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Skin problems: Wrinkles and Sun Damage…

You may walk away from the beach with a suntan, but that's not all you're getting. Excessive sun exposure is responsible for much of the skin damage associated with aging. This damage accumulates slowly over time and starts at an early age. Much of the skin damage is merely cosmetic, but some effects, such as skin cancer, are more serious.
Do you know how the sun damages your skin? See the results of ultraviolet radiation so you can recognize the signs of too much sun.
So what can you do if the damage is already done? Is it possible to revive and restore youthful skin? There are few things you could try:
* First of all start wearing sun block. The higher factor - the better! The minimum number is 15.
* Start taking vitamin A supplement.
In the current study, 129 people with severe sun damage on their forearms were randomly assigned to receive 25,000 IU; 50,000 IU; or 75,000 IU of vitamin A per day or placebo for one year. Biopsies of the forearm skin were done at the beginning and end of the study. Only 25% of people taking placebo had less skin damage at the end of the study than at the beginning; by contrast, 65% of those receiving 25,000 IU, 81% of those taking 50,000 IU, and 79% of those taking 75,000 IU of vitamin A per day had less damaged skin after one year. There was no sign of toxicity from any amount of vitamin A.
* Start applying Retin A  every night.
Retin A contains tretinoin (sometimes called retinolic acid), derived from vitamin A, can reduce severe wrinkles within only 6-weeks and completely remove fine lines and sun damage. Retin-A acts by improving blood supply to the skin, which in-turn increases the turnover of dead skin cells. Accordingly, new more subtle and younger looking skin appears at the surface. In addition to this, regular use of Retin-A is known to speed up the rate of skin repair after cosmetic surgery.  You can purchase it in a Boots store in Market Village on the ground floor.
If you have very deep sun damage, you can also try Hydroquinone which is a very strong bleaching agent that is sold only with prescription in Europe and America but here in Hua Hin you can get it without prescription for 150 Baht at the Clinic Vetchakam Pathama, Hua Hin branch on the corner of soi 80 (pink building).
If you want a dramatic change in your skin, here are some procedures that really work and will make you look younger by 10 years:

* Microdermabrasion
It is a skin-freshening technique that helps repair facial skin that takes a beating from the sun and the effects of aging. The plastic surgeon uses a device like a fine sandblaster to spray tiny crystals across the face, mixing gentle abrasion with suction to remove the dead, outer layer of skin.
The price for this procedure is only 500 Baht. You will need 4-6 treatments.

*IPL treatment (Photorejuvenation)
IPL technology can be used to help restore the skin's youthful appearance through a process called Photorejuvenation for face and body.
Photorejuvenation is a dynamic, non ablative process, which generates intense pulsed light to safely reduce the melanin (dark pigment) in the skin, so that pigmented lesions fade and slowly disappear.
One treatment costs anywhere from 2000 to 2500 Baht. You will need 3 to 6 treatments.

Microdermabrasion and IPL are ideal for patients with active lifestyles because the procedure requires no downtime and has a low risk of side effects.
There are many more treatments that will be very beneficial for your skin and are performed at the Vetchakam Phathama Clinic.

And one more advice that I’m sure you heard too many times is: exercise, eat the right food and drink a lot of water!