Fall Back Into Beautiful

By Sharleen St. Surin-Lord, MD

Fall is officially here. Just as you change your wardrobe with the change in seasons, so do your skin care and hair care needs. With the impending reduction in humidity and cool air, your skin may feel dryer. Your hair will be more manageable, but dryer, and your scalp may become flaky and itchy.

Have no fear. Fall is the best season ever for re-beautification. This is the best time to do all the procedures that require you avoiding the sun. Now is the time to schedule chemical peels for dark spots and rough skin, and microneedling for acne scars, stretch marks, and wrinkles. Also, since laser hair removal required at least six treatments to be effective, start your treatments now to be hair-free by April just in time for spring break.

Planning a spring of summer wedding? The time to get your skin ready is toay. It is not recommended to get most procedures done less than six weeks before a wedding. If you have a reaction to anything, it may take that long to treat it.

If your goal is tightening that loose, wrinkled neck or lifting that that droopy facial skin, then Ultherapy is right for you. It is safe, effective, non-surgical, and has no down time. But even Ulthera, requires time to “kick in.” It takes three months for your skin to build collagen. Thus, getting Ulthera in November means that you will begin to look younger just in time for Valentine's Day and your skin will continue firming and lifting for an additional three months (until May). This is why it is imperative to begin your treatment in the fall so you may enjoy them in the spring and well throughout the summer.

For patients who are interested in having facial or back moles removed, that it a process and usually not a one-time treatment. Eskata is a new treatment where a prescription solution is applied on the larger moles, called seborrheic keratosis, by the doctor. A six-week follow up is required for a second treatment. So if you want to get rid of those brown or black “Morgan Freeman” moles on your chest, back, neck, breasts the time is now.

Let's face it, every season is the right season for getting rid of stubborn, unwanted fat. All procedures take time to “set in.” CoolScultping is recommended to freeze your fat off for good in November in order to get your best results by spring break. CoolSculpting is safe, FDA-cleared, and has been around since 2009. It is non-surgical and you can go back to work on the same day no downtime.

The truth is, a nice waistline, great hair and great skin is work. It takes an investment of time and funds. But aren't you worth it? So, make an investment in your well-being and fall back into beautiful by working on your best self now.