Skincare, anti-ageing and tips to maintain a youthful glow

SKIN IS in! On the last

Doctor’s Appointment, the whole matter of anti-ageing and proper skincare was discussed as host Dr Sara Lawrence was joined by Dr Arusha Campbell-Chambers, clinical and cosmetic dermatologist, and founder and head of Dermatology Solutions.

Ageing is inevitable. This very complex process is divided into main categories, intrinsic or internal ageing and extrinsic or external or premature ageing. The skincare expert explains that internal ageing is the skin’s natural ageing process that happens because of the genes that a person inherits. While premature ageing is accelerated ageing based on a person’s lifestyle.

A number of factors play into how and when we begin to age, including exposure to the sun, which accounts for about 80 per cent of ageing, as well as cigarette smoking, alcohol, stress, pollutants, lack of sleep, different sleeping positions and even gravity, among others. All these factors lead to various changes in the skin.

Dr Campbell-Chambers points out that the skin consists of different layers and as result, the outer layer, of the skin tends to get dry or rough as people age.

In addition, fine lines and wrinkles begin to develop as people get older, but the skin expert says this may not just be a surface problem but may indicate a loss of collagen, changes in the elastic tissue in the middle layer of the skin called the dermis, or even changes in the fat layer under the skin.

She goes on to explain that this redistribution of the fat under the skin can cause sinking in some areas, which accounts for hollowing under eye sockets, sagging of the lower eyelid and jaws or sagging in the face structure completely.

But ageing goes beyond skin and fat, she said, it also has to do with changes in a person’s bone structure and muscles. As people age, they lose bone, which shows in the skin and facial structures. In addition, expressions caused by the movement of the muscles can also cause different frown and laugh lines, which may speed up ageing.

Dr Sara Lawrence was joined by Dr Arusha Campbell-Chambers, clinical and cosmetic dermatologist, and founder and head of Dermatology Solutions to discuss Anti-Ageing. Dr Campbell-Chambers stated that ageing is inevitable. The skin specialist further...