Skin on hands and arms look like "onion skin" texture with wrinkles, looseness, and wrinkles. What is the best OTC for treatment of aging and sun damaged hands and arms?
January 25, 2015
Answer: What is the best OTC treatment for aging skin on hands and arms? Sunscreen and sun protection are most important. A high quality medical skin care regimen (see below) can also be very helpful, Consult a board certified Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon for proper advice.
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January 25, 2015
Answer: What is the best OTC treatment for aging skin on hands and arms? Sunscreen and sun protection are most important. A high quality medical skin care regimen (see below) can also be very helpful, Consult a board certified Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon for proper advice.
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January 5, 2015
Answer: Treatment of Sun Damaged Skin There is NO OTC effective treatment for significantly sun damaged skin as you describe. To effectively thicken and rejuvenate the skin requires prescriptive medications such as Retin-A or other physician administered treatments. See a physician specializing in skin rejuvenation. There is, however, one thing OTC that you can do to prevent significant further sun damage. That is to use a sun block containing 6-12% clear Zinc Oxide DAILY. The sun damage is from UVA, not from UVB that most sun screens block. UVB is also strongest midday, down south in the summer whereas UVA is about the same all day all year and at all latitudes. Other UVA sun blocks last only an hour. The zinc oxide requires reapplication whenever it is washed or rubbed off.
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January 5, 2015
Answer: Treatment of Sun Damaged Skin There is NO OTC effective treatment for significantly sun damaged skin as you describe. To effectively thicken and rejuvenate the skin requires prescriptive medications such as Retin-A or other physician administered treatments. See a physician specializing in skin rejuvenation. There is, however, one thing OTC that you can do to prevent significant further sun damage. That is to use a sun block containing 6-12% clear Zinc Oxide DAILY. The sun damage is from UVA, not from UVB that most sun screens block. UVB is also strongest midday, down south in the summer whereas UVA is about the same all day all year and at all latitudes. Other UVA sun blocks last only an hour. The zinc oxide requires reapplication whenever it is washed or rubbed off.
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