A 17-year-old male asked:
how can i prevent skin darkening from sun exposure?
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Dr. Glenn Messina answered
34 years experience Aesthetic Medicine
Physical sunblock: The use of a good quality physical sun block that blocks out both UV A and UVB rays. The skin will still tan but to a much lesser extent. The physical block should be either zinc or titanium . Theses products can be purchased at a dermatologist office and in many spas. The better products are PCA, Skin Medica, SkinCeuticals, Obagi and others but these are most popular
Answered on Jan 5, 2019
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