Open Access News Health & Social Care News Understanding skin ageing: Taking care of your skin August 5, 2024 image: ©Hoptocopter | iStock Cosmetic surgery isn’t necessarily the answer to stopping your skin ageing; understanding what lifestyle factors may be affecting the age of your skin could change everything There’s no shortage of women wanting cosmetic surgery. In 2022/23, 26,000 women underwent cosmetic surgery procedures, a 101% increase from the previous year. However, cosmetic surgery isn’t necessarily the answer to ageing skin .
Scarring, wound infections, blood loss, blood clots , and nerve damage are just some of the possible complications . A facelift can cost anywhere from £10,000 £30,000 ! So it makes perfect sense to fully explore other ways for women to rejuvenate their skin without opting for the knife. How does skin age? As the body gets older , the skin ages too.
But to understand why your skin ages, it helps to know all the things your skin does for you. The skin has several vital functions: To keep foreign organisms out of the body, To help regulate body temperature, To prevent water loss to ensure we stay well-hydrated , and To shield the body from UV radiation. As it ages, the skin does all these things less efficiently.
Ageing causes the skin to get thinner and bruise more easily . L ess collagen and elastin are produced and there is a loss of subdermal fat, making the skin wrinkle and sag. The skin becomes less effective at retaining water, .