Of the many things we have to celebrate about our province, being the Skin Cancer Capital of the World isn’t on the list. With our year-round high UV index, you must take extra precautions to protect your skin—and repair skin sun damage when it occurs.
Haven Aesthetics Centre provides a variety of treatments that are scientifically proven to reverse sun damage at the cellular level.
Smoking is the only thing that can damage and age your skin more than overexposure to sunlight. While we require vitamin D from the sun, in our harsh weather you get more than enough simply going about your day. You only require between 10 and 30 minutes of sunlight a few days a week to get the amount of vitamin D your body requires.
Haven Aesthetics Centre provides a variety of treatments that are scientifically proven to reverse sun damage at the cellular level.
5 Signs of Sun Damage
Premature loss of elasticity, crepey skin, and premature fine lines and deep wrinkles.
Pigmentation changes including liver spots, age spots, freckles, and melasma.
Dry, dehydrated, and rough skin that doesn’t respond to antioxidant-rich facial moisturizers.
Broken capillaries (spider veins) in areas that are exposed to the sun, especially the nose and chest.
Red skin, blotchy skin, scaly patches, any lesions, growths, or changes to existing moles.
To rule out skin cancer, seek immediate medical attention as soon as you notice new spots, new lesions, new moles, or changes to existing moles.
Your approach to repairing and rejuvenating your skin must be proactive, reactive, and personalised. Schedule your consultation with Haven Aesthetics Centre to determine which med spa treatments will repair your skin’s sun damage.
While most medical experts agree that a sunscreen of 30 is sufficient to block 97% of the sun’s rays, most of us don’t apply a thick enough layer—so opt for SPF 50 or higher.
Be sure to select a broad-spectrum sunscreen to ensure it filters UVA rays, UVB rays, rays from indoor incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs, and the blue light of electronic devices.
Indents with sharper edges are known as boxcar scars. Those edges penetrate the flesh deeply. The lower chest and jaw often have these scars.
Reapply sunscreen at least every 2 hours when in direct sunlight and at least every 4 hours when in indirect sunlight.
