Calgary’s spectacular summer brings endless sunshine and brilliant blue skies, but our unique high-altitude climate presents distinct challenges for maintaining healthy, glowing skin. The combination of intense UV exposure and notoriously low humidity can leave even dedicated skincare enthusiasts battling dryness, accelerated aging, and uneven skin tone.
With strategic planning, the right treatments, and a little guidance from Point of View Medical Aesthetics, you can enter summer with radiant, resilient skin that commands attention at every barbecue, wedding, and festival.
Understanding Calgary’s Summer Skin Challenges
Our mountain-adjacent city creates specific skincare hurdles during warmer months. Calgary’s arid climate actively works against your skin’s natural moisture balance, with dry air continuously pulling hydration from your skin. Additionally, our elevation means UV rays strike with greater intensity, accelerating collagen breakdown and increasing hyperpigmentation risk.
Essential Summer Skincare Foundation
Before exploring professional treatments, establish a solid routine:
Daily sun protection isn’t optional in Calgary’s intense sunshine. Apply broad-spectrum SPF 30+ every morning and reapply every 2-3 hours outdoors.
Morning antioxidant protection with vitamin C serum before sunscreen creates additional defense against collagen breakdown.
Strategic hydration using medical-grade moisturisers combats Calgary’s moisture-stripping climate.
Nighttime repair with gentle retinol encourages collagen production and enhances professional treatment results.
Botox: Your Summer Confidence Secret
Neuromodulators like Botox and Dysport offer versatile summer benefits with minimal downtime. This treatment temporarily relaxes facial muscles, smoothing crow’s feet, frown lines, and forehead wrinkles for naturally refreshed summer photos.
Results appear within 4-7 days and peak around two weeks post-treatment. Beyond wrinkle reduction, neuromodulators provide excellent solutions for excessive sweating, keeping you dry during Calgary’s outdoor festivals and active pursuits.
Dermal Fillers: Restore Volume and Hydration
Dermal fillers complement Botox by addressing volume loss and deep lines that muscle relaxation alone can’t fix. These hyaluronic acid treatments restore fullness where sun exposure and aging have created hollows or folds.
Fillers work from within to enhance natural contours, smooth stubborn lines, and provide structural support that improves overall skin hydration. Recovery is typically quick, with minor swelling or bruising resolving within days.
SkinVIVE: Calgary’s Ultimate Hydration Solution
For Calgary’s perpetually parched skin, SkinVIVE represents a revolutionary hydration approach. This innovative treatment uses microdroplet hyaluronic acid injections to deeply moisturise cheeks and surrounding areas from within.
As the first Health Canada approved HA microdroplet injectable for skin smoothness, SkinVIVE delivers lasting moisture that resists our dry climate. Results include visibly smoother, plumper skin with natural radiance lasting 6-9 months.
LaseMD Ultra: Gentle Skin Reset
LaseMD Ultra uses specialised laser resurfacing technology to create microscopic channels that stimulate collagen renewal and accelerate cell turnover without significant downtime. Unlike harsher treatments, LaseMD is safe year-round for all skin types, though direct sun exposure should be minimised for a few days afterwards.
This treatment specifically targets summer concerns like sunspots, freckles, uneven tone, and fine lines while preserving the skin’s protective barrier. Most patients experience only 1-2 days of mild redness before revealing brighter, smoother skin.
Quick Refreshers for Instant Glow
Professional medical facials deliver immediate radiance through expert cleansing, exfoliation, and targeted hydration using medical-grade products. For elevated results, microinfusion facials use ultra-fine needles to deliver custom ingredients directly into the dermis, creating an enviable dewy finish.
Key Success Principles
Sun protection remains non-negotiable with daily broad-spectrum SPF application. Hydration requires combining internal hydration with professional treatments. Strategic planning maximises results when treatments are scheduled with appropriate lead time.
Quality aesthetic providers like Point of View Medical Aesthetics understand Calgary’s distinctive climate challenges and can create customised treatment plans specifically tailored for local conditions, helping you achieve that coveted healthy glow.
With proper planning and consistent care, you’ll greet summer feeling refreshed, radiant, and ready for whatever the season brings.