Preparation for skin check-up

The evaluation obtained with the instrumental skin check-up is a good prerequisite for deciding upon the correct choice of aesthetic medicine treatments, being essential for a correct cosmetic prescription.

The skin check-up is  an essential  procedure for understanding your own  “Cutaneous Biotype”  (for example, dry skin, oily or seborrhoeic skin, sensitive skin), to establish the degree of ageing of the skin under examination and to prevent or contrast it with what aesthetic medicine can offer, to formulate a cosmetic prescription suitable to normalise any alterations determined throughout the examination and to subsequently evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed treatments, with control measurements established by the doctor.

The skin check-up foresees an interview on the cosmetic habits and an objective examination of the skin in cold light and under a Wood’s lamp, which will be followed by measurements of the parameters related to the cutaneous sebum(Sebometry) , to skin hydration(Corneometry)and skin tests for dermographismand sensitivity(lactic acid test according to Ramette).

For the veracity of the examination, it is necessary that the skin is present in standardised conditions. It is therefore necessary to prepare the skin in the days prior to the exam:

• In the week that precedes the check-up, do not have a facial done by a beautician ; do not expose the skin to the sun and/or tanning lamps.
• In the 3 daysprior to the check-up, do not shampoo your hair.
• The evening before it is possible to take a shower or a bath. Cleanse your face with commonly-used cleaning products;do not use night creams on the face and/or body.
• On the morning of the check-up, do not take a shower or a bath; do not wash with water or cleanse your face and body; do not apply creams; do not wear make-up. Only lipstick, mascara, deodorants and cleaning of the intimate areas is permitted.