The principle of using skincare products after photoelectric surgery: moisturizing
Drying is the main symptom of the skin after laser beauty surgery. The skin barrier is damaged and the skin’s water retention ability decreases. If the skin is not replenished with water in a timely manner, it can easily lead to worsening of the barrier structure damage, increased skin sensitivity and reduced skin repair ability.
The design of moisturizing products after laser beauty surgery needs to consider multiple dimensions of skin damage comprehensively. Moisturizing is an important component of basic skin care, which can resist various skin problems caused by external and internal factors that damage the stratum corneum penetration barrier.
Therefore, using a good moisturizer can help with the internal self repair of the stratum corneum and maintain the required level of moisture content, thereby accelerating the repair of the permeability barrier and enhancing the integrity of the structure and function of the stratum corneum permeability b
Calming and soothing
After laser cosmetic surgery, the skin may experience an acute injury period, showing various discomfort symptoms, mainly due to skin pain, itching, redness and swelling caused by acute skin injury, inflammatory reactions, allergen invasion and increased vascular and neural reactivity, which can affect facial beauty and personal life.
During the acute skin injury period, intolerance to general daily skincare products (surfactants, preservatives) may occur; extremely sensitive to environmental factors such as dryness, light, changes in temperature, wind blowing, etc; skin is prone to infection (wound cleanliness) and other issues. Therefore, how to calm and soothe is an important direction to pay attention to during the acute injury period after laser cosmetic surgery.
Common calming and soothing ingredients, such as purslane extract, myrrh alcohol, prickly ash oil, and silica and bicarbonate in natural spring water, all have natural soothing, inhibitory and anti-inflammatory effects; hyaluronic acid is an intercellular component that has the function of repairing the skin barrier and moisturizing; plant extracts with barrier repair effects, etc.
Repair
After laser cosmetic surgery, the skin shows damage to the active epidermal layer and dermis layer, which affects the physiological function of the skin and facial aesthetics. Therefore, how to accelerate the repair of skin damage after laser beauty surgery is also an important direction for the development of medical skincare products.
Sunscreen
Due to the damage to the skin barrier after laser cosmetic surgery, the skin is intolerant to ultraviolet radiation, resulting in symptoms such as redness, swelling, and itching after sun exposure, which can easily exacerbate skin inflammation and cause post sun pigmentation.
Therefore, while wearing sun hats, umbrellas and other sun protection methods during outdoor activities, it is also necessary to choose sun protection products with high safety and good sun protection effects. However, it should be noted that sunscreen products should not be used when the acute phase reaction is severe.
Mainstream sunscreen products
At present, sunscreen products on the market are roughly divided into chemical UV absorbers, physical UV blockers, and biological sunscreen products.
1. Chemical Sunscreen: Generally, it has poor photostability and is irritating to the skin, making it unsuitable for use on sensitive skin after medical treatment.
2. Physical Sunscreen: Most of them are inert substances that mainly achieve sun protection through reflection and scattering of ultraviolet rays. The main ingredients are kaolin, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, talc powder, etc. They are relatively mild, non-toxic, not absorbed by the skin, and not easy to cause allergies. Physical sunscreen is the first choice after laser surgery.
3. Biological Sunscreen: Generally refers to vitamin C, vitamin E, niacinamide, carotenoids and plant extracts, which can effectively activate skin cells, help with skin repair, enhance skin resistance to UV, indirectly provide sun protection.
The ideal sunscreen product for laser beauty enthusiasts should provide full band ultraviolet protection, so physical sunscreen products with a UVB sun protection factor (SPF) of 30, a UVA sun protection factor (PA)++, and a high R index are preferred.
