Look Out for These Skin Problems Caused by Aging
Our skin undergoes a variety of alterations as we grow older. How the skin ages depends on a variety of variables. Our lifestyle, diet, hereditary, and other personal behaviors (smoking or drinking alcohol) play a huge part. The principal cause of skin damage is exposure to the sun. Skin damage due to the sun is because of the ultraviolet light (UV), which breaks down the skin’s elastic tissue (elastin). This causes the skin to stretch, sag, wrinkle, become blotchy, often with precancerous growths and even skin cancer.
Similarly, the loss of fatty tissue between the skin and the muscle, tension, gravity, and obesity are the other factors leading to skin aging. These and other skin issues that a person can face with increasing age are discussed in the blog.
Wrinkles
Skin begins to wrinkle over time. Stuff in the atmosphere, like the UV rays, can make the skin less elastic. …