Anti Aging / Wrinkle Reduction - Overview
1. Genetic Aging
Fine lines and wrinkles are most commonly associated with Genetic Aging. This type of aging is based on your genetic makeup - your signs of aging will be similar to what your parents experienced. Visible symptoms include fine lines, wrinkles and uneven texture.
It may be a gradual dawning or it may be a sudden jolt, but there comes a day where the person you see reflected back in the mirror has grown older. Some calmly accept this as a fact of life while others see it as nothing short of a calamity.
The key to a positive attitude here is to understand that while getting older is inevitable, whether or not your skin shows age is completely negotiable.
The good news too is that much of what we perceive as skin aging is, in fact, caused by environmental damage that can be treated and prevented. Exposure to the sun (leading to photoaging or photodamage) is but one contributing factor. Your history of exposure to pollution, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, toxins and internal stress also contribute to environmental damage.
The best-case scenario, of course, is to avoid environmental damage to begin with. But no matter how diligent you may have been throughout your lifetime, a certain degree of skin damage is inevitable.
2. Hormonal Aging
Loss of firmness is most commonly associated with Hormonal Aging. This type of aging is due to declining estrogen levels around the time of menopause or peri-menopause. Visible symtoms include sagging, dull, dehydrated skin with medium-to-deep wrinkles.
During the years leading up to menopause, the body produces decreasing quantities of skin-enhancing estrogen. Since the face has a high concentration of estrogen receptors, menopause may be at its most visible there. Murad Resurgence® is the first comprehensive line of products to address the signs of hormonal aging.
Menopause marks the natural end of a woman's reproductive period as estrogen hormone production ceases. Menopause is said to be complete once a woman has not had a menstrual cycle for a full year. For most, this typically occurs sometime between the ages of 45 and 55.
Hormonal Aging Terminology
The terms 'going through menopause' or 'menopausal' are commonly used to describe the changes or symptoms a woman may experience before she stops menstruating altogether. More accurately, what she is actually going through is perimenopause.
Perimenopause - also known as menopause transition or what used to be referred to as 'the change'—is the phase up to ten years prior to menopause when the ovaries gradually produce less estrogen. This usually starts in a woman's 40s, though in some can begin as early as the 30s. The last year or two of perimenopause, as the reduction of estrogen accelerates, are usually the most difficult.
Response to Hormonal Aging Symptoms
A woman's response, both physically and emotionally, to perimenopause and menopause is highly individual. Some sail right through with few symptoms, while others experience total upheaval not unlike adolescence in reverse. Fluctuating hormones can lead to irregular cycles and mood swings.
The body's progressive depletion of estrogen can have a noticeably negative impact on skin texture, tone, elasticity and clarity.
Strategic Approach to Hormonal Aging
There is good news however, and that is, forewarned is forearmed. Though menopause is inevitable, it can be managed and managed successfully if you take the right approach.
