With age or after weight variations, skin can lose elasticity. If certain medical solutions exist, this specialized dermato recommends a natural and effective alternative.
Over time, the skin naturally loses its elasticity. This skin relaxation may be due to many causes, but the most frequent are age and significant weight loss. But rest assured: no need to go through the scalpel box to find tonic and firm skin. This dermatologist shared one of the most effective solutions to firm her skin without surgery in the columns of the magazine Women’shealth.
Skin relaxation is a natural and inevitable phenomenon that appears more or less quickly depending on people. “If he can certainly occur during a degradation of collagen, it is also due to a loss of support structures: think of bone miniaturization and muscle and fatty loss. And this is where the question of weight loss comes in. When you lose weight quickly, your face – for lack of a better term – deflects”, Specifies Dr. Karyn Grossman, certified dermatologist. As for the loss of elasticity of the skin linked to age, it is due to a decrease in collagen and elastin, but also to a reduction in the activity of fibroblasts which become less active as aging. However, there are still solutions to deal with and prevent relaxation and none of them obliges to pass under the scalpel. Among them, there is a particularly effective according to this American dermatologist. This is retinol, one of the best ingredients to prevent loss of firmness. “Retinoids are probably those whose effectiveness in increasing the production of collagen and reducing its degradation is the most scientifically proven”, explains Dr. Mona Gohara. Retinol also accelerates cell renewal for brighter and healthier skin. If this asset can be powerful, it is recommended to use it sparingly. Start with low -concentration retinol (0.1 to 0.3 %), or with softer derivatives such as retinaldehyde or bakuchiol. If your skin is already used, you can go up to 0.5 % or even 1 %, depending on your tolerance.
Retinol is a prevention and maintenance tool. It does not replace surgery, but it is an excellent long -term investment to slow visible aging. Many aesthetic doctors recommend integrating it even before considering injections or surgery.
If you combine this with a good routine (hydration, SPF, nutrition, etc.), you can keep a good quality of skin longer.
