How to Manage Dry Skin in Cold, Dry Winter Weather at Imiseok Thema Dermatology

The most common skin concern in cold, dry winter weather is dry skin, and the flaking caused by dry skin is probably the biggest worry.

As temperatures have recently dropped below freezing, the weather has become cold, dry, and icy, with chilly winds blowing. This season makes skin even drier and more prone to cracking, and symptoms of tightness caused by dryness become more severe.

The reason skin becomes dry and itchy in winter is that the skin’s sweat glands and sebaceous glands atrophy, disrupting the balance of oil and moisture in the skin. Because skin easily becomes dry and loses elasticity in winter, it reacts sensitively. Not only does cold weather prevent the skin’s final layer, made up of oil and sweat, from functioning properly, but excessive indoor heating also dries the skin out, so you need to pay even more attention to winter skin care.

Various winter skin care methods include improving the surrounding environment as well as dermatology procedures and care methods that supply and replenish moisture to the skin, bringing life back to the face.

For moisturized skin: medical skin care

Medical skin care that improves dry skin uses hydrogen toning, LDM care, and anion care to improve moisture within the skin.

Hydrogen toning: By directly penetrating hydrogen capsules into the skin, harmful reactive oxygen species are converted into skin moisture, helping improve aging and skin conditions.

Hydrogen toning fundamentally enables DNA regeneration, which was difficult to approach with lasers, and it has an anti-inflammatory effect by stopping the action of cytokines, which are substances that cause inflammation in the skin. This is a medical skin care treatment that can improve even sensitive skin without concern. There is no pain, and the procedure takes about 7 to 10 minutes. In addition to moisturizing care, it also suppresses melanin, promotes collagen production to help prevent skin aging, and can help reduce pores and brighten the skin.

LDM care: Using patented technology, this treatment raises the regeneration cycle of aged, slowed-down cells to improve a youthful and healthy skin environment.

It corrects GAG imbalance and reduction, which cause dry skin and loss of elasticity, and regulates excessive increases in protein-degrading enzymes, preventing reduced elasticity and the development of skin concerns so the skin can become moist and healthy. It can increase the skin’s immune system levels, which decrease with aging, by up to 1,800%, inducing active skin regeneration and helping the skin become moist and dewy.

Anion care: High concentrations of anions are supplied into the body through the skin and breathing, reducing reactive oxygen species that cause aging and boosting immunity by inducing cell regeneration. It supplies powerful energy to skin cells to promote cell regeneration, and stimulates the collagen complex and skin connective tissue, strengthening the skin and improving firmness and elasticity.

Oxygen peel: A peeling product containing oxygen, vitamin C, and natural fruit acids that brightens the skin tone. By allowing encapsulated oxygen particles and active ingredients to penetrate deep into the pores, it strengthens skin moisture and improves skin texture without causing histological changes to the skin. It is a low-irritation treatment that allows you to return to daily life right after the procedure, and it can be received regardless of skin type or season. Even sensitive skin can undergo the treatment.

When managing dry winter skin, please check your surrounding environment as well, not just dermatology care methods! Check whether your environment and lifestyle habits are making your skin dry, and get rid of winter dryness to improve your skin to a moist, healthy state.

The aesthetic care at Imiseok Thema Dermatology, located in Gangnam, is a specialized aesthetic service provided by dermatology specialists. Through one-on-one consultations, it improves what the skin lacks. There are various skin solutions such as acne care, whitening care, and wrinkle care, and customized solutions are provided without issue for any skin type or concern. In addition to aesthetic care, the clinic has more than 60 premium laser treatment devices and develops personalized treatment programs according to skin condition, treating the root cause of skin problems rather than simply relieving symptoms.