Love Your Summer Skin

Love Your Summer Skin

BY LESLIE LEE

Aesthetic Creator Clinic, North Mankato

Summer in the midwest is a coveted time, we all look forward to spring and summer, especially after the long winters. I have been in the beauty industry for 22 years and see so many different people every day. Summers fill up quickly with vacations, weddings, and lake days.

Men and women looking and FEELING their best, is so important. That’s why preparation for summer is a top priority in our world. When people like the way they look, it gives them a confidence that cannot be otherwise achieved. This means they will carry themselves with more of an edge that is detectable, but not describable.

TOP 4 SKIN TIPS

Skin Rejuvenation

Dermaplaning is an amazing way to get rid of dead skin and surface hair on your face along with freshening up your face while giving it a glowing look. This treatment alone or paired with a signature facial and a light peel can be just the thing your face needs to give you that summer glow.

Neurotoxins and Dermal fillers have a bad reputation due to providers over injecting and making people look “weird” or “scary”. Most people do not mind their age but want to look good for their age. Softening lines and wrinkles can help with this.

I recommend neurotoxin treatments aka Botox; other neurotoxins are Dysport, Xeomin, Jeuveau, and Daxxify. Summers are a time for squinting and smiling, so treating the frown lines and crow's feet over the summer helps prevent the lines you may already have from getting worse. If you have a big event or a wedding to go to, these treatments should be done at minimum one month before the event.

SPF

Let’s be real, we here in the midwest love the sun. I don’t tell any patients to stay out of the sun, but to protect their skin from the sun. Every provider has a different preference for what they recommend, I recommend SPF 45 or higher. We have a product that I love that is SPF 45 and has a tint that helps even out skin tone, called Intellishade.

Body Wraps

We are all guilty of wanting to get in our best shape for the summer, me included, except most of the time I don’t actually want to do the work or have the diet to manage my goals. Work, stress, and kids can stand in the way of taking care of ourselves. We offer body wraps at AC Clinic and they help with detoxifying your body and reducing the appearance of cellulite.