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Dr. Andrew Wolin creates a skin care line to unveil everyone’s natural beauty
BY JORDAN HOUSTON
It’s no secret that Arizona weather can wreak havoc on your skin. Even the most diligent of skin care warriors can fall victim to the desert’s harsh climate—whether it’s from the sun’s blistering rays or unforgiving dry air. Finding a good skin care routine, especially one that promotes skin growth, is just as important as brushing your teeth, says Scottsdale-based plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Wolin. And that’s exactly why the double board-certified surgeon created his own skin care line last year. “It’s for anyone who lives in this harsh environment,” Wolin tells Lovin’ Life After 50. “This is for anyone who wants to keep their skin as healthy as possible.” Wolin’s line features everything from lip serums to facial cleansers, but the real selling point is his skin-building products. The game-changing products, which require one-on-one consultations prior to treatment, stimulate the growth of new, healthy skin and work to seal and shield skin from toxic environmental factors. “This is your facial clothing,” Wolin says. “It builds and protects your skin, and that’s what you need.” Healthy skin is like a cobbled path, he explains. Skin cells are held together through natural oils that fill the gaps between cells, forming the skin’s natural protection barrier and keeping moisture in and irritants out. Wolin’s line offers clients customizable, medical-grade skin-building products that “crack the code of skin renewal,” his website claims. The products include a barrier enhancement agent, individualized
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retinoid, natural antioxidants and natural plant-based anti-pigment preparations. They feature formulated compounds for each patient’s unique needs to help invigorate and plump skin for Dr. Andrew Wolin, a Scottsdale-based plastic surgeon, recently unveiled his line of skin care products. (LLAF photos by Chris Mortenson) a healthier, more The skin-building products all require protective layer while the antipigmentary youthful look. a prior consultation with Wolin to deter“Everything I’ve got is a treatment,” components remove age spots. The lactic acid provides an AHA com- mine whether an interested client is a Wolin shares. “It’s not a paint or like you’re putting on foundation with a little bit of ponent that allows the top layers of dead good fit for treatment. The visit also allows the surgeon to sunblock. This is a medicine that has to be skin to exfoliate, he continues. The second product is the Luxe Com- gather the necessary information to taiphysician evaluated and coordinated.” The Radiance Custom Formula is the plex, a barrier protection compound that lor the cream to meet the individual’s skin needs. seals and protects the vibrant new skin. workhorse of the products. “It becomes a very customized and perThe complex blocks the loss of water The formula combines a blend of Retin-A; hydroquinone—supplied as ar- from the skin while supplying the vital sonalized treatment for every single person,” Wolin discloses. “I can manipulate a butin, a more easily tolerated pigment vitamins of B, C and E . These vitamins, lot of the meds to fit everybody’s skin. reducer—as well as “I usually start low in terms of retinoids, along with specific lactic acid; multiple peptides, function as and then I can add more as the patient high-level antioxidants; antioxidants and an- tries the product.” vitamins A, B, C Wolin performs biweekly check-ins ti-pigmentary agents. and E; and oth“These are high- with his patients to determine whether er pigmentary grade medical products any changes need to be made to their suppressants. that use no preserva- formula. The Rettives or artificial things,” As far as inspiration goes, Wolin says in-A builds his 25-plus years as a plastic surgeon he says. new skin, kick-started the process. Wolin exWolin spent the last three decades plains, by sculpting thousands of Arizona faces thickening through his double board certifithe skin’s cation from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Ear, Nose and Throat/Facial Surgery. Over the years, he explains, he learned one thing for certain—patients with the very best outcomes are those who start out with the healthiest skin. www.LovinLife.com
