Meet the Experts

Dr. Judith Crowell

Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida

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Skin Aging and Sunscreen

Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains SPF factor was not for sun protection factor, but for sunburn protection factor. People were not burning, but they were stimulating pigmentation and melanomas.

Aging Changes in the Skin

Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains when we are young we have more of a triangular shape to our face, and as we get older, we start getting broader, especially on the lower face. She says this happens because we start getting notches in the chin area, and the upper lip gets thicker as compared to the lower lip.

The Three Branches Of Dermatology

Dermatology has three branches: Medical (treats anything about symptoms on the skin); Cosmetic (treats concerns about appearance of the skin) and Surgical (removal tissue for medical, cosmetic or corrective reasons), explains Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida. The specialist affirms the skin is the entrance to the whole body.

Preventing Signs of Aging

Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says skin has the ability to repair itself, and if you can protect it from damage, over time you can see improvement. "In the dermis there is collagen, elastin. Unfortunately, as we get older that thins out. When that happens, we start seeing loss of the nice layer and dips that we start seeing as wrinkles."

Effects of Sun Exposure

Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the UVB rays (the burning rays) do not penetrate as deeply into skin, but they cause sunburn cells. "We do recover from the sunburn in 24 hours, but skin never forgets." She also says the UVA rays are the ones that come right through windows, and those are the rays that penetrate into the dermis.

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