Yesterday 5/13/08, the New York Times had a featured section on health, including skin. It mentioned, that the best things that we can do for our skin to prevent skin cancer and aging are to use a sunscreen and prescription Retin-A/tretinoin creams. As Board Certified Dermatologists we agree. So many of our patients bring in bags of creams, lotions, potions, that they bought at the cosmetic counter or the drug store for hundreds of dollars, only to find out when we read the labels for them, that they are just expensive moisturizers. Simplification is key with skin care. If you are using too many things, you never know what is working well or not, and you are wasting a lot of money. Get yourself a good sunscreen with one or more of the following ingredients-mexoryl, avobenzone/parsol1789/titanium dioxide/zinc oxide. Use it regularly and frequently and generously. Come and see us for a prescription for the right Retin-A or similar product recommendation to reverse signs of aging and reduce skin cancer risk. Be careful because Retin-A and other similar products can actually make you more sensitive to the sun. We look forward to seeing you soon. Call us with any questions. 201-265-1300.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/health/13skin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Tags: Skin Care

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