| For many Baby Boomers trying to slow down the | | | | an assortment of other risky habits and behaviors. |
| aging process, hyperpigmentation means a lot more | | | | From a purely cosmetic point of view, if the texture |
| than just dark spots on their skin. In a culture | | | | of your skin has been damaged by sun exposure, |
| obsessed with youth and beauty, age spots may not | | | | aging, or a combination, thereof, there are a variety |
| only have a negative impact on one's self-esteem, | | | | of tactics you can use to counteract those |
| but they could also potentially be a contributing | | | | conditions. Whether your complaint is |
| factor in age discrimination. It may not happen all the | | | | hyperpigmentation or wrinkles, the problem can often |
| time, but it does happen. | | | | be improved through procedures, such as |
| Some people would assert that aging is a natural | | | | dermabrasion or laser treatments. Researchers in |
| process that should be managed by maintaining a | | | | Germany have also recently made some progress in |
| healthy lifestyle and a positive attitude. Their advice | | | | learning how to use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to |
| might be to just go with the flow and don't fight the | | | | restore some of the resiliency and elasticity of aging |
| inevitable. Well, even though everyone has a | | | | skin. Positive effects on collagen production in skin |
| different opinion on the matter, few people would | | | | has also been reported as the result of topically |
| disagree with this fact: The experience of aging is as | | | | applying amino acid compounds, called pentapeptides |
| different among individuals as personal values, career | | | | Another type of skin therapy that has been shown |
| aspirations, genetics, and lifestyle choices. | | | | to improve the appearance of photodamaged and |
| Some people offer no resistance to what they see | | | | wrinkled skin is called the ELASTIderm Decolletage |
| as the natural changes that occur as a result of | | | | System. At the recent Fall Clinical Dermatology |
| getting older. Others wage a proactive battle against | | | | Conference Meeting, in Long Beach, California, Obagi |
| every change that takes place in their skin texture, | | | | Medical Products announced the results of a 24-week |
| hair color, and waistline measurements. There's | | | | clinical study involving two topical skin treatments . |
| certainly nothing wrong with trying to slow down the | | | | According to an October 16th, 2008 press release |
| aging process and retain one's youthful appearance; | | | | issued by Obagi Medical Products, Inc., "The |
| and for those intent on doing so, there are enough | | | | ELASTIderm Skin Lightening Complex is formulated |
| temporary solutions, anti-aging products, and | | | | with 4% hydroquinone to aid in the gradual lightening |
| cosmetic procedures out there to suit almost | | | | of hyperpigmented skin conditions. The ELASTIderm |
| everyone's comfort level and budget. | | | | Wrinkle Reducing Lotion is formulated with a |
| The secret to staving off premature aging is actually | | | | proprietary bi-mineral complex with malonic acid that |
| not a secret. The media frequently focuses on the | | | | helps replenish elasticity and build collagen." The lead |
| age defying benefits of regular exercise, antioxidants, | | | | investigator in the study, James Leyden, MD, stated |
| Omega 3's, getting enough sleep, managing stress, | | | | that "The system is highly effective, with the most |
| controlling cholesterol, limiting fat intake, getting | | | | obvious improvements in mottled hyperpigmentation |
| enough sleep, refraining from smoking, applying | | | | occurring early in treatment, which continued to |
| sunscreen, and - in case I forgot anything -- avoiding | | | | improve over time, as did wrinkling. |