Age-related thinning of the skin and loss of fat leaves the hands looking more skeletonized with tendons and veins more apparent. With the inevitable exposure to ultraviolet light (in addition to the damaging effects of infrared radiation and air pollution), brown spots and precancerous skin changes can also appear. Fortunately, solutions exist to counter these changes.
What can be done?
By using laser or radiofrequency treatments together with appropriate cosmeceuticals, the quality of the skin can be improved, and brown spots erased. Fillers can be injected to mimic the appearance of fat, thereby concealing the tendons and veins.
Conditions
Age-related facial changes
Deterioration of the skin becomes apparent when we age. This is due to the effects of the sun and results in the skin becoming thinner and losing strength, hydration and elasticity. Brown spots can appear as can the appearance of small veins and large pores. The skin loses its smoothness...
Melasma, Freckles, Sun Spots
A brown spot is due to changes in pigmentation. A solar lentigo - also known as a liver spot or sun spot - appears as a brown spot on the skin that is darker than the surrounding skin. It is due to sun exposure and is most common in areas...
Sun damage
Sun damage is not part of the natural aging process associated with changes to the skin. Instead, it is the accumulated effect of exposure to the sun. This can result in brown pigmentation, melasma, broken blood vessels, dehydration, thinner skin, fine lines, enlarged pores, skin laxity, and even skin cancer.
...Wrinkles and Fine Lines
Wrinkles, fine lines, and skin folds are a result of changes in the skin that develop naturally with time but are significantly accelerated by sun exposure and cigarettes. The skin becomes thinner and drier from the effect of the loss of collagen, elasticity and moisture retaining proteins. Changes in the...
Dry or Rough Skin
The appearance of dry or rough skin is due to the irregular shedding of the cells of the upper part of the skin (epidermis). As we age, dead cells tend to ‘clump up’ rather than being evenly shed. The skin looks dry and rough because it no longer reflects light...