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Current Topics In Skin CarePrevention Best Ally in Fighting Seasonal Dry Skin For some people, dry, flaky skin signals a change of seasons as much as colored leaves and snowflakes swirling. At the onset of the cooler months, the humidity in the air is decreased. Moisture is sucked out of our skin and into the air. Cooler temperatures and wind exacerbate what is called TEWL, or transepidermal water loss. The outcome: dry, flaky, itchy skin, cracked dry hands and parched, chapped lips. Usually our extremities are affected the most because they are exposed to the elements more often.
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Hormones & the Skin Hormones play a vitally important role in our body and skin. Changes or additions to these hormones can have a major impact to our health and well being. As we age, our hormone levels drop. In men this doesn’t occur until they reach their 70s. In women however, the change occurs much earlier when menstruation stops and estrogen levels decline. Declining estrogen levels affects a woman’s skin in a number of ways. Our skin thins and loses elasticity. Mucosal membranes in the vagina, nose and eyes start to dry out as well as the skin and scalp. Our faces lose collagen, muscle tone, bone and fat. Women can suffer from hirsutism or excessive hair growth on the body or face, hair loss or acne. “Things just start to shrink and shrivel,” says Trillium Creek Medical Director Dr. Helen Torok. “As we age our facial volume changes; it deflates, just like a balloon.” There are many cosmetic enhancements to lessen the appearance of fat, bone and muscle loss in the face. Dr. Torok says electrical stimulation of the bones and muscles has been shown to help stimulate bone growth. Read more in the current issue of our newsletter Trillium Creek Today >
Yearly Full Body Exams Important for Children Darla Hall, a certified physician assistant at Trillium Creek, says full body exams are especially important if there is a family history of skin cancer. “It’s rare that we would find something cancerous on a child’s skin, but there are certain moles that have the potential to develop into skin cancer,” she says. And it’s not only moles that may be cause for concern. Certain warts, molluscum (a contagious virus), eczema, ringworm, impetigo and other rashes have a noticeable appearance on the skin. Read more in the current issue of our newsletter Trillium Creek Today >
Trillium Creek Dermatology & Surgery Center 330.725.0569 |
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