Skin Care
Tips on preventing Keloids:
- If you have a family history of developing Keloids, see a Dermatologist before you have any surgery.
- avoid unecessary surgery
- Treat cuts and burns promptly
- Avoid body piercing
- Minimize shaving
- Do not get tattoos
Lip Care:
- DonĄ¯t lick your lips. Licking will further dry the lips as saliva evaporates into the air.
- Moisturize with Vaseline or a lip balm (preferably one containing SPF suncreen .
- Use an overnight lip-moisturizer (chapstick overnight lip treatment)
- DonĄ¯t pull the dead skin off.
Dry skin tips:
- Take shorter showers at lukewarm temperature.
- Apply moisturizer directly onto damp skin.
- Consider using a humidifier during the winter.
Hair of color care:
- Use relaxers no more than five times a year.
- Wash and condition hair weekly.
- Minimize excessive heat by air drying and wrapping hair before going under a hood dryer.
Prevent pigmentation problems:
- Treat problems ASAP.
- DonĄ¯t pick your skin.
- Avoid skin injury or trauma ¨C avoid unnecessary procedures.
- Wear sunscreen every day.
Tips on Cleansing:
- Cleanse your face daily.
- Avoid abrasive cleansers.
- Use products designed for your skin type: oily, dry, normal, combination.
- Exfoliate (chemically or manually removing dead cells from the skin surface) if you need to remove dull, dead skin.
- It is important to perform a patch test on skin before applying exfoliating products.
Laser Treatments: Lasers are becoming one of the most important treatment options in dermatology. First generation lasers were not appropriate for use on darker colored skin because they could result in loss of pigment and scarring. Advances in laser technology have made treating conditions that affect even the darkest skin safe and effective. The use of a light and radiofrequency combination to treat acne can greatly benefit patients with skin of color who can develop disfiguring complications following conventional treatment, such as acne scarring and keloids, or post-inflammatory skin discoloration. Likewise, Lasers are being used to treat vitiligo. Advances in laser technology have led to new treatment options that can induce repigmentation of the skin by stimulating the production of melanin in the skin. Talk to your Dermatologist about Laser Treatments.
