Freshening Up

from Loving Life After 50: Southeast Valley April 2020

by Times Media Group

Life Makeover

UP Freshening Dr. Andrew Wolin creates a skin care line to unveil everyone’s natural beauty

BY JORDAN HOUSTON

8| APRIL 2020 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-certifi ed 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 fi ll the gaps between cells, forming the skin’s natural protection barrier and keeping moisture in and irritants out.

Wolin’s line off ers clients customizable, medical-grade skin-building products that “crack the code of skin renewal,” his website claims.

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www.LovinLife.com 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 a healthier, more youthful look.

“Everything I’ve got is a treatment,” Wolin shares. “It’s not a paint or like you’re putting on foundation with a little bit of sunblock. This is a medicine that has to be physician evaluated and coordinated.”

The Radiance Custom Formula is the workhorse of the products.

The formula combines a blend of Retin-A; hydroquinone—supplied as arbutin, a more easily tolerated pigment reducer—as well as lactic acid; multiple high-level antioxidants; vitamins A, B, C and E; and other pigmentary suppressants. The Retin-A builds new skin, Wolin explains, by thickening the skin’s protective layer while the antipigmentary components remove age spots.

The lactic acid provides an AHA component that allows the top layers of dead skin to exfoliate, he continues.

The second product is the Luxe Complex, a barrier protection compound that seals and protects the vibrant new skin.

The complex blocks the loss of water from the skin while supplying the vital vitamins of B, C and E .

These vitamins, along with specifi c peptides, function as antioxidants and anti-pigmentary agents.

“These are highgrade medical products that use no preservatives or artifi cial things,” he says. The skin-building products all require a prior consultation with Wolin to determine whether an interested client is a good fi t for treatment.

The visit also allows the surgeon to gather the necessary information to tailor the cream to meet the individual’s skin needs.

“It becomes a very customized and personalized treatment for every single person,” Wolin discloses. “I can manipulate a lot of the meds to fi t everybody’s skin.

“I usually start low in terms of retinoids, and then I can add more as the patient tries the product.”

Wolin performs biweekly check-ins with his patients to determine whether any changes need to be made to their formula.

As far as inspiration goes, Wolin says his 25-plus years as a plastic surgeon kick-started the process.

Wolin spent the last three decades sculpting thousands of Arizona faces through his double board certifi - 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. Dr. Andrew Wolin, a Scottsdale-based plastic surgeon, recently unveiled his line of skin care products. (LLAF photos by Chris Mortenson) reducer—as well as lactic acid; multiple high-level antioxidants; vitamins A, B, C and E; and other pigmentary suppressants. The Retin-A builds new skin, Wolin explains, by thickening the skin’s These vitamins, along with specifi c peptides, function as antioxidants and anti-pigmentary agents.

“These are highgrade medical products that use no preservatives or artifi cial things,” he says. lot of the meds to fi t everybody’s skin.

“I usually start low in terms of retinoids, and then I can add more as the patient tries the product.”

Wolin performs biweekly check-ins with his patients to determine whether any changes need to be made to their formula.

As far as inspiration goes, Wolin says his 25-plus years as a plastic surgeon kick-started the process.

“Seven years ago, I started prepping everybody’s face before surgery with a group of products that I combined using a pharmacy that would compound them for me,” Wolin says. “I did this for a year, and what was happening is that so many people I would prep would say, ‘My skin is amazing. I can’t get over it. This is great,’” he adds.

And just like that, a new conquest to crack the code of skin renewal was born. Using a combination of exclusive medical-grade products, Wolin’s patients reduced recovery time, sped up healing and ultimately enjoyed better-looking results, he shares.

“If you don’t build skin, you will not get the same results when you operate on the skin,” he says. “Skin heals better when it’s healthy and when it’s thicker—that’s just the nature of surgery.”

Wolin says he realized his concoctions would not only work for those gearing up to go under the knife, but for those wanting to improve the overall health of their skin as well.

Since launching his skin care line in December, the feedback he has received has been o the charts, he says gleefully.

“We took the best of the best—the most natural stu we could put together without any preservatives,” Wolin shares. “It’s been amazing. I get calls from people even out of town.”

Wolin set up an online store to promote his products that don’t require a prescription, which can be found at sho

pandrewwolin.com.

In terms of pricing for the skin-building products, it di erentiates on a client-by-client basis, Wolin says.

“It’s very cost e ective,” he says. “Pricing varies depending on the products, but it should last two to three months.

“I try to make this more easily a ordable,” he adds. “Because it’s as much as health as it is aesthetics.”

The skin-building products are available inside his o ce, which is located at 8415 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale.

To schedule a consultation, contact Wolin’s o ce at 480-945-8440 or visit wolinplasticsurgery.com.

“This is an integral portion of all facial plastic surgery,” Wolin discloses. “Without incorporating this as a cornerstone to any kind of improvement in health and aesthetics, you’re missing the boat if the provider doesn’t provide this along with that.”