| The desire to look healthy and young spurs millions of people - both men and women - to look for treatments improving the appearance of their skin. There is nothing unhealthy about wrinkled or sagging skin, and a great many people accept the way they look. Still, society, nowadays, sends the message that beauty counts.
If you have thought you have to accept wrinkles and sagging skin, here is what can be done: skin care and medical treatments may give skin a much younger, healthier look, regardless of your age.
How does your skin age?
Have you ever wondered why some people have gorgeous-looking skin in their 40s, while others show signs of aging as early as their 20s?
Your skin ages according to your biological clock, which is preset by your generic makeup, as well as your exposure to the sun. Overexposure to the sun, as well as smoking, tension and environmental pollution, cause your skin to age faster than you do. Your skin loses moisture and collagen, the connective tissue which makes skin elastic and firm.
What's the result? Wrinkles, fine lines, sags and age spots, as well as an unbalanced distribution of fat.
How to take care of skin?
Daily use of moisturizers and sunscreens that protect the skin from UV-rays, both UVA and UVB, is one of the best ways to avoid skin damage, rejuvenate skin and protect yourself from skin cancer. You should choose one with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15. Begin using sunscreen as early as possible.
Antiwrinkle products
There are a lot of no-prescription products to reduce wrinkles. They commonly contain: alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA), retinoids, antioxidants, or tropical growth factors. Prescription retinoid creams are available, too.
AHA creams can be used alone or combined with a retinoid to treat mildly damaged skin. They may better the texture, quality and elasticity of your skin by speeding the removal of dead skin cells and stimulating the production of collagen. Retinoids work much better when applied with AHA products. If applied over a period of years, they will continue to reverse skin aging, antioxidants and growth factors may also help reverse environmental damage to skin.
With such variety, ask your doctor to recommend a customized skin care routine. |
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