What Can I Expect During a Facial Skin Analysis?

Whether you’re ready to take a more in-depth approach to skin care or you’re already making efforts to nourish and support your complexion, a professional facial skin analysis can give you great insight into the health of your skin. 

Facial skin analysis is one of many services available at Park City Dermatology, where Karen Stolman, MD, Steven Kern, MD, and Jessica Collins, DO, offer the latest advancements in skin assessment, diagnostics, and treatment platforms.

If you live in or near Park City or Heber City, Utah, consider booking a facial skin analysis. 

Benefits of professional facial skin analysis

A professional facial skin analysis provides significant information about your skin and what it needs to thrive.

To begin, your practitioner can assess your skin and let you know your skin type. While it may be obvious that you have oily or dry skin, many people don’t realize they have a combination skin type. 

Knowing your skin type empowers you to shape your skin care routine around your skin’s needs. It makes it easier to choose products formulated for your skin and choose (or avoid) at-home or in-office treatments. 

Your dermatologist can also identify skin health conditions during a facial skin analysis. Of course, if you rely on the team here at Park City Dermatology for your ongoing care, you receive skin screening during your routine visits. 

Manual skin analysis: The previous standard

Not long ago, all facial skin analysis services came during a hands-on skin assessment. Practitioners used lights and sometimes magnification to learn more about the texture and health of a patient’s skin. 

Touching various areas of your face provided information on the volume of collagen and elastin and the extent of any wrinkling or sagging. Skin analysis still involves an element of visually assessing skin and using touch to determine its firmness and resiliency. 

Today’s facial skin analysis

Modern facial skin analysis relies on advanced technology to learn more about the condition of your skin. A great deal of time and effort goes into researching which systems and platforms to introduce to our Park City Dermatology patients, and facial skin analysis is no exception. 

The technology you encounter during your session represents some of the best in the industry. Our experts make the most of these advanced tools and leverage the results to your advantage.

Modern skin analysis begins with a determination of your exact skin type. The technology can also evaluate signs of sun damage, which aren’t always apparent to the naked eye. 

Understanding how sun exposure has changed (and could change) your skin can motivate you to treat existing sun damage and improve your sun protection routines. 

Here are other aspects of your skin health that a professional facial skin analysis can assess:

• Pore size and health
• Skin pigmentation
• Skin texture
• Wrinkling
• Spider veins
• Acne and other scarring

The results of your skin analysis help you and your practitioner decide which treatments offer the most impressive results. Perhaps more importantly, it shows which treatments could worsen certain conditions and damage your skin. 

What to expect during your visit

When you come in for your professional facial skin analysis, you might be surprised how little time it takes to gain such deep insight into your skin’s strengths, needs, and challenges. 

Your practitioner might examine your skin using a special light and magnification device and may touch areas of your face to assess the texture and collagen levels. But technology does most of the work. 

All you have to do is remain still for a short period while the device scans your skin and gathers imaging and data. The system’s software uses these results to create your personalized skin assessment. 

You’re able to see an image of your face that clearly shows areas of sun damage. Even if you use sunscreen more often than not, damage from ultraviolet rays is nearly impossible to avoid entirely.

You discuss the results with your practitioner. You can explore new skin care routines or treatment options for specific skin concerns like acne, wrinkling, or hyperpigmentation. 

To schedule your skin analysis visit, call Park City Dermatology or book online today.