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Skin care, for some people is a huge and complex project, from masks, facial cleansers, toners, to day creams, night creams, sunscreens, which does not need to be chosen? Acne, fine lines, all kinds of spots, none of them can tolerate it. For others, especially men and the elderly, skincare is about the same as washing your face and bathing.
So, in the eyes of dermatologists, what should skin care look like?
Skin doesn't just bring "beauty"
Skin, visible and visible, especially girls who love beauty, know every little pimple on their face. But do you really understand skin? Today we're going to re-recognize skin.
Skin is very important for health. The skin is the organ with the largest surface area of the human body, and it adjusts the body temperature by wicking away sweat and other ways to silently help us maintain our state of life. The skin is our most important physical barrier to nature, helping us keep out its bacteria, viruses and fungi. The skin is also an important immune barrier, eczema, dermatitis, vitiligo, psoriasis and many other skin diseases occur, are closely related to the patient's immune status. Everyone has had skin diseases. From eczema from a baby to a grandfather's age spots, people of every age develop a variety of skin health problems. In addition to the common insect bites, scratches, skin allergies and other conditions, the skin will also get malignant tumors, so serious skin diseases are also "fatal".
Skin is very important for medical research. When the skin is sick, the doctor can directly observe the condition and treatment effect, and can also easily take the diseased tissue for testing. At the same time, from genetics, infection, metabolism to immune function, almost every pathogenesis can cause skin diseases. Therefore, in recent years, skin diseases have become an important window for medical scientists to understand the human body and understand diseases. For example, biological immunotherapy, which won the Nobel Prize in Physiological Medicine, and precision targeted drugs that are now widely used in various tumor treatments, were first applied to skin malignant tumors - melanoma, where they saw the efficacy and hope before they were extended to more tumor treatment.
In recent years, dermatology medicine has developed very rapidly. To take a simple example, a few years ago, all the "weapons" of dermatologists were a few "small ointments", and now there are not only many new faces in the "small ointments", but also surgery, lasers, biologics and other treatments. Today's dermatologists can cut tumors, treat dermatitis, anti-allergies, and also remove scars, wrinkles, and whitening, which can make people's skin healthy and beautiful.
Skincare is not so complicated
Although there are many methods for doctors, what is more positive and easier to achieve is that everyone develops their own skin care habits. It is worth noting that in the past, when it comes to skin care, everyone thinks of women who love beauty, in fact, as mentioned earlier, skin health will directly affect everyone's health and quality of life, so even men and the elderly should have good skin care habits. In fact, this skincare habit only needs to be done in three steps!
01 Clean
Keeping the skin clean can reduce the occurrence of infections and reduce the probability of skin diseases such as folliculitis, beriberi, warts, etc.
Adolescents are a high incidence of pimples, and many "pimples" are folliculitis caused by oil that blocks pores and is infected by bacterial invasion. A better choice is to wash with warm water with facial cleanser, remember not to squeeze or scratch when encountering "acne", which will only make the situation worse and even leave scars. Pimples are a problem that most teens encounter, and kids can relax and not have to pay too much attention. If the situation is really serious, don't panic, you can go to the regular hospital to ask a dermatologist to help, we have external drugs, oral drugs, and photodynamics and many other "weapons" to choose from.
Skin cleansing also needs to be moderate, and over-cleaning is not uncommon. For example, some elderly people like to feel dry after bathing with soap, thinking that this is the way to achieve cleanness. In fact, it is likely that while removing the dirt on the surface of the skin, it is also taken away along with the protective film of the skin itself. Therefore, it is better to choose a bath liquid, and the slippery feeling on the skin after washing may not be used to it, but your skin will prefer it.
02 Moisturizing
Moisturizing is an important means for us to help the skin maintain its barrier function. In the winter and spring, the drier environment in the northern region often makes people feel dry and itchy. This is what the skin is reminding us that the moisturizing work is not done well. At this time, the large package of moisturizer should be prepared at home, and it should be wiped in time after washing your face, washing your hands, and bathing.
People with exceptionally dry skin, especially the elderly, can carefully apply the moisturizer to the whole body every night before going to bed, even if they do not bathe every day, so that the skin can be kept in a better state and life will be more comfortable. Here is also a small trick for the elderly, if you have a bathtub at home, you can choose starch or oatmeal, adjust the bath water into a thin slurry, and use it to bathe can also provide additional protection for the skin.
03 Sun protection
In recent years, many beauty lovers have begun to pay attention to sun protection, but in fact, just like moisturizing is not only for beauty, sun protection is also an important part of protecting skin health. There is enough evidence to suggest that repeated sunburn is an important trigger for skin tumors.
Therefore, sunscreen is not a patent for women, men and women, young and old, must prepare sunscreen. Especially when going to the sea and highland areas, everyone should use sunscreen to avoid sunburn.
Regarding sun protection, people also have a common misconception that they need it in summer but not in winter. If you think about it, where is the highest risk of sunburn on the planet? It's on the North and South Poles and on the likes of Mount Everest. It can be seen that the strength of ultraviolet rays and temperature are not directly proportional, and sun protection is also needed in winter. Of course, in order to supplement vitamin D, it is also necessary to choose a mild period of sunshine every day. Both protecting the skin and basking in the sun requires everyone to be flexible in their choices according to their own situation.
Choose skincare products don't step on the pit
Cleansing, moisturizing and protecting against the sun, these three steps are important for skin health. Prepare the corresponding items every day, develop a good habit of daily skin care, and adhere to it all year round to have healthy and beautiful skin. In our dermatologist's view, this good habit can bring better skin care results than expensive skin care products.
Special emphasis is placed on skin care products that are not medicines, and do not mistakenly believe in propaganda and use skin care products to treat skin diseases. Itching, acne, spots and even desquamation, etc., these abnormal skin conditions are manifestations of skin disease. When they bring trouble to your life, you should first go to the hospital to ask a dermatologist for scientific advice, rather than searching the Internet for beauty supplies, treatment experience, or going directly to the beauty salon. In the end, what is the skin problem, the doctor has the most experience, do not be afraid of trouble, do not use your own face, your own skin to try and make mistakes.
Skin care products to buy to suit yourself. Infant and toddler products are less irritating and have a high safety factor, so many adults will tend to buy infant products for their own use. However, each cosmetic is designed for different ages, and the clean and moisturizing effect of infant and young child products is insufficient for many people. For example, the oil removal function of facial cleanser for adolescents will be slightly stronger, which can help them wash off too much oil, and the strong oil secretion function of adolescent skin can quickly form a new protective film. Cleansing products for middle-aged and elderly people not only do not remove oil forcefully, but also bring some oil to the skin while cleaning to provide barrier protection. Therefore, buy skin care products to correspond to their age and skin condition.
(This article is based on live broadcast content)
Doctor's business card
Li Hang, Director of the Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Executive Deputy Director and Executive Committee Director of the National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases, Director of the Key Laboratory in the Field of Cosmetics of the State Drug Administration. Mainly engaged in skin surgery, skin tumors, skin imaging in the field of medical teaching and research work. He is also the vice president of the Dermatologist Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the vice chairman and chairman-elect of the Skin Surgery and Beauty Branch of the Chinese Leprosy Association, the vice president of the Dermatology Branch of the Chinese National Health Association, the vice president of the Integrated Dermatology Branch of the Chinese Traditional Chinese Medicine Information Research Society, and the standing committee member of the Cosmetic Dermatology Branch of the China Plastic Surgery and Beauty Association. The first members of the National Health Science Popularization Expert Database.
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In order to implement the "Opinions of the State Council on the Implementation of Healthy China Action", promote the popularization of health knowledge, give full play to the role of experts in technical support, and provide scientific health science knowledge for the people, at the beginning of 2020, the Healthy China Action Promotion Office announced the first list of members of the national health science popularization expert database to the public. In order to mobilize experts to actively participate in science popularization activities and form a series of brands, the Expert Database Management Office will carry out the "Healthy Everyone Talk - National Health Science Popularization Expert Series Live Broadcast Activities", which will be implemented by the New Media Platform for Healthy China Government Affairs, and strive to aggregate national expert resources, create high-quality science popularization columns, and promote them through the new media matrix of Healthy China Government Affairs to expand the dissemination of authoritative science popularization content.
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