How Aging Affects Your Skin

As people begin to age, their bodies start to change. The skin in particular loses its youthful tautness and succumbs to gravity, causing it to become loose, wrinkled, and saggy. Fortunately, there are medical procedures available to those who are unhappy with how time has changed them, and they can restore their skin’s former robustness with just a few simple procedures. If you would like to figure out which operations and treatments would be best for you, it would be wise to first learn how aging has affected your skin over the years.

How Aging Affects the Face

The face -an area of the body that is always exposed to the public – is generally the first area of the body in which aging tends to become noticeable. Typically, the skin will begin to change in the following ways:

• Sagging due to a loss in muscle tone – typically in the chin and neck area
• Wrinkles begin to appear

Takes on a more translucent tone as outer fat layers thin

Those who smoke or who have experienced a large amount of sun exposure in their lifetimes are likely to show more pronounced changes, and they tend to age earlier than those who have protected themselves by not smoking and wearing skin protection while outside.

Contact Us

If you would like to learn more about how aging affects the skin, or for information on what treatments we have that can reverse the signs of aging, call Austin facial plastic and cosmetic surgeon Dr. Louis W. Apostolakis, M.D. today at 512-329-8989.