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Do your hands give away your age?

Hand AgeingWhen it comes to fighting the signs of aging, we spend a lot of time caring for the skin on our face and necks but the most commonly overlooked area is our hands. Do your hands look as young as you feel? Just like our faces, our hands are susceptible to volume loss and sun damage. Volume loss becomes associated with looking older as the veins and tendons on the back of the hand become more prominent and long term sun exposure leads to age spots. Because the skin on the back of the hands is extremely thin, the loss of fat padding on any level shows quickly. Take away that small cushion and all the structures in the hand show up – the tendons, bones and the veins. Sun damage plays a big part in the “aging hand” syndrome. Given that our hands are routinely ignored when it comes to daily application of sunscreen – and they spend a lot of time in the “driver’s seat” wrapped around a steering wheel – it’s no wonder they start showing their age earlier than the rest of our body. The natural fat cushion that we’re born with begins to lessen in our late twenties and early thirties. By the time we hit 50, most of us have hands that tell the truth about our age and, sometimes, can actually make us seem older than we actually are! Over many decades, sun exposure causes brown spots and crepiness of the skin. Veins become more prominent, and, along with fat loss, cause the hand to look more skeletal.

How can we restore a youthful look to the hand?

Each area of aging is scientifically assessed and treated in Hand Rejuvenation. The Merz hand grading scale grades the progression of age-related changes in the hand, on a scale from one to four. Each area of deficit can be addressed. Crepiness of the skin is treated with the Ellman CO2 laser, which tightens and resurfaces the skin and stimulates collagen production and greater thickness and elasticity of the skin.. Lost subcutaneous tissue is replaced with fillers, which gives the hand a softer, more youthful appearance. Rough, dry skin is exfoliated and infused with nourishing antioxidants and hyaluronic acid using the vortex infusing technology of the HydraFacial MD. The result is skin that is soft and hydrated. Just as they care for your facial skin, professional grade skin care products nourish and maintain your fresh new look, along with daily SPF, of course! The overall effect is softer, more youthful hands. At Dr. Monica Scheel Dermatology, we remain at the forefront of innovative dermatology and rejuvenation techniques. We bring you cutting edge technologies and applications that will help restore your youthful look and enhance your life. Please schedule a consultation to learn more.