Thursday, March 4, 2010

How The skin Behavior In Different virtual Ages

At the age of Twenty:

Enjoy your skin now; in many ways, it’s at its very best. Since it still retains its teenage youthfulness and recoil, makeup is probably not necessary to improve the way it looks. All your face requires to look good is a confident smile. The few creases that appear when you do flash a grin vanish the moment you relax your face. Fortunately,the oil slicks and pimples that were caused mainly by puberty’s hormonal shifts have finally begun to abate—for most women, but not all.Here are some of the things you’ll notice about your skin if your are the age of twenty:

Persistent pimples.

Acne usually begins to subside at this age,but growing numbers of people are still plagued by blemishes well into their twenties and beyond. Many of my adult patients find that the harsh acne products they depended on in adolescence are too drying and irritating now. Fortunately, we have many gentler alternatives.

• Sluggish cell turnover

The natural process of cell turnover begins to slow down very slightly, so dull, dead skin cells stick around for a little longer. This means that your complexion might lose a bit of its natural luster as you approach thirty.

Effects of sunburn


Damage from days spent on the beach starts manifesting itself during this decade. Nevertheless,
take heart: any brown spots, fine crinkles, and spidery blood vessels that do emerge are usually barely visible, and further injury is very preventable as long as you get serious about sun protection now.


At The Age Of Thirty:

Your complexion still looks youthful: your skin bounces back when you pinch it, and the surface is probably fairly smooth. As you move into your middle and late thirties, however, past sun damage truly begins to make its mark.Here are some of the things you’ll notice about your skin if your are the age of Thirty:

Brown spots.

At the age of thirty, Although the center of your face is still fairly free of brown spots, the sides show the first signs of pigmentation.The reason for this is that few people ever look directly at the sun,so the sides of the face receive more ultraviolet (UV) exposure.Furthermore, many people neglect the outer part of their cheeks when they apply sunscreen. You’d also be surprised at how much sun exposure happens while you’re driving: UVA light transmits right through window glass. Elsewhere on the face, small freckles become larger and more blotchy.

Luster loss.

At the age of thirty, Your skin’s natural glow and radiance continue to decrease as cell turnover slows down more dramatically.

Visible veins.

Tiny red veins appear around the edge of the nose and cheeks. At the same time, leg veins might make their first appearance, especially if you’ve had children.

Lines of time.

Fine crinkles start to emerge around the eyes.You might also notice two vertical frown lines between your eyebrows—many of my patients call these their “elevens,”because of their shape—and horizontal lines on the forehead that come from raising your eyebrows. All these lines are more noticeable when you’re tired, stressed, or dehydrated.


Not-so-cute dimples.

Cellulite might appear or become more noticeable, particularly on the back of your thighs and buttocks.

At The Age Of Forty:

At The Age Of Forty,your skin takes on an increasingly dull cast, especially in sun-exposed areas.When you are standing at the age of forty,you might notice the following happening to your skin.


More wrinkles.

Fine lines continue to emerge, and the overall texture of the skin appears less smooth. Crinkles around the eyes become more noticeable; frown lines between the brows and horizontal creases in the forehead become deeper. You might find it especially frustrating that people are asking you why you look angry when you’re perfectly happy.

Additional prevalent pigment.

Brown spots crop up in larger and larger numbers—not only on the sides of your face but also in the central part.


Loss of Mouth fat.

You might notice gradual volume loss, starting in your cheeks, especially during the later part of the decade. This is when you first start to notice that your skin is visibly less taut,especially around the mouth and along the jawline.


At The Age Of Fifty:

The skin is noticeably less radiant than it was a decade ago. Although you might feel as young and vibrant as ever, the hormonal changes associated with menopause, coupled with the ongoing effects of sun exposure from years past, mean that your complexion might look drier and more tired.

Sagging and fat accumulation.

As volume loss continues on the face, neck, and other parts of the body, sagging increases. That’s because fat redistributes itself as we age, showing up on different parts of the face and the body. Some of it disappears from the cheeks, causing them to look slightly hollow. At the same time, fat deposits under the eyes and under the chin cause eyelid puffiness and sagging of the neck. Let’s also not forget about the areas that are notorious for accumulating fat with age: the belly, the sides of the hips, and the buttocks.

More creases.

Forehead lines and crow’s feet become deeper and vertical lip lines might begin to form, especially if they run in your family, if you are or were a smoker, or if you’re prone to puckering.


skin tone.

Blotches and redness become even worse as you sail through your fifties. Even if they weren’t a problem before, individual red blood vessels can pop up around the nose,cheeks, and chin.

At The Age Of Sixty:

The skin looks less radiant and more blotchy than it was a decade ago. Along with these changes comes increased sagging at the corners of the mouth and along the jawline and the neck. All of this is especially disconcerting if you feel as youthful as you did twenty years ago. If you’re considering a face-lift or other skin-tightening procedures for the first time, be aware that doctors have a range of less invasive alternatives for those who are not ready to take the cosmetic surgery plunge.


Unsightly sagging.

Loose skin continues to be more visible on the face, especially along the jawline, on the neck, and throughout the entire body.

Deep lines.

Creases, wrinkles, and frown lines become progressively more etched into your face, especially between the eyebrows on the forehead, around the eyes and the mouth, and above the upper lip.

Fat accumulation.

Even if you’re an avid exerciser,you might not be able to stave off emerging “saddlebags” (increased fat on the sides of the hips) and belly fat as your skin tone decreases and areas of unwanted body fat accumulate.


At The Age Of Seventeen & Beyond:

This decade just brings more of the same. Nevertheless, just because you might be a grandmother doesn’t mean that you want to look like one. I still have vivid memories of an older woman who walked into my office and confided that her own grandchildren were too scared
to sit on her lap because of the big brown blotches and deep wrinkles on her face.
If your are in the age of seventies or higher, your skin might exhibit the following:

Additional wrinkles.

Sensing a pattern here? Creases are prominent on the brow, on the forehead, between the nose and the mouth on the cheeks, and especially above the upper lip. For those who have expressive faces or who have had lots of sun exposure over the years, the face becomes more and more wrinkly. Alas, the makeup you once wore to cover the brown spots and to mask small imperfections now accentuates them.


• Red veins.

Facial vessels appear or become more noticeable around the nose and on the cheeks, even if they weren’t a problem before.

Non-stoppable spots.

Uneven pigmentation usually becomes more noticeable as you move through your seventies, with darker, raised, and even blotchier spots.

Sagging skin.

The areas around the brows, cheeks, jawline, and neck continue to droop even more.

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