Wrinkles are a part of the normal aging process, they can develop more commonly on the areas of the body that are exposed to the sun; forearms, hands, neck and face.
Exposure to the sun is one of biggest contributors to them, although genetics plays the most important factor in the structure and texture of the skin.
Smoking, dust, wind and heat are environmental exposures that can contribute to wrinkles also.
Nowadays there are plenty of options that could aid in the elimination or at least reduce their appearance.
Some of the most important wrinkle treatments are surgery, medications, fillers and skin resurfacing techniques.
What Causes Wrinkles?
There are many factors that can cause wrinkles development, but among them the next three are probably the most common.
Light skin: The sun can inflict more damage to people with light skin, which further increases wrinkles.
Smoking: According to the experts, smoking causes the skin a reduction in blood supply.
Genetic factors: If your parents acquired them earlier in life you have more possibility to develop them than if it was the opposite way.
Common Treatments
These cosmetic procedures are able to soften the lines that cause the sun, aging and smoking.
The results vary depending on the kind of treatment employed.
Facial fillers
These are injectable fillers, they are less expensive than traditional face lifts and could give you better results.
The results can be seen in less than a half an hour and could last to up one year.
Unlike Botox which relaxes the muscles, these fillers fill in the lines with many different substances, in consequence the lines disappear.
These fillers can be employed as volumizers for sagging hands, thin lips and cheeks.
Botox
This drug is made of a neurotoxin which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes a disorder called botulism (a type of food poisoning) and it is used by doctors in little doses to deal with certain health problems, among them facial wrinkles removals.
Laser Resurfacing
This is a procedure to resurface the skin through a laser and better the look of the skin or deal with modest facial defects, among them wrinkles.
Chemical peel
This one employs a chemical solution to bland your skin texture by getting rid of the damaged external layers. Improves your skin appearance in one of the least invasive ways, it's primarily used on the face and also can be utilized in the hands and neck, it is called derma pilling or chemexfoliation also.
