Anti-Aging, Research Brief.pdf

Anti-Aging
Research Brief
MMIII • No. 1 Academy of Anti-Aging Research
Aging Skin BEFORE
By Michael Lam, MD, MPH, ABAAM
and Maria Sulindro, MD, ABAAM
he aging of our skin can be divided into two broad
T processes: chronological aging and photo-aging.
1. Chronological aging represents the structural, functional, and
metabolic changes in the skin that parallel the aging and
degenerative changes in other ans. Symptoms of
chronological aging include:
Dry and Thin Skin. While young skin renews itself every three to
four weeks, older skin takes four to six weeks to renew itself. The
top layers lose more moisture due to the aging process, and older
skin has a dryer and more dehydrated appearance.
Fine Wrinkles. Diminished production of collagen leads to fine AFTER 180 DAYS TREATMENT
wrinkles initially observed around the eyes (commonly known as WITH PEPTIDE SECRETAGOGUE
“crow’s feet”), forehead, and other sun-exposed areas. More
pronounced effects include furrows at the site of facial expression
lines and sagging folds over the eyelids, neck, jaw, and arms.
Abnormal Blood Vessels. Within the many small, delicate blood
vessels supplying nutrients to the skin, abnormalities develop.
This is particularly conspicuous over the nose and cheeks.
Age Spots . These are pigmentations that surfaced as a result of
a decrease in the number and function of pigment ce