• Tip 1: Cleanser

Start with a clean palette by removing all debris and dirt from your face with Detoxifying Oxygen Facial Commission. Non-stripping and revitalizing, your skin will feel fresh and energized.

• Tip 2: Primer

Color cosmetics do not adhere as well to an oil base on the skin.  Before sitting in the makeup chair, use the Pore Revolution & T-Zone Mattifier to sequester oils, reduce shine and calm any breakouts.

• Tip 3: Hands

More than any other day, everyone will be focusing on your hands to check out your new, shiny bauble. Make sure they look especially gorgeous with our Timeless Anti-Aging Daily Hand Treatment’s grease-free formulation that will restore softness while addressing sun spots and thin skin.

• Tip 4: Nails

From the tips of your mani to the top of your pedi, you want your polish to stay on! High Maintenance Instant Nail Thickener top coat will add an additional protective layer to nails resisting splitting, peeling and chipping.

• Tip 5: Body

Add a stunning natural glow anywhere that’s bare: your arms, shoulders, elbows and legs. Thermäj Total Body Polish utilizes Papaya & Pineapple Enzymes and Jojoba Butter Beads to naturally exfoliate and coat your skin with a glistening shine.

• Tip 6: Eyes

Did your bachelorette party leave your eyes looking puffy and tired? Line Correction Eye Gel can restore your eyes to luxuriously smooth. Pack your bags for your honeymoon and leave your under eye bags behind.

Follow these simple steps and you will be glowing on the outside as much as you are on the inside during your special day!

Annette Lubczenko is a pioneer of bridal beauty with over 20 years experience. Her extensive knowledge and expertise creates masterpieces of skin, hair and makeup on the most stressful of days. We are proud to include her as a member of the Dermelect Board of Advisors (DBA).  Learn more about Annette from her facebook page: Extraordinary Brides!

Fortunately for Isabella, it was early melanoma detection and subsequent wide local excision with cosmetic reconstruction was expected to be curative.

A skin biopsy was performed and it was bad news: Melanoma.

I see patients like Isabella on a regular basis and the one common thread in their individual stories are that most are fair skinned and they report extensive sun exposure. The damaging effects of the sun on skin are well documented in medical journals and national media. They start out as discolorations, wrinkles, and loss of skin elasticity, and progress to skin cancers such as Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Melanoma. Natural skin pigmentation affords a level of protection to skin and therefore, fair skinned individuals are at greater risk of developing complications from sun exposure. Not surprisingly, smoking appears to amplify the harmful effects of sun exposure on skin.

Public health awareness campaigns such as the May Skin Cancer Awareness Month are having a positive impact on educating the general population on the harmful effects of sun exposure on skin. The important thing to note is that indoor tanning is just as harmful as sun tanning, and should be avoided. Skin protection with sunscreens such as Dermelect Sun Protection Treatments will help reduce the harmful effects of sun on your skin. Remember the key is to reapply sunscreen throughout the day, and use SPF20 or greater. For those of you who spent your formative years tanning, I recommend close evaluation of your skin. If you develop any new skin lesions, especially pigmented lesions that show dark color, irregular borders, and uneven pigmentation, consult with your doctor. Early detection of skin cancers make subsequent treatment and a cure much more effective.

Enjoy May and have a great “sun-protected” summer!

Dr. Maurice Khosh MD, FACS is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Columbia University, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is a member of the Dermelect Board of Advisors (DBA).  Find out more at: www.facedoctornyc.com.

For the entire month of May, 25% of Dermelect Sun Protection proceeds will be donated to support the efforts of the Melanoma Research Foundation.