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WRINKLES AND FINE LINES

Fine lines and wrinkles, what are they?

Everyone defines wrinkles in their own way, some say it is a mark of wisdom, others consider them a problem.

In themselves, wrinkles are folds and hollows that form in the skin as it ages and loses its natural collagen. Collagen is a protein that plays a key role in the appearance and health of the skin. It prevents it from slackening, allows it to absorb water more easily and helps it regenerate. It is generally what gives the skin its firmness, suppleness and radiance.

Wrinkles first appear as fine lines, which are smaller, and become wrinkles when their depth reaches 1 millimeter.

What can cause fine lines and wrinkles?

There are expression lines, which depend on our facial expression, like the wrinkles on the forehead because we frown a lot, and on our daily habits, like the wrinkles around the mouth in smokers.

The sun is THE most serious and most important factor in skin aging. Too much daily exposure to the sun, and therefore to ultraviolet rays, destroys collagen and elastin fibers and therefore also slows down their production in our skin and weakens its cells.

Air pollution reduces the skin's immune system and therefore accelerates its aging.

Stress causes the formation of a greater quantity of free radicals in our body, it is therefore also responsible for the premature aging of cells.

A person's lack of hydration causes their skin to dehydrate, which becomes less rounded and more fragile, giving way to fine lines and wrinkles.

Finally, lack of sleep, like stress, causes the formation of a greater quantity of free radicals in our body leading to premature aging of cells.

The most important internal factors are natural (genetically determined) cellular aging, oxidative stress and hormonal aging.

Natural cellular aging occurs over time, our body's skin maintenance mechanisms change. This means that the rate of cell renewal slows down, the activity of the sebaceous and sweat glands decreases, and the skin loses elasticity. So the skin regenerates less quickly, is less hydrated and nourished and less tight, which gives way to fine lines and wrinkles.

How can we prevent fine lines and wrinkles?

Nowadays, we hear everywhere about how to fight wrinkles, but a little less about how to prevent them. Of course, one day we will all have them, but we can push that day away. There is no miracle solution, but there are certain habits that we can adopt to achieve this goal.

First of all, we must take good care of our skin, clean it, hydrate it, nourish it, in short, give it everything it needs.

Many people don't realize how important it is, but we need to protect our skin from the sun as much as possible! Using a daily sunscreen, sun filter or sunscreen is very essential to combat the appearance of wrinkles.

Subsequently, you must adopt a healthy lifestyle. Here we talk about good sleep, reducing bad lifestyle habits and stress, healthy eating, etc. A healthy body comes with healthy skin!

Finally, the least common advice, but which can make a huge difference, is to help your collagen from a young age. Indeed, our collagen level begins to decrease from the age of 25, which is the start of skin aging. If we start taking supplements, making masks or receiving treatments to stimulate the production of this youthful protein, our skin will age much more slowly.

Do you suffer from fine lines and wrinkles?

The Idyllium Clinic offers you different treatments against fine lines and wrinkles. Book a free consultation with our specialists to find you an effective treatment plan tailored to your skin.

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