ANTI-AGEING TREATMENTS
My Skin Pharmacy carries a range of anti-ageing products ranging from exfoliating cleansers, lightening creams, exfoliating creams, anti-oxidant creams, active serums, growth factor creams, SPF mineral make up through to specialist recommended prescription tablets, creams and specially formulated creams.
No matter how aged, dull and dry your skin is, My Skin Pharmacy will find a solution. We stock top of the line medical grade products and prescription creams and tablets. Our facility consists of specialists, nurses, make up artists and pharmacists, all dedicated to your ageing concerns.
Facts on Treatments
- Avoiding the sun and using a high quality broad spectrum sunscreen is the best way of looking after your skin.
- Cleanse, apply active treatment, moisturise and exfoliate
- Combination of prescription, medical treatments and skincare regime provide optimum outcomes than single treatments alone.
- Make up choice is important. Letting your skin breathe and also using high grade mineral make up should be part of your skin care management plan. Mineral make up allows your skin to breathe and maintain its natural barrier function whilst also giving sun protection. UV rays can cause premature ageing by pigmentation and damage to skin cells. A good quality mineral make up will be free from heavy metals, parabens fragrances and preservatives. Some of these additives are bad for your skin.
- Laser therapy, fillers and botox are other options
What Causes Ageing?
Ageing is a natural process but what we are trying to achieve is to slow down the process. External factors such as sun exposure, poor skin care regime, pollutants, chemicals, stress, poor diet, extremes of weather and a whole list of other factors can accelerate the ageing process. Some of these factors we can control.
What is the Best Treatment for My Ageing Skin?
The best treatment for anti-ageing involves multiple steps. Assessment from a specialist and getting the correct advice is important. Most patients respond best with a combination of peels, laser rejuvenation, prescription creams and revised skincare regime. Below are a few key products recommended and endorsed from dermatologists and skin specialists to reduce the fine lines, wrinkles and ageing process.
Serums
Vitamin serums such as vitamin A , vitamin B and vitamin C are effective in hydration, rejuvenation and exfoliation of the skin. It is important that when these serums are applied that an exfoliating cleanser or exfoliant is regularly used. This will allow for the effective penetration of these serums.
Prescription Creams
Alpha Hydroxy Acid Exfoliants (AHA)
Sunscreen
Do I Need to Exfoliate?
Exfoliation is important to allow the healthy turnover of skin cells. Chemical exfoliants are preferred, as this is a much more gentle and effective way of exfoliating the skin. Exfoliation lifts away the dead skin cells, leaving your skin looking rejuvenated, even toned and more plump. This should be done twice weekly in conjunction to the regular use of the daily exfoliating cleanser.
We commonly suggest a face peel done every 6 weeks. This is much stronger but provides excellent results. Face peels should only be conducted by trained practitioners as it contains very high percentages of actives and follow up care is essential.
What Products are Important in Anti-Ageing Management?
Sunscreen
Cleanser
Growth factor serum
Vitamin B Serum
Applied in the morning after cleansing, it hydrates and reduces inflammation to give a fuller looking skin.
Vitamin C Serum
Applied in the morning after cleansing, it lightens and brightens the skin whilst also hydrates the skin. Vitamin C helps stimulate collagen to give you plumper looking skin. Vitamin B and C can be mixed together and applied
Vitamin A Serum or Cream
Applied at night after cleansing, it assists in the stimulation of skin cell production, lightens skin, reduces fine lines and wrinkles.
Moisturiser
Eye Serum or Cream
Are there any Anti-Ageing Benefits of Make Up?
The choice of make up is still an important step in anti-ageing management. Using the correct type of makeup and skincare regime now can slow down premature photo-ageing and give you healthier looking skin. Some mineral make ups contain vitamins which can assist in healthier looking skin. Selecting the correct matte or luminous powder for your skin type can also make you look years younger. The main benefit is that they allow your skin to breathe, are free from chemicals and metals that may cause inflammation on the skin and they provide sun protection.
Look for a mineral cosmetic free from parabens, phenoxyethanol and that has a low risk to allergic reactions. In essence, there will be a low chance of having chemical and photo-sensitivities. Not all mineral make ups are made the same. Traces of some heavy metals such as Nickel, Cadmium, and Copper can irritant to the skin. Make sure that your mineral make up conforms to these testing’s. Other added benefits include giving you excellent coverage for your face whilst at the same time giving you a sun protection. The skin does not feel heavy with coverage and feels feather light, in turn is allowed to breathe naturally.
What Medications are Prescribed?
Hydroquinone 4-5% is commonly prescribed to reduce pigmentation or dark spots. Only the 2.5% strength is commercially available in Australia. It is highly unstable and will degrade very rapidly when exposed to air and light. Higher strengths are much more effective for moderate or severe pigmentation and needs to be formulated by a compounding pharmacy. We specialise in these formulations for dermatologists. Side effects of hydroquinone cream include: light sensitive, dryness, irritation and stinging