Ageing Hands

With age, the appearance of the hand changes due to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Extrinsic factors are exposure to the sun, chemicals and smoking. In contrast, ageing alters the deeper soft tissue planes, decreasing skin elasticity.

Ensuring you wear SPF every day can help prevent ageing in the hands, as well as using an effective anti-aging cosmeceutical product to replace lost moisture and Hyaluronic Acid in the skin.

Age in the hands show as line, wrinkles and pigmentation patches, known as ‘age spots’. The hands are very exposed to the environment every day and can be hugely affected.

IPL Skin Rejuvenation Medical grade Intensive Pulse Light (IPL) Skin Rejuvenation is among the most effective method of treating skin damage in a non-invasive way. IPL is not a laser, but a broad wavelength light that is pulsed onto the skin and can treat multiple conditions simultaneously from the effects of ageing and sun damage to reducing the appearance of photo ageing. A courses of 6 sessions are normally required to achieve an ideal result.

Ever wonder what causes aging hands? The answer is found in the way your body changes as a whole over time. But you can intervene in how it happens.

As you age, your hands lose fat and elasticity and your skin loses volume. This reduced volume and decreased elasticity produces translucent skin that wrinkles and develops age spots.

Age spots, also called liver spots or solar lentigines, happen after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light and can be various shades of brown or black. They appear on the areas most exposed to the sun, when melanin is abundant because of sun exposure. You can get them at any age, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors or use tanning beds (which are never recommended).

“Your hands can also develop a skeletal appearance because you lose fat in some places as you age,”

The good news is there are many ways to prevent and fight signs of aging on your hands.We recommends the following:

Moisturize

Protect your skin and nails

Exfoliate

Wear sunscreen

Eat a healthy diet