Who is the best skin doctor in Mumbai

When I was a child and I had a pimple or a boil, my mom wud be dismissive about it. It was only during my dermat residency that I realised that disorders pertaining to skin and hair affect a person's psyche as much or may be even more than say a heart disorder.. And that was the time in my mid 20s that I decided to start taking care of my skin and incorporated the same @ theskindoctor mumbai, one of the best skin care clinics in mumbai.

So here is a list of things that we @ theskindoctor mumbai recommend to keep your skin healthy and glowing.

• Sunscreen 

If there is just 1 cream that a person needs to apply to protect their skin, it will be a sunscreen. A sunscreen protects not just from sunburn and suntan, but also aging,pigmentation and even skin cancer. A good sunscreen shud b non-sticky, water resistant, UV A and UV B protective. Nowadays newer sunscreens seem to also protect against blue light, Infrared light, pollution etc. Sunscreens have to applied generously and repeated every 2 to 3 hours. Sunscreen should be used in all seasons (even in monsoons) and if one is visiting beach, swimming pool or waterpark, its mandatory to use a water resistant sunscreen and repeat every 40 minutes.

Vitamin C cream /serum - A good Vitamin C cream (>10% Vitamin C) should be used as a day cream before a sunscreen is applied to correct the oxidative damage happening in the skin, reduce the melanin synthesis and also provide hydration. Vitamin C should be particularly a part of day care regime of those who are out in the sun and early aging skin.

• Night cream 

A good night cream should contain 0.02 % retinol / Vitamin A and Vitamin K. Vitamin A causes cellular turnover, stimulates neocollagenesis thereby clearing out fine lines and age spots. Vit K improves vascularity and prevents easy bruising in aged skin. A lot of cosmetic creams promoted as night creams contain only moisturisers and hydrators thereby only plumping up the lines without any real antiaging benefit. So it’s very important to check ingredients of your night cream.

• Hydration 

Dehydration is one of the most important causes of not only dry skin but also dull skin. Drinking 3 litres of water every day flushes out the toxins and helps the skin breathe

• Antioxidants 

No here I don't necessarily mean supplements. All colored fruits namely orange, red and yellow fruits are rich sources of antioxidants that continually repair the ongoing free radical damage in our body. Additionally, diet rich in omega fatty acids up the moisture content of the skin and also act as good antioxidants.

• Correction of deficiencies 

In addition to the above, if you have anemia, Vit B12/ Vit D3 deficiency, they need to be corrected to have a healthy skin.

Theskindoctor Mumbai is one of the few skin care clinics in Mumbai that insist on building a good foundation of healthy skin thru nutrition and skin priming and not just doing fancy procedures.