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How to Get Your Skin Glowing This Summer Leesburg, VA

June 24, 2021

While you’re making long-overdue plans with family and friends this summer, we want to remind you to take great care of your skin, too! You may feel like you already have your daily skincare regimen figured out, but did you know that your skin needs different kinds of care as the seasons change?

woman looking up on a sunny day

We proudly provide medical-grade skincare because it has been clinically proven to deliver optimal results. When you schedule a personal consultation with us, we will work closely with you to evaluate your skin type and concerns and recommend the best products and regimen for you.

Here’s how you can achieve healthy, happy skin this summer while supporting our local female-owned and operated practice!

Protect and perfect with medical-grade sunscreen.

When you protect your skin from the sun by wearing sunscreen, your skin cells are free to do what skin cells do best: perfect your skin by clearing away damaged skin cells and stimulating the growth of healthy, vibrant skin cells. When your skin is left unprotected from sun damage and environmental pollutants, your skin cells are forced into stress mode, trying to repair all the damage as it’s being done. Give your skin a break by applying medical-grade sunscreen every day of the year, rain or shine! We recommend applying protective skincare products such as:
• Alastin® HydraTint Pro Mineral Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 36
● SkinMedica Essential Defense
● Image PREVENTION+ Daily Hydrating Moisturizer SPF 30

With these kinds of products, your skin cells are able to relax and focus on perfecting your skin instead of repairing damage, resulting in radiant, healthier skin.

In addition to medical-grade products, there are many simple ways to protect your skin on a daily basis! Block damaging UV rays and help your skin look healthier and younger for years to come by:
● Wearing a large brim hat
● Minimizing sun exposure from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., when the sun is strongest
● Sitting under an umbrella
● Reapplying sunblock every two to three hours (set a reminder on your phone if it helps!)

Now is the time to invest in your skin by taking great care of it, both at home and by visiting AVIE! for the highest quality care and products! Call us today at (703) 870-3844 or request a consultation online to learn more and get started.

Summertime Skin Health & Beauty Tips Leesburg, VA

June 3, 2021

This summer, we challenge you to invest in your skin, so you can enjoy beautiful, healthy, younger-looking skin for the long term! If you’re wondering “Great! How do I do that?”, that’s where we can help. Here are some of our favorite tips for anyone looking for a radiant summertime glow!

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#1. Medical-grade sunscreen all day, every day.

When people hear our advice to wear sunscreen every day (because harmful UV rays can penetrate clouds and windows), they often mention that they don’t enjoy applying sunscreen because it feels oily or greasy. Thankfully, when you invest in medical-grade sunscreen, that means not having to deal with those kinds of issues. Medical-grade sunscreen can actually IMPROVE the look, feel and overall health of your skin, in addition to the essential protection from damaging UV rays. If you have oily, acne-prone, dry or aging skin, we have a sunscreen that is ideal for your skin type!

We proudly offer medical-grade sunscreens from these leading results-driven brands:
● SkinMedica®
● Alastin Skincare®
● Image Skincare®

Did you know that regularly applying sunscreen can significantly prevent the signs of skin aging? This is because 90% of skin aging is really caused by sun damage over time, NOT the natural aging process!

#2. Natural rejuvenation with Vivace™ Fractional Microneedle RF

FDA-cleared Vivace combines microneedling with radiofrequency (RF) energy and LED light to stimulate the natural production of healthy, new collagen, resulting in:
● Diminished lines and wrinkles
● Tighter skin
● Reduced acne scars
● Improved skin tone and texture
Vivace treatments are suitable for all skin types and are well tolerated, with little to no discomfort or downtime. Vivace can tighten and smooth skin anywhere you need it, whether that’s on your face, chest, neck, upper arms, stomach, thighs or elsewhere. Vivace treatments can be done safely during the summer months, as well!

Each Vivace treatment is customized to your exact needs! We offer the Vivace Experience Package, which includes extra amenities to get the most out of your treatment. You can also combine Vivace with PRP (platelet-rich plasma) for added benefits! Your ideal treatment regimen will be determined during your personal consultation.

This month, try Vivace and SAVE while we’re offering 20% off a package of three treatments!

Take control of your skin’s health and aging today by reaching out to our team at (703) 870-3844 or requesting a consultation online. You deserve it!

Persistent SPF Myths We’d Like to Squelch for Good Leesburg, VA

May 13, 2021

It’s 2021. In this modern age, when facts are at our fingertips, just a Google search away, we are all intimately aware just how bad tanning is for our skin. Right? Well, apparently, we aren’t because “laying out” is still a thing for many people! Are you guilty of getting “some sun” or “color” because you think a little bit of sun won’t hurt?

person applying lotion to their arm

We hate to be negative, but when it comes to your looks and how fast you are aging, your first concern should always be sun exposure. Without a doubt, the sun is truly your skin’s worst enemy. While you may think you are getting a nice glow, the sun is busy destroying your skin from within, attacking your skin cells with a vengeance by breaking down collagen and elastin and raising your risk of skin cancer. The sun is responsible for more than 90% of your skin’s aging. Lines, wrinkles, age spots, redness, large pores, loss of elasticity, uneven tone and dullness: All these common skin concerns are signs of sun damage, not aging!

Do you still like the idea of getting a little color? To help you age like the rock star you are, here are a few expert tips for sun protection.

Physical SPF is ALWAYS SUPERIOR to chemical sunscreen!

Chemical sunscreens are the worst! For starters, they don’t block or deflect UV rays, they let them penetrate the skin before they are chemically disabled, so to speak. Chemical sunscreens also hurt when they get into your eyes. We hate that! To protect your skin properly, we carry several amazing medical-grade sunscreens, all of which provide a physical barrier to the sun with ingredients like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Alastin® HydraTint is one of our best-selling sunscreens because it multi-tasks as a skin enhancer, formulated with antioxidants and a slight tinted glow that works on most skin types. You’ll actually look forward to putting this sunscreen on because it leaves your skin looking and feeling dewy and glowing! For oily skin types, SkinMedica® has created a mattifying formula you will love.

Wear sunscreen every day of the year! We are not kidding.

Contrary to popular belief, the sun can damage your skin any time of year, even in the winter months. The sun’s intensity is definitely weaker in the winter but can still do a lot of damage. UV rays travel through windows, too, so just because you’re in a car or inside a building, you are not necessarily in the clear. For these reasons, your best bet is applying an SPF you love every day of the year as part of your daily skin care/makeup routine. This is where we can help because we are obsessed with medical-grade sunscreens and can help you find the perfect formula for your skin!

Face and body sunscreen formulations are NOT interchangeable.

Be sure to invest in two types of sunscreen: one for your face only and one for the rest of your body. Sunscreens for the face are specially formulated for delicate facial skin and help to correct common concerns like oiliness, acne, uneven skin tone or dryness. Another key reason to invest in a facial formula is that body sunscreens may cause your face to break out!

Are you ready to enjoy gorgeous skin at every age? Protect your skin and stick with us! We are skin care pros who can’t wait to help your skin glow. To learn more about medical-grade skin care products, please call (703) 870-3844 or request a consultation online today.

It’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month! Leesburg, VA

May 10, 2018

Do you know where your sunscreen is? If not, it’s time to rethink your skin care regimen in a major way because sunscreen is the single-most important product in your beauty arsenal to help protect skin and fight the signs of aging! It’s more important than anti-wrinkle serums—and we are NOT exaggerating! Every skin care expert on the planet agrees that daily SPF protection is the most important thing you can do to maintain the health and beauty of your skin.
Here are the reasons why:
The sun ages you.
Without a doubt, the sun is your skin’s worst enemy. UV rays penetrate deep, destroying elastin fibers and skin cells and resulting in loose, sagging, wrinkled skin with rough texture and blotchy tone. What we think of as the natural signs of aging—lines, age spots, thin and fragile skin—can be directly attributed to sun exposure. It is estimated that UV exposure is responsible for more than 80 percent of the visible signs of aging. (If that statistic doesn’t motivate you to wear sunscreen, we don’t know what will!)
The sun causes cancer.
UV exposure is the main cause of skin cancer, the most common form of all cancers in the U.S. Most disturbing of all, the skin cancer rate continues to rise despite all we know about prevention.You can dramatically reduce your risk by applying daily SPF and reapplying when you are outside for extended periods of time.
Not all sunscreens are equal!
When it comes to protecting your skin from damaging UV rays, physical sunscreens are far superior to chemical sunscreens. Physical sunscreens block UV rays with a physical block like zinc or titanium dioxide, whereas chemical sunscreens use chemicals which allow UV rays to penetrate the skin. AVIE!’s top-3 favorite physical sunscreens are SkinMedica® Total Defense & Repair SPF 34, Image Daily Hydrating SPF 30, and Alastin SkinCare® Hydratint SPF 36. If you’re in the sun for more than 4 hours, be sure to reapply!
You can also improve the look of your skin by undergoing skin-revitalizing treatments like photofacials, a non-invasive light therapy that reduces sun damage and stimulates new collagen and elastin production for radiant, more evenly toned skin.
Let us help you achieve your best skin ever this spring! Call us today at 703.870.3844 or click here to schedule a consultation today.
—Kim

The Amazing Benefit of Sunscreen You Won’t Believe! Leesburg, VA

September 14, 2017

I love sunscreen! We’ve always known that protecting our skin from the sun is the most important thing we can do for maintaining the health and youth of our skin. But there’s more! According to a recent study in Dermatologic Surgery, sunscreen may actually help to reverse sun damage, too! Amazing, right?
Researchers followed a group of women who were asked to wear sunscreen daily for a year. When the year was up, what they expected to find was the status-quo—no changes to the skin and no advancement in photoaging. What they discovered was a different story! In a blinded assessment, dermatologists discovered that the women who wore sunscreen showed significant improvements to their skin, specifically in texture and pigmentation. In self-assessments, the sunscreen users reported the greatest improvements in crow’s feet and dullness, and nearly 70% reported smoother, firmer, and more evenly toned skin. Incredible, right?
The study’s researchers speculate that sunscreen simply helps skin cells to focus on doing their job. When the skin is constantly being assaulted by UV rays, it is forced into a fight and repair mode where it expends all its energy putting out fires and mending wounds. When the skin is protected by sunscreen, it frees up skin cells to do what skin cells do best—keeping skin vibrant and healthy.
I didn’t think it was possible to love sunscreen any more than I do, but there you go! Sunscreen should be the most important product in your beauty kit, which brings me to another important point: You should love your sunscreen the way you love your favorite lipstick or hair product. If you don’t love it, you won’t use it.
I know the importance of finding the perfect sunscreen. You need a balance of light moisture and coverage so you won’t feel greasy or bogged down all day. One of my absolute favorites is Alastin’s Hydratint SPF 36. This all-in-one formula works as a light foundation, sunscreen, and environmental protector with subtle light-reflecting particles for a luminous glow.
For more information on our selection of products and how to protect your skin, call 703.870.3844 or click here to schedule a consultation.
–Kim

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