How Skin Changes Over the Decades
There are different ways your skin changes as you age. Take a look at some of the most noticeable ways your skin changes as you age.
How Skin Changes Over the Decades:
Skin in your Teen’s -20’s – What Every Woman & Man Should Know about His or Her Skin:
Solutions for Skin in your Teen’s – 20’s:
Women:
Men:
Skin in your 30’s – What Every Woman & Man Should Know about His or Her Skin:
Women:
- Early wrinkles from excessive frowning and movement
- Redness and brown spots develop from sun damage
- Fine lines and shadows form around eyes, drooping eyebrows
- Facial volume loss begins at rate of 1 tablespoon per year
- Dry skin from decreased collagen and elastic fibers
- Acne and acne scarring from stress and hormone changes
Men:
- Early wrinkles from excessive frowning and movement
- Redness and brown spots develop from sun damage
- Fine lines and shadows form around eyes, drooping eyebrows
- Facial volume loss begins at rate of 1 tablespoon per year
- Dry skin from decreased collagen and elastic fibers
- Razor bumps from ingrown hair, dryness from daily shaving
- Early sagging and fat collection under chin and neck
- Slower metabolism leading to a collection of belly fat
Solutions for Skin in your 30’s:
Women:
- Regular facials and skin care regimen of medical-grade antioxidants, eye cream, SPF and retinols to stimulate collagen and reduce damage
- Schedule a consultation with your dermatologist (Botox/Xeomin, fillers)
- Consider Clear and Brilliant laser, IPL (photo-facial), laser hair removal
- Get gentle peels, microdermabrasion, and Microneedling to reverse surface damage
- Kybella or neck liposuction for double chin, Ultherapy to prevent sagging
- Cellfina, Ultrashape Power and Velashape for cellulite and body contouring
Men:
- Consult with your dermatologist to learn how to prevent aging
- Wear medical-grade sunscreen daily and consider skin care plan to stimulate collagen and reduce damage (anti-aging moisturizers, eye cream)
- Easy in-office procedures to reverse surface damage and soften wrinkles
- Kybella or neck liposuction for double chin, Ultherapy to prevent sagging
- Ultrashape Power for fat removal and body contouring
Skin in your 40’s – What Every Woman & Man Should Know about His or Her Skin:
Women:
- Wrinkles on forehead and around eyes are more prominent
- Blotchy skin, uneven pigmentation, prominent redness
- Dark under eye circles and heavy eyelids
- Skin laxity, flatter cheeks, less defined jawline, thinner lips
- Larger pores, dull skin tone, and dryer texture
- Prominent neck bands, saggy and crepey skin of neck
- Fat collection under chin and around abdomen, cellulite
Men:
- Forehead lines and frown lines deepen, Crow’s feet visible around eyes
- Skin is no longer as tight as it used to be
- Blotchy red skin, uneven pigmentation, fine lines more noticeable
- Skin tone dull, larger pores which may be clogged
- Neck bands more prominent, neck becoming saggier
- Fat collection under chin and around abdomen worsening
Solutions for Skin in your 40’s:
Women:
- More aggressive peels and higher strength medical-grade skin care products, adding Nectifirm for sagging neck
- See your dermatologist regularly for Botox/Xeomin, fillers for volume
- Fraxel laser or TCA peel for brown spots and skin texture, V-beam for red spots, Ultherapy to stimulate collagen, lift eyebrows and sharpen the jawline
- Ultrashape Power for stubborn belly fat, Kybella or neck lipo for double chin
Men:
- Consider Botox and Xeomin for wrinkles and fillers to soften etched lines
- Start higher strength medical-grade skin care products and sunscreen
- Consider Fraxel laser or peels for brown spots and skin texture, V-beam for red spots, Ultherapy to stimulate collagen, lift eyebrows and sharpen jawline
- Ultrashape Power for stubborn belly fat, Kybella or neck lipo for double chin
Skin in your 50’s – What Every Woman & Man Should Know about His or Her Skin:
Women:
- Deeper wrinkles, frown lines, prominent creases around mouth
- Dark brown spots and redness on face, chest, back of hands
- Eyelids droopier along with temple and cheek volume loss
- Scaly, red pre-cancerous spots (actinic keratoses)
- Thin lips with vertical lines, corners of lips turn downward
- Hormone changes, loss of elasticity, dry skin, and facial hair
- Bony loss along jawline causes prominent jowls
- Sagging neck worsens with gravity, loose skin on body
- Persistent cellulite, worsening belly fat, possible “double chin.”
Men:
- Deeper wrinkles, frown lines, prominent creases around mouth
- Dark brown spots and redness on face, chest, back of hands
- Eyelids droopier along with temple and cheek volume loss
- Scaly, red pre-cancerous spots (actinic keratoses)
- Thin lips with vertical lines, corners of lips turn downward
- Dry skin and loss of elasticity; hairy nostrils and ears
- Bony loss along jawline causes prominent jowls
- Sagging neck worsens with gravity, loose skin on body
- Worsening belly fat, love handles and possible “double chin” results
Solutions for Skin in your 50’s:
Women:
- See your dermatologist regularly for skin cancer screenings and prevention
- Continue Botox/Xeomin and fillers to soften facial and neck lines
- Collagen-stimulators (Radiesse/Sculptura) to restore volume to face and hands
- Lasers and tightening treatments for facial drooping, belly fat, skin discoloration and texture
- Blepharoplasty under local anesthesia to lift upper eyelids, Kybella or neck liposuction for double chin, Cellfina for cellulite correction long-term
- More aggressive peels, higher strength medical-grade products, and SPF to maintain results
Men:
- See your dermatologist regularly for skin cancer screenings and prevention
- Continue Botox/Xeomin and fillers to soften facial and neck lines
- Collagen-stimulators (Radiesse/Sculptura) to restore volume to face and hands
- Lasers and tightening treatments for facial drooping, belly fat, skin discoloration and texture
- Blepharoplasty under local anesthesia to lift upper eyelids, Kybella or neck liposuction for double chin, Cellfina for cellulite correction long-term
- More aggressive peels, higher strength medical-grade products, and SPF to maintain results
Skin in your 60’s and Beyond – What Every Woman & Man Should Know about His or Her Skin:
Woman:
- Poorer circulation and blood-thinners causing easy bruising
- Droopy hooded eyelids, bags under eyes from weakened muscles
- Red spider veins on face, dark brown spots on face, chest, hands
- Visible wrinkles, creases and multiple folds on face and neck
- Skeletal hands with veins showing from lost volume
- Skin cancers and thicker brown “age spots” and drier skin
Men:
- Facial bones shrink, facial volume loss causes sagging all around
- Poorer circulation and blood-thinners causing easy bruising
- Droopy hooded eyelids, bags under eyes from weakened muscles
- Red spider veins on face, dark brown spots on face, chest, hands
- Visible wrinkles, creases, jowls, and multiple folds on face and neck
- Jawline meshes with neck, causing double chin
- Skin cancers, thicker brown “age spots” and drier skin
- Thinning and loss of hair and possible “beer belly” abdominal fat
Solutions for Skin in your 50’s, 60’s and beyond:
Woman:
- See your dermatologist regularly for skin cancer screenings and prevention
- Continue Botox/Xeomin and fillers to soften facial and neck lines
- Collagen-stimulators (Radiesse/Sculptra) to restore volume to face and hands
- Lasers and tightening treatments for facial drooping, belly fat, skin discoloration and texture
- Blepharoplasty under local anesthesia to lift upper eyelids, Kybella or neck liposuction for double chin, Cellfina for cellulite correction long-term
- More aggressive peels, higher strength medical-grade products, and SPF to maintain results
Men:
- See your dermatologist regularly for skin cancer screenings and prevention
- Continue Botox/Xeomin and fillers to soften facial and neck lines
- Collagen-stimulators (Radiesse/Sculptra) to restore volume to face and hands
- Lasers and tightening treatments for facial drooping, belly fat, skin discoloration and texture
- Blepharoplasty under local anesthesia to lift upper eyelids, Kybella or neck liposuction for double chin, Cellfina for cellulite correction long-term
- More aggressive peels, higher strength medical-grade products, and SPF to maintain results
Laser Skin Care Center specializes in specialized treatments for patients throughout all stages of aging skin. For more information on specialized treatments, schedule a consultation by calling (562) 997-1144 today!