Skin Care after Cancer Treatment
Women who are or are undergoing cancer treatment do not need to feel inferior and afraid I can not look beautiful anymore. They can still make the hair care, facial, and also their body as a whole.
Although not a heavy makeup, they are still able to perform using the make-up is safe and does not give bad effects to the health of their skin. As we know, the process of irradiation and therapy to cure skin cancer sufferers are often made even more dry, dull, not even blackish rarely experienced.
General skin care can also be applied to cancer patients.
”But there are some that need additional attention. Such as psychological factors, and facial skin care cosmetics at home with a secure and does not cause allergies or irritation of the skin,’’said Dr. Retno Tranggono, owner of House of Beauty-Ristra.
In addition they can also get suggestions for clinical care in the face of beauty, but with supervision or assistance from the doctors advice. Like what are the steps?
1. Care for dry skin peeling. Dry skin due to radiation and cancer drugs need softening. Flaking dry skin care post-cancer treatment can use the body lotion to your entire body and facial moisturizer that contains antioxidants, liposome, and creams containing AHAs (alpha hydroxyl acid). Do not forget to wear sunscreen cream Non-PABA (is blocking the sun) and antioxidants such as vitamin C, E, selenium (mineral), and beta carotene (brightens the skin).
2. Treatment for skin experiencing hypopigmentasi (white patches on the skin). Skin that has not quite overcome hypopigmentasi with his own treatment at home, because the skin is a problem and needs help in the clinic dermatologist who understands the beauty of cosmetics. For face, use moisturizer containing liposome (a type of vitamin E) and AHA (lift dead skin cells and impurities) so that the skin color pigment and back flat.
3. Treatment for skin experiencing hyperpigmentasi (which have skin reddish or blackish spots). Skin, especially the face of suffering can be overcome by hyperpigmentasi perform basic 4-step treatment with pH-balanced cosmetics are safe, according to the skin condition.
Perform scrubbing (sanding) as much as 2 times a week so that skin cells can be lifted off perfectly. Use Non-PABA sunscreens and cosmetics are safe bleach containing liposome, AHA, BHA, magnesium ascorbyl Phosphat (posfor), and arbutin (bleach).