If you have younger-looking skin it actually acts younger, too.
By Tatiana Bido, Aesthetic Content Manager ·
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If strangers are astonished to learn your true age upon meeting you, you can feel good about chalking it up to great genes, but it’s a little more than just that. According to a new study, when you look significantly younger than your chronological age, it’s not just an optical illusion, your skin is actually aging a slower rate than normal.
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, researchers tested skin samples from 158 Caucasian women between the ages of 20 and 74. Scientists analyzed skin samples from each participant from two parts of the body: an area typically exposed to the sun (like the face or the arms) and an area that is typically shielded from sun exposure (the buttocks). In addition to skin samples, the researchers also analyzed saliva samples to also conduct genetic testing.
Of their findings, the most notable is how changes in gene expression occur between the ages of 20 and 70. Changes in oxidative stress due to environmental factors (the imbalance between the free radical production and the body’s ability to detoxify their harmful effects through neutralization by antioxidants) and exposure to UV radiation were pinpointed as the major culprits for gene expressions that cause changes in the skin over time.
But most surprisingly, the researchers also found that in the participants who appeared younger than their chronological age, had skin gene expressions that matched those of a younger age group. This means that women who looked considerably younger than their peers had better cell renewal, collagen production and skin that was able to respond to oxidative stress, much like someone years younger.
Lead study author, dermatologist Alexa Kimball, MD, of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said these findings came as a complete surprise to the research team. “We were particularly surprised by the identification of a group of women who not only displayed a much more youthful skin appearance than would be expected based on their chronological age, but who also presented a specific gene expression profile mimicking the biology of much younger skin,” says Dr. Kimball. “It seems that their skin looked younger because it behaved younger.”
Overall the study helped scientists identify how in the future increasing the expression of certain genes can help slow down the effects of aging on the skin. Until that time comes, women who look decades younger can rest assured that their skin is maturing at a much slower rate than their high school peers.
Aging skin looks thinner, paler, and clear (translucent). Pigmented spots including age spots or "liver spots" may appear in sun-exposed areas. The medical term for these areas is lentigos.
The antioxidants, such as vitamins, polyphenols and flavonoids, reduce collagen degradation by reducing the concentration of FR in the tissues. The cell regulators, such as retinols, peptides and growth factors (GF), have direct effects on collagen metabolism and influence collagen production.
According to a new study, when you look significantly younger than your chronological age, it's not just an optical illusion, your skin is actually aging a slower rate than normal.
Keeping body weight, blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure in check while maintaining healthy sleep and eating regimes, doing regular physical activity and not smoking may slow the ageing process by around six years, US experts say.
Some signs of aging can be seen from the outside: Your hair turns gray, and wrinkles and age spots appear on your skin. Our bodies are less able to store fluid in older age, so our spinal discs shrink and lose elasticity, for instance. As a result, people get smaller as they grow older.
Of course, you can't reverse the signs of aging completely. You can go the nonsurgical route and add firming creams or facial exercises to your skincare routine. There are also cosmetic procedures that provide quicker results, such as laser surfacing or ultrasound skin tightening.
Little can be done to slow biological aging. However, some measures can be taken to minimize the effects of certain diseases and conditions associated with aging. These measures include dietary and drug manipulations and changes in lifestyle.
You cannot prevent aging, but there are different ways to slow down the process and keep yourself healthy. Get enough sleep, protect your skin with sunscreen, eat a balanced diet, exercise, and manage your stress. MedlinePlus.
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Losing weight can help some people to have a younger appearance. As people age, they often gain weight. Extra weight can show your age, as it is a visible sign of your slowing metabolism. Counteract the aging effect of extra weight by losing extra weight slowly and exercising to tone your muscles.
Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that T cells in the body can be reprogrammed to slow down and even reverse aging. Using a mouse model, scientists found T cells can be used to fight off another type of cell that contributes to aging.
Most people begin to notice a shift in the appearance of their face around their 40's and 50's, with some also noticing a change in their 30's. But with these physical changes brought on by aging also comes a change in the appearance of our face - Luckily, there is treatment available.
Again, because our skin is as individual as we are, these changes become visible at different ages but are most commonly experienced by those who are 50+.
Signs of facial aging, such as wrinkles and folds, poor skin tone and texture, and an imbalanced distribution of soft tissue, can have deleterious psychological, emotional, and social effects because facial aging alters self-perception and how individuals are seen by others.
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