Dermatologist Dr. Amy Newburger:
Dr. Lisa's Interview

Aired on Lifetime Television
Sunday, July 23 and November 12, 2006

Show 319

Dr. Lisa talks one-on-one with Dr. Newburger. She reveals her top strategies for aging beautifully, including the right sunscreen, moisturizers, and strong advice on which anti-aging products work best. "Some anti-aging creams are terrific tools," Dr. Newburger explains. "For example, there are creams which will contain a high amount of vitamin C. Vitamin C actually improves collagen formation in the skin, other anti-aging creams have a high amount of copper-peptide in them. I love that product because it is not irritating and it does increase the amount of the big sugar molecules in the second layer of skin. It makes it a lot firmer. Another very important ant-aging cream is a cream that would employ a retinoid or a vitamin A derivative. There are many decades of studies showing the benefits of these creams on the skin." Dr. Newburger also stresses the importance of sunscreen. "The major feature in preserving good skin function and healthy appearance is sunscreen," she says. "I love sunscreens, my patients often say to me what is the single most important thing I should use to keep myself looking as good as I possibly can. That is sunscreen, there are no two ways about it. I also tell my patients, if there is enough daylight to see outside when you are driving to work without your headlights, there is enough daylight coming into that car window to cause aging of your skin. I use a sun screen 365 day of the year after I wash my face and brush my teeth, on goes the sunscreen without fail. I try to impress this message upon my patients." Watch the full interview or click on the transcript to read more. You can also read an excerpt from Dr. Newburger's book "Looking Good at Any Age" by clicking on this link to Amazon.com.