Pollution: The Silent Enemy of Your Skin

October 1, 2016 By LS Aesthetic Clinic

We all know that pollutants – cigarette smoke, car exhaust fumes, haze particles – cause environmental damage, but they can also cause significant damage to our skin without us realising.

Unlike sunburns, the damage from air pollution to our skin may not cause an immediate response, increasing the danger as we are unaware of it happening.

How is pollution damaging my skin?
Since pollutant particles are so microscopic, – they can be 20 times smaller than your pores! – they can easily penetrate deep into our skin and weaken our skin’s defensive barrier, causing:

  1. Accelerated Aging
    Pollutant particles can wreak havoc on our skin by causing free radical damage, fine lines and wrinkles, as well as the breakdown of collagen and elastin layers.
  2. Acne
    Pollution exacerbates clogged pores, that can result in inflamed skin and acne breakouts.
  3. Clogged Pores
    Dust, dirt, and other pollutant particles can clog our pores, causing unsightly whiteheads, blackheads, and comedones.
  4. Dull Complexion
    An accumulation of pollutants on our skin’s surface can diminish our skin’s radiance, making it look dull.
  5. Pigmentation
    Free radical damage from traffic-related air pollution has been scientifically proven to cause melasma and age spots.
  6. UV Damage
    Pollution causes damage to the ozone layer, making us more vulnerable to UV damage from sun exposure, giving rise to free radical damage and oxidative stress to the skin.

Help! What can I do to save my skin?
We offer a variety of targeted, non-surgical treatments to treat each of the problems pollution can do to our skin:

  1. Accelerated Aging
    For fine lines and wrinkles: our Genesis V laser treatment helps you to reclaim your youth by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and promotes the growth of new skin, resulting in improved skin texture and tone.

    For skin lifting, tightening, and collagen rebuilding: Ultherapy uses ultrasound energy to safely stimulate new collagen growth, which helps greatly in lifting sagging skin.

    For skin lifting: we offer Titan infrared treatments and radiofrequency treatments that help to firm and tighten skin.
  2. Acne
    For acne control: we offer medical-grade facials and light therapy treatments to help clear your skin of unsightly acne blemishes, inhibit acne growth, as well as to reduce pore inflammation and infection.

    We also offer hydradermabrasion facials that not only help in reducing the appearance of acne, but also exfoliates and deeply cleanses the skin while infusing serums into your skin for optimum absorption, resulting in deeply hydrated and better looking skin.

    For acne scars: our laser skin resurfacing treatments promote new skin cell growth while smoothing out and reducing the appearance of acne scars.
  3. Clogged Pores
    For clearing clogged pores: our medical-grade facials safely clear clogged pores, comedones, and blackheads, while reducing the likelihood of pore inflammation and infection.
  4. Dull Complexion
    For rediscovering your skin’s radiance: we offer laser treatments for skin rejuvenation, along with light therapy to brighten your skin while promoting the growth of new healthy skin cells.

    Our medical-grade facials also safely get rid of dead skin cells, as well as firm and brighten the skin while helping to treat sun damage, fine lines, or dehydrated skin.
  5. Pigmentation
    For melasma and age spots: we offer laser treatments specifically targeted at reducing melasma and age spots.

    For lightening pigmentation: we have various products that are suitable in reducing different types of pigmentation. We also offer facial treatments specifically targeted at lightening pigmentation. These can be combined with our laser treatments for faster and more effective results.
  6. UV Damage
    For protection against UV exposure: we have a range of medical-grade sunblocks that are effective in protecting your skin against free radical damage and oxidative stress that harmful UV rays can cause.

To find out more about how you can prevent pollution from aging your skin, call us at +65 6738 4700 or email us at enquire@lsaestheticclinic.com for more enquiries. We are conveniently located at #10-04 Wisma Atria Office Tower, 435 Orchard Road Singapore 238877.