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Ageing: Fine lines, first wrinkles, deep wrinkles

Skin Ageing is a complex process which involves slowdown of cellular activity and inability of the cells to perform their normal functions. To a large extent, skin ageing is reflected by wrinkle appearance. Wrinkles are an end result of various intrinsic & extrinsic factors that act and leave their imprint on the skin

Factors responsible for Skin Ageing

Extrinsic Factors
Facial Expressions : constant muscular movements, Photo induced : induced by UV rays of the sun, Behavioral : accelerated by smoking, pollution, excessive alcohol intake, stress

Intrinsic Factors
Chronological : Skin functions that decline with age, Hormonal : Hormone depletion leading to dry skin, loss of elasticity & loss of skin substance

Skin Ageing : Symptoms

In case of extrinsic factors
Combination of fine wrinkles & coarse wrinkles, tanned skin & irregular pigmentation, firm skin tone, dryness – loss of hydration

In case of intrinsic factors

Skin with creases, well set wrinkles, increased skin fragility, slackness & loss of elasticity, sagging skin, dryness – decrease in activity of sebaceous glands, age spots appear

Vichy Laboratoires through constant research have classified ageing into different types depending on skin symptoms and factors responsible. Vichy has also devised various evaluation techniques to determine the stage of ageing. These stages are classified as-

Photo Ageing

Symptoms