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