Feeding your face |for brighter skin

Like many Asians, Thai women have long hankered after a fair complexion and glowing skin and makers of skincare products have responded by offering products that promise to bring a glow to the face. But there are also several natural ways to achieve a clear, glowing, and blemish-free skin.
Health experts say that vitamins and nutrients in all forms play an integral role in a healthy complexion. According to information from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the following vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients nourish your skin.
Vitamin C and E help the skin counter the effects of sun exposure. Vitamin C is also essential for collagen synthesis while vitamin E is an important component with a high level of antioxidant activity.
Vitamin A is necessary for the maintenance and repair of skin tissue.
Amino acids represent the relevant substrates required to build collagen.
Hyaluronic acid, which is made by the body, helps the skin remain hydrated.
Coenzyme Q10 plays an important role in fighting free radicals and making skin look younger.
Simply put, most people can get all the nutrients their skin needs from a healthy diet. Eating right will keep our body functioning properly and will show through on the outside in the form of glowing skin.
Recent beauty news and articles also cite bio-revitalisation, a medical process that involves injecting vitamins into the facial skin, as one of the top 10 beauty treatments favoured by celebrities before the Academy Awards ceremony. It’s also claimed that the skin can be nourished with micro-injections of vitamins, hyaluronic acid and amino acid directly into the skin.
When a doctor or dermatologist delivers multivitamins, amino acids, and other essential ingredients into the deeper layer of the skin, this allows active ingredients to come directly into contact with the melanocytes to reduce the production of melanin as well as with the fibroblast cells that are key to the more favourable appearance of smooth, bright and glow skin. The effect is a radiant healthier skin over time.
But despite its popularity amongst celebrities, scientific evidence for its efficacy remains relatively scarce and the claims are not always based on well-conducted clinical trials.
Whether or not bio-revitalisation is the new facial nourishment of choice is something to ponder but it does seem that the benefits outweigh the risks, as long as you have an experienced physician to do the work.

THANISORN THAMLIKITKUL MD |is a member of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and certified in dermatological laser surgery. Send your questions |for her to [email protected]