skin aging – Visage Dermatology https://www.visagedermatology.com St Petersburg Dermatologist & Laser Center Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:35:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 What Causes our Skin to Get Older https://www.visagedermatology.com/causes-skin-get-older/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:35:38 +0000 http://www.dev.visagedermatology.com/?p=2260 Sun protection essential: Dermatologists agree that using sunscreen every day can help prevent premature skin aging.

Many things cause our skin to age. Some things we cannot do anything about; others we can influence.

One thing that we cannot change is the natural aging process. It plays a key role. With time, we all get visible lines on our face. It is natural for our face to lose some of its youthful fullness. We notice our skin becoming thinner and drier. Our genes largely control when these changes occur. The medical term for this type of aging is “intrinsic aging.”

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