Life Cycle of Skin  schedule free consultation  Our skin changes
as we age. A baby's skin has a much thicker fat layer and a much
thinner epidermis. Babies have smooth, soft skin partly because
they have a much higher percentage of hyaluronic acid, a
compound capable of retaining 1000x its weight in water. In
addition, babies regenerate the strateum corneum (the outermost
layer where new skin cells are formed) in as little as 14 days.
This same regeneration process takes up to 37 days in a 50 year
old.  As our skin ages, it loses much of the underlying tissue
that made it so soft and supple as a child. Over time, collagen
(the “glue" that holds elastin together) is depleted from the
dermis. Collagen depletion makes our skin thinner and less
supple and causes skin to sag and lose its resiliency. In
addition, as we age, decreased blood flow to our skin results in
slower healing. Finally, for post menopausal women, skin
produces less protective oils so our skin dries out more easily.
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