Younger-Looking Skin: Summer Skin Prep and Maintenance

With summer fun can come skin damage from sun. To maximize your skin’s condition and avoid sun damage, here’s the plan. Start with my SkinAge test, then try treatments and products that make skin far more radiant than the sun. I guarantee you won’t miss that tan.

How Old Is Your Skin? The SkinAge Test
Take inventory of your looks—face them dead on. Only then can you effectively take action to turn back the clock on skin damage. After you’ve washed your face or gotten out of the shower, dry off, rub in some moisturizer, and look in the mirror as you take this test. Avoid pulling or tugging on your skin to influence your answers. Try not to cheat!

1. Is the skin of your cheeks (and maybe your forehead too) smooth or sagging?

1. Smooth
2. Somewhat sagging
3. Sagging and forming jowls on my jawline

2. Do you have bags under your eyes?

1. No
2. Small ones
3. Distinct bags

Continue Taking the SkinAge Test

Laser Hair Removal

• Smooth, hair-free skin

• No shaving time

Isolaz for Acne

• Mini face vacuum

• Removes impurities from pores

• Let’s you go light on makeup

Sclerotherapy for Spider Veins

• Injections of a solution

• Minimal, if any, discomfort

• Reclaim wearing shorts

Skin-Lightening Pads

• Eliminate and prevent brown spots

Available through Dr. Amy Wechsler

Product Picks to Save Your Skin from the Sun

Apply: Invisible Zinc

I discovered this amazing suncare line last year. Based in Australia, it is a brand that I recommend—and use—on a daily basis.

Consume: Berries and Green Tea

Fill up on antioxidants—all berries do the trick, and my favorite green tea is by Ito En.

Wear: Hats and Sunglasses

Covering up is fun with great hats and sunglasses. I scoop up hats from
Eugenia Kim and Albertus Swanepoel, and for sunglasses, I alternate between classic and dressier styles from Prada and Chrome Hearts.

Dr. Amy Wechsler is a Manhattan-based dermatologist—one of only two doctors in the country who are board certified in both dermatology and psychiatry—and the author of the best-selling The Mind-Beauty Connection.

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