June 21st marks the official first day of summer. Canadians at home and abroad will receive more sun exposure during the next 4 months than for the rest of the entire year. The ultraviolet spectrum (UVB+UVA) at wavelengths 290-400 nm accounts for 5% of total sunlight. Sunscreens are supposed to absorb, scatter, or reflect this entire range of invisible UV energy.

“A cosmetic procedure should ultimately make you feel and look better. However, glib promises, inflated claims, and a guarantee for the complete restoration of youth should be viewed with scepticism,” says Dr. Sharyn Laughlin, Medical Director of Laserderm™. With the cosmetic surgery explosion, medical procedures developed by physicians have moved “from the fluorescent lights of doctors’ offices to candlelit eucalyptus-scented skin care salons and wellness centers.”