It's Ski Season! How to Protect Your Skin

How your eyes can give you away

You can always tell when someone returns from a ski trip--they have that raccoon look, a sunburned face around the outline of ski goggles.

The high altitude sun exposure is especially dangerous, and there are ways of protecting your skin from UV rays and reduce your risk of melanoma:

• wear a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher
• use waterproof sunscreen
• reapply sunscreen often, usually every two hours
• cover all exposed areas
• "broad spectrum" protects against both UV-A and UV-B rays
• wear wrap-around sunglasses to protect your eyes
• apply sunscreen 30 minutes before going outside

Source:  CANCERCARE
Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc., 
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309

How Implant-Based Solutions Lead to Improved Quality of Life!

How to Improve Quality of Life  

There is no need to be edentulous.  With conventional dentures severe bone resorption may occur.  Because they may fall out at any time, patients lose more than confidence, avoiding certain foods can lead to nutritional deficiencies, and an altered self-image causes an avoidance of social situations.  Dentures restore only 10% of chewing function.  Poorly fitting dentures can cause sore spots and painful blisters.  They often offer only limited lip and cheek support.

Dental implants provide the following functional benefits:

• greater chewing capability
• improved esthetics
• improved speech
• greater comfort
• less bone resorption

and the following emotional benefits:

• improved self image and self-confidence
• improved social life

The above before and after pictures illustrate this difference.

 Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc.,
 Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com 
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309