Skin Senescence

Photodamage, which is caused by overexposure to the sun or ultraviolet light, may accelerate this process. Wrinkles occur at a younger age and are more pronounced. Typical signs of photodamage are brown age spots, irregular pigmentation of the skin, especially in fair-skinned people. In addition, growths may appear on the surface of the skin, which may become rough and in the worst case, actinic keratoses (pre-cancerous lesions) may also appear. 


How to prevent skin senescence

Today several therapeutic solutions exist which can help reduce or prevent skin senescence.
- Dry skin is treated with moisturizing skin agents.
- Wrinkles are reduced with fillers and if they are secondary to muscle contraction, with botulinum toxin.
- Contour and volume changes can be corrected with fillers or a fat transplant.
- Skin is toned using specific lights or lasers, chemical peels, dermabrasion or photodynamic therapy.
- Unwanted hair is removed with laser therapy. Hair transplantation corrects receding hair.
- Visible blood vessels are treated by laser, electrocautery or microsclerotherapy (injecting a product into the vessels to clog them).
- Photodamage can be prevented by taking simple measures such as wearing clothes which protect from the sun, staying in the shade and applying a sunblock.
- Pigmentary changes are treated with depigmenting agents or chemical peels.
- Actinic keratoses are treated with cryotherapy, topical agents or photodynamic therapy.