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Sun protection, at our latitude
Casablanca receives high sunshine all year round. It is the factor that decides how most skin treatments hold up.
By Dr Oumnia’s practice1 min read
It is the most repeated recommendation in consultation, and the least followed. Yet it is anything but incidental: at our latitude, sun exposure determines the outcome of almost every skin treatment.
Why it comes up at every session
After a peel, a laser or mesotherapy, skin is temporarily more reactive to the sun. Unprotected exposure during that period can produce exactly the pigmentation the treatment set out to soften.
What “daily” means
Every day, including in winter, including on overcast days, including behind glass. Reapplying every two hours during prolonged exposure is part of the instruction, not a refinement of it.
The rest is discussed in consultation
Which product, what texture, how it sits under make-up or on oily skin: these are questions for the consultation. A cream you dislike applying is a cream you will not apply.
This text is informative. It does not replace a medical consultation and is not a promise of results.
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