Mama, what shall I do?

GLAMOUR RUSSIA | DECEMBER 2010
2 page article with Dr. David Orentreich’s tips. Translation below:
Mama, what shall I do?
Dermatologist tells the future to our readers by looking at their mothers’ faces.
David S. Orentreich, MD
Son of Clinique’s founder, dermatologist. To get David’s recommendations for our ladies,
we’ve sent their photos to his clinic in New York.
Dasha, 21 and Lyudmila, 49
Details: Dasha is the student, normally she does not have any skin concerns, but lately
she started noticing blemishes, probably caused by her stressing out before her diploma
defence. Her mother Lyudmila is concerned with enlarged pores, deep lines around her
nose and mouth and sagging skin.
David’s recommendations: Lines around nose and mouth are caused by skin sagging on
the cheekbones, which means that Dasha needs to start using anti-age treatment now.
Stress enhances the production of sebum in skin, and most likely blemishes will disappear
once Dasha’s life is back to normal. The key is not to experiment with various cosmetic
products not to make things worse. For Lyudmila I’d recommend using a filler with
hyaluronic acid to fill the lines around her nose and mouth, and botox to remove the line
between her eye brows which makes her look worried. Enlarged pores can be easily
concealed with a foundation.
“Strengthening the skin on the face helps prevent lines around nose and mouth.”
Clinique Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector, 900 rubles.
Nadezhda, 49 and Julia, 28
Details: Just like her mom Julia leads a healthy lifestyle: she doesn’t smoke, doesn’t eat
processed foods and maintains a regular skincare routine. From her mom she also
inherited combination skin prone to dark spots, which we can see on Nadezhda’s cheeks
and temples.
David’s recommendations: Mother’s neck and chin area look good, which means that
Julia has good prospects. However, she needs to pay more attention to her eye area. To
get rid of flaking and comedones on her cheeks she needs a gentle cleanser and an oilfree moisturizer. Mother might want to use a daily sunscreen and a skin brightening
corrector to even her skin tone. And if they are not enough, she can try laser or photo
treatments to remove dark spots and tighten her skin.
“No matter how powerful your genes are, your skin still can be changed.”
Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector, 2600 rubles.
Julia, 38 and Vika, 17
Details: Julia believes that sun rays in our climate are not very strong and never uses a
sunscreen. She does not use makeup at all, and uses anti-age products from time to time.
In cold weather, Vika uses baby cream to prevent flaking on her cheeks.
David’s recommendations: Though beauticians cannot stop time, they know how to slow
down skin aging. Smoking, too many fats and sugars in your diet, not getting enough sleep
and sun radiation are the biggest enemies of youthful skin. And these we can avoid to help
our skin look younger longer. Since Julia and Vika are fair-skinned blondes, it is crucial
that they use SPF daily and not just when sunbathing on the beach. That includes winter
months too. Even if you are outdoors just for 10 minutes a day, in three years there will be
over 10000 of these minutes, which is almost 200 hours of harmful sun radiation! Though
mother rarely uses cosmetic products, it is still not too late for her to set a regular skincare
regime. And if she wants to see immediate results, she might want to try botox injection in
the eye corners and skin tightening with thermage procedure. As for Vika, baby cream is
hardly a solution for her. It is too heavy for a young skin and does not protects it from sun.
She needs to use a light moisturizer with SPF for her skin type, cleanse and moisturize her
skin daily, and then, when she reaches her mother’s age she will look much younger than
her mother does.
“You need to protect your skin from sun daily, including in winter months.”
Clinique City Block Sheer Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25, 1000 rubles.
Elena, 47 and Alesya, 22
Details: Elena maintains a proper skincare regime from the age of 20, avoids sun
exposure, and leads an active life, but this idyll is disturbed by her smoking. She notices
loss of elasticity on her eye area and broken capillaries on her cheeks, which are also
appearing on Alesya’s skin (but luckily hardly noticeable so far.)
David’s recommendations: I repeat time and again, everyone needs a daily sun
protection, and in this case it will help Elena and Alesya to prevent new broken capillaries
from forming. Their appearance can be visibly diminished with green-tinted makeup base.
Elena may diminish her skin redness with antihistamine and anti-inflammatory drugs. If it
were not for smoking, her skin could be more firm by this age. Alesya is a non-smoker,
and this his her advantage as to skin appearance. No matter how powerful your genes are,
your skin still can be changed if you maintain a healthy lifestyle. If in future Alesya wants to
correct her “legacy” and to lift those sagging eyelids her mother has, she can try thermage
procedure or blepharoplasty. But right now all she needs to do is to regularly use an eye
treatment.
“Smoking directly affects elasticity of your skin.”
Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Protective Base SPF 15, 950 rubles.