Skin Changes – What are the visible signs of changes as the skin ages?

SKIN CHANGES THRU THE DECADES

THE SKIN CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE AS YOU AGE

As we know, the skin changes as we grow older.

What is the current condition of your skin? Has your skin aged faster than it should?
br> To help answer some of these questions, let’s look at the visible signs of these changes?

CHILDHOOD
The skin of a young child is smooth and clear. It recovers from injury quickly and well. The skin undergoes very few visible changes during this period of your life.

The only possible cosmetic problems are birthmarks or milia which cysts that look like tiny whiteheads.

During this important period of your life, if you do not use sunscreens, severe sunburns can result in an increase risk of developing skin cancers or malignant melanomas later on.

Use sunscreen. Start practicing anti aging skin care now.

ADOLESCENCE
The adolescence phase is when a lot of visible skin changes may occur.

During this time, the body experiences an increase in sex hormones. The increased sex hormones lead to over-stimulated sebaceous glands and over production of oil.

The visible skin changes would include:

A more oily skin
Open pores or even clogged pores
Very possibly acne

Develop a good skin care routine and keep those acne under control to prevent permanent scarring.

During adolescence, some people may engage in unhealthy habits in particular drinking and smoking. These unhealthy habits have an adverse effect on the skin. Recreational activities could also mean an increase in sun exposure. Another unhealthy habit is sun tanning. Sun exposure without proper sun protection can cause serious skin damages.

Be aware that some unhealthy habits, in particular smoking, unhealthy diets and unprotected sun exposure can lead to long term skin damage. Changing your habits and lifestyle is an essential part of anti aging skin care.

THE 20s
The skin is generally in good condition although there may still be some carry-over effects of adolescent acne. Hormone changes resulting from pregnancy or from taking birth control pills may occasionally cause skin changes. A patchy pigmentation appears known as melasma (chloasma) or the “mask of pregnancy” appears.

Melasma is more common in Asian women and sun exposure makes it worse. Some clear after delivery but in a significant number of women, it persists and darkens with continued sun exposure.

Healthy habits and being diligent about sun protection are essential to anti aging skin care. You will reap the benefits of your discipline in the long run.

THE 30s
If you are blessed with excellent genes and have healthy habits, it is possible to reach your 30s without wrinkles or solar lentigines (age spots) or sagging skins. For most people, some subtle skin changes indicating aging will be present.

Some of these skin changes include:

Fine expression lines and hints of eye bags appearing on the skin surrounding the eyes,
Fine expression lines appearing around the mouth especially when you are smiling

The 30s is good time for action. The following are some steps that you could take to help overcome these flaws:

Use cosmetics to camouflage the fine lines and wrinkles.
Pamper your self with a monthly facial to improve your skin tone. Either do it at home or visit a salon.
Begin to make lifestyle changes.
Commence appropriate anti aging skin care regimens.

THE 40s
In the 40s, skin changes become more obvious and signs of aging are unmistakable.

Skin changes that take place include:

Deeper expression lines
Frown lines start to appear on the face, usually the forehead
More obvious wrinkles
The skin changes to a more sallow color and is no longer as firm.
Skin pores, especially the skin on and around the nose, become more pronounced.
The skin on the neck slackens and may become crepe-like.
A wrinkle at the outer corner of the eyes, commonly known as crow’s feet may appear.
Fine lines may develop in the area surrounding the mouth.
Eye bags will become more pronounced.
Some people develop double chin.

Anti aging skin care will help to delay the onset of some of these symptoms.

THE 50s
Skin changes due to aging become even more pronounced.

The skin changes include:

Deep wrinkles and folds of skin may develop.
The eyelids and the eyebrows may start to droop.
The skin starts to become drier and feels rougher. It is also more sallow in color.
Solar lentigines (age or liver spots) and seborrhoeic keratoses (age warts) may appear. Previously, if you have had heavy sun exposure, you may develop precancerous skin lesion known as solar keratoses. This can lead to skin cancers later on.
The lips become thinner and less pouting as tissues are lost. The corners of your mouth may start to turn downwards.

At this point, using cosmetics alone cannot hide all these skin changes and medical treatments are necessary to reverse some of these skin changes. If anti aging skin care has been practiced from young, some of these medical treatments can be avoided.

THE 60s
Skin changes in the 60s include:

The bony foundation of the face shrinks. The face is no longer as full and the cheek are sunken. The firmness of the skin is further reduced.
Wrinkles are further deepen and expression lines are now very prominent.
Loose skin on the jaw droops down causing jowls, and the lax skin on the neck may cause a turkey gobbler deformity.
The skin becomes thinner and does not support the blood vessels well. Telangiectasias may develop. It is the dilation of blood capillaries. It is chronic and it causes the skin to have dark red and elevated blotches. Some people refer to this as spider veins.
Skin cancers are more common.
Foundation doesn’t go on easily and make-up tends to cake on the skin because it is too wrinkled.

VISIBLE CHANGES DUE TO SKIN AGING

Signs	Intrinsic aging	Photo aging
Wrinkles	Fined (crinkles)	Coarse
Texture	Smooth	Rough
Pigmentation	Evenly lightened	Mottled, with solar lengtigines (liver spots or age spots)
Thickness	Reduced and smooth	Sallow with mottled redness due to broken veins
Color	Pale	Enlarged and pores may contain blackheads and whiteheads
Pores and oil glands	Not enlarged	Solar kertoses and skin cancers

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