Tretments & Procedures

Skin Care & Bioboosting

The skin care is a range of practices that support skin integrity, enhance its appearance, and relieve skin conditions. Our treatment of skin care and biobusting program include nutrition, avoidance of excessive sun exposure, and appropriate use of emollients. Skin care is a routine daily procedure in many settings, such as skin that is either too dry or too moist, and prevention of dermatitis and prevention of skin injuries.

The main therapeutic goal of the proposed skin care algorithm is the maintenance of a healthy and intact cutaneous barrier. In certain conditions such as mild inflammation or dryness, the proposed algorithm is also expected to improve barrier function. The personal hygiene and skin care procedures rely on tradition, personal beliefs, and preferences, but found no evidence signalling a need to change these behaviours as long as the integrity or barrier function of the skin is not compromised. On the other hand, patients with certain risk factors such as advanced age or incontinence will be led to the special skin care of the algorithm section that provides interventions to counteract the increased vulnerability to inflammation, maceration, and infection.

Product selection remains a major challenge in the field of basic skin care. For example, variable labeling of cleansing and skin care products renders it difficult to determine product performance. In addition, existence of a specifc ingredient does not determine product performance; instead, performance must be determined based on the cumulative formulation and its proper application. Because of these difficulties, we provided general advice about what each product category should look like.

Skin ageing is associated with increased vulnerability. Fine lines, bruising, spots, dry skin, and more can slowly, overtime become more apparent. Although wrinkles occur naturally as we age, smoking can worsen the appearance of wrinkles. As humans spend time in the sun, we aren't aware of the long-term effects. As time progresses, sunspots, dryness, wrinkles, or even cancer can occur from sun exposure. This can also occur by tanning either with the sun or with the usage of UV lights. The exposure to UV makes skin less ecstatic.

Skin problems including pruritus are common in the elderly but are often inadequately addressed. A literature review of studies that assessed maintenance of skin integrity in the elderly found most to be low levels of evidence, but the review concluded that skin-cleansing with synthetic detergents or amphoteric surfactants induced less skin dryness than using soap and water.

Moisturizers with humectants helped with skin dryness, and skin barrier occlusive reduced skin injuries. When taking baths or showers, using warm water rather than hot can aid with dryness. Young vs old skin There is limited evidence that moisturizing soap bar; combinations of water soak, oil soak, and lotion are effective in maintaining the skin integrity of elderly people when compared to standard care.

Our team of Nurses and Doctors will assess you in regarding your needs, medical history and nutrition to tailoring your personalized treatment.