From the Yangcheng Evening News interview “autumn tiger”, Guangzhou recently the sun than the summer is still hot, ultraviolet rays are particularly strong, coinciding with the September holidays and more, sun protection is not done, it is easy to be sunburned into a “lobster”, skin redness and darkness will also leave discoloration. So how to reduce the skin damage after outdoor sun exposure? Medical experts recommend that the skin should be treated promptly and effectively after sunburn, professional doctors will generally be divided into sedation and soothing, hydration, whitening three steps to repair treatment.
STEP 1 Calming and soothing, local cooling
If you go to the beach, desert, plateau areas, if you do not sun protection or sun protection is not in place, exposure to the sun for a while may cause skin sunburn, such as flaking, redness, stinging, some serious will also blister.
Guangdong Provincial Dermatology Hospital Laser Aesthetic Center, Dr. Huang Lining, generally speaking, if the sunburn is not serious, only skin redness, itching and burning sensation, to the hospital, the doctor will give some anti-allergic treatment, such as oral Keratan. Huang Lining said that the anti-allergy drugs are only symptomatic treatment to relieve discomfort, next, topical creams need to be applied to reduce inflammation and pain. At this point, it needs to be divided into different parts, the face can be used some weak hormone, such as Eloson, the upper limbs, back, forehead and other parts of the body can use a slightly stronger hormone, such as Pirexon.
At the same time, the doctor also stressed that after the sunburn, in addition to medication, you also need to ice to reduce the local temperature, so as to reduce the inflammatory response of the skin. There are three DIY methods that you can do at home: (1) mineral water ice packs. Put the whole bottle of mineral water into the freezer, when the temperature is low enough, wrap a towel around the outside of the bottle, and then give the skin a cold compress, about 5 minutes to change a part (observe the skin to prevent frostbite); (2) apply a medical allergy mask that has been frozen; (3) place a medicinal spray in the freezer and spray directly onto the face, or spray onto a paper mask and then apply a cold compress.
Of course, you can also go to a hospital dermatology department for care, such as using astringent, calming and soothing medications for wet compresses, combined with cold spray machines for continuous cold spray to lower the skin temperature, or using green light, red light, helium-neon laser for skin irradiation to relieve skin sensitivity symptoms.
STEP 2 Moisturizing and hydrating repair
Sun exposure will take away a lot of moisture from the skin, for example, some people will experience dryness and flaking, which indicates that the skin barrier function has been damaged, and it is easy to get infected at this time. Therefore, moisture should be replenished in time. Huang Lining said that in hospitals, repair masks are usually used or repair lotions are applied to promote the repair of the skin barrier function. For example, cold compresses are used for wet hydration, and moisturizing creams containing aloe vera, chamomile, hyaluronic acid and other moisturizers with anti-allergy, moisturizing and repairing properties are applied externally for skin barrier repair.
It is worth noting that for the formed flakes and blisters, do not tear it with your hands or squeeze the blisters to prevent infection. In fact, the ooze inside the blister will be absorbed naturally and the blister will fade away in 3-5 days.
In addition, the skin after sunburn is very sensitive, you should also use a mild, soap-free cleanser when cleaning the skin.
STEP 3 Whitening Rebirth
After a week of sunburn, the blisters dry up and absorb naturally, the flaking is gone, and the redness fades, however, the skin becomes darker or even leaves dark spots. What to do? For women who love beauty, this is the fatal blow. Huang Lining said, the skin’s metabolism to 28 days as a cycle, so you want to white back also need to take your time.
First, you need to take oral vitamin C and vitamin E drugs to promote the metabolism of skin pigments. Of course, you can also apply topical whitening products, such as arbutin gel and L-vitamin C serum, which can repair the UV damage to the skin and lighten melanin while promoting collagen production. One month after healing, the skin condition is basically stabilized, at this time, you can also choose to go to the dermatology department to appropriately use medical cosmetic methods to repair and maintain the skin. For example.
(1) hydrophobic injection. The skin after the sun is mostly in a dehydrated and dry state, and then prone to fine lines, sun spots, then the skin needs a lot of hydration and moisturizing, but ordinary hydration mask is very difficult to achieve the purpose of efficient hydration, and hydration injection is the injection of hyaluronic acid, can achieve a large number of hydration effect, but also lighten the pigmentation.
(2) Skin rejuvenation and repair laser treatment. It is a laser irradiation of the skin to promote the destruction and decomposition of pigment particles in the melanocytes of the skin to promote the fairness of the skin.
Tips do a good sunscreen is more reliable
1, before exposure to the sun, avoid eating photosensitive food, such as cilantro, amaranth, lemon, mud snail, celery, etc., to eat, it is best to eat at night.
2, go out to use physical sunscreen, such as sun hats, sunglasses, sunscreen clothing, etc..
3, half an hour before going out to apply sunscreen, outdoor activities, you should choose the sunscreen index SPF>30, PA++, interval three or four hours to reapply once, the amount of 50-cent coin size, avoid the afternoon 1-4 pm sun. Some people think that the sky is cloudy and
It’s raining, so you don’t need sunscreen if you can’t see the sun. In fact, the sun is just not visible, but UVA (long-wave dark spot effect ultraviolet) can still pass through the clouds and reach the human skin, making the skin dry and cause pigmentation. Therefore, no matter what the weather is, you should apply sunscreen.