determined this combination was by reviewing the literature on skin care and identifying the products that gave the maximal benefit... more

Joseph Campanelli, MD
Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

Daily Skin Care Regimen

The good news is that you do not have to spend enormous amounts of money to have beautiful skin. I recommend 3-4 basic steps regardless of your skin type. The first is to cleanse your skin morning and night followed by exfoliation with Retin-A and/or an acid based product such as Glycolic acid 15%-20%. If you are prone to Rosacea then you will want to avoid the areas of breakout but you can use these products on the rest of your face and neck. These products... more

Arnold Zweig, MD
Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon

Skin care by skin type

I recommend specific regimens based on the patient’s skin color (fair, mid or dark), texture (thin or thick), sensitivity (easily irritated or not) and other medical issues such as rosacea, eczema or psoriasis. For most people, I recommend cleansing morning and evening, application of antioxidants following this, application of sun protection in the morning and of moisturizers and repair ingredients in the evening. In addition, I would add retinol or a retinoid product a few times per... more

Kenneth Beer, MD
Palm Beach Dermatologic Surgeon

The best skin care regimen

This all depends on your skin type, whether sensitive and dry, or oily and acne prone. Also it depends upon your age, and climate. Generally your skin becomes drier as you age, and this is worse in a cold or dry climate. Gently face washing twice daily, with a light moisturizer afterwards works well for most people.

Stephen Mandy, MD
Miami Dermatologist

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