| 1. Sun ProtectionMore than anything else, sun | | | | disorder.3. FitnessWith age, extra weight can |
| protection will help to prevent the aging of | | | | accumulate in areas under the chin, the neck |
| your skin, The sun is largely responsible for | | | | or cheeks, giving the skin an older look. |
| wrinkling, blotchy pig entation (Lentigines, | | | | Other areas of skin such as the abdomen, |
| also called "liver spots"), thinning of the | | | | thighs, buttocks and calves look older if |
| skin, broken blood vessels (telangectasias), | | | | they are carrying excess fat. A combination |
| dryness, texture changes, uneven color and | | | | of balanced nutrition and exercise can |
| some sun related skin diseases that make the | | | | greatly improve the appearance of the skin. |
| skin look older. Daily use of sunscreen | | | | Drinking enough water is also important. |
| products with at least an SPF of 15 along | | | | Improved muscle tone and improved circulation |
| with protective clothing such as full-brimmed | | | | also help to keep that younger looking skin |
| hats, long sleeved blouses and shirts, and | | | | we would all like to maintain. Some excess |
| slacks instead of shorts will greatly reduce | | | | fat can be removed by liposuction; however, |
| the aging of the skin and the possibility of | | | | it is much better not to accumulate that |
| skin cancer. Sunglasses will also protect the | | | | excess weight in the first place.4. |
| eyelids from aging and will help reduce crows | | | | Smile!Your face tends to conform to the |
| feet by reducing the squinting which comes | | | | position or expression that you carry most of |
| from sun exposure without eye protection.2. | | | | the time. If you often frown or scowl you |
| Avoid SmokingMelasma has been considered to | | | | skin is more likely to develop lines or |
| arise from pregnancy, oral contraceptives, | | | | wrinkles between the eyes, down turning lines |
| endocrine dysfunction, genetic factors, | | | | at the corners of the mouth, or other lines |
| medications, nutritional deficiency, hepatic | | | | or furrows that conform to the frowning |
| dysfunction, and other factors. The majority | | | | facial expression. a smiling, pleasant, |
| of cases appear related to pregnancy or oral | | | | relaxed expression is goof for your face and |
| contraceptives. The infrequency of melasma in | | | | will help keep you looking younger.5. |
| postmenopausal women on estrogen replacement | | | | Sleeping PositionsSleeping on your face can |
| suggests that estrogen alone is not the | | | | cause sleep wrinkles. Sleeping in the same |
| cause. In more recent experience, combination | | | | position most of the night for years can |
| treatment using estrogen plus progestational | | | | permanently crease your skin. With a small |
| agents is being used in postmenopausal women, | | | | pillow under the lumbar (lower) spine, it is |
| and melasma is being observed in some of | | | | possible to sleep on your back comfortably |
| these older women who did not have melasma | | | | without causing wrinkles on your face.6. Skin |
| during their pregnancies. Sun exposure would | | | | CareConsistent skin care is important in |
| appear to be a stimulating factor in | | | | maintaining younger looking skin. In recent |
| predisposed individuals. Although a few cases | | | | years, several products appear to cause an |
| within families have been describe, melasma | | | | improvement in aged skin. |
| should not be considered a heritable | | | | |