| 1. Sun ProtectionMore than anything else, sun | | | | describe, melasma should not be considered a |
| protection will help to prevent the aging of your | | | | heritable disorder.3. FitnessWith age, extra weight |
| skin, The sun is largely responsible for wrinkling, | | | | can accumulate in areas under the chin, the neck |
| blotchy pig entation (Lentigines, also called "liver | | | | or cheeks, giving the skin an older look. Other |
| spots"), thinning of the skin, broken blood vessels | | | | areas of skin such as the abdomen, thighs, |
| (telangectasias), dryness, texture changes, uneven | | | | buttocks and calves look older if they are carrying |
| color and some sun related skin diseases that | | | | excess fat. A combination of balanced nutrition |
| make the skin look older. Daily use of sunscreen | | | | and exercise can greatly improve the appearance |
| products with at least an SPF of 15 along with | | | | of the skin. Drinking enough water is also |
| protective clothing such as full-brimmed hats, long | | | | important. Improved muscle tone and improved |
| sleeved blouses and shirts, and slacks instead of | | | | circulation also help to keep that younger looking |
| shorts will greatly reduce the aging of the skin | | | | skin we would all like to maintain. Some excess |
| and the possibility of skin cancer. Sunglasses will | | | | fat can be removed by liposuction; however, it is |
| also protect the eyelids from aging and will help | | | | much better not to accumulate that excess |
| reduce crows feet by reducing the squinting which | | | | weight in the first place.4. Smile!Your face tends |
| comes from sun exposure without eye | | | | to conform to the position or expression that you |
| protection.2. Avoid SmokingMelasma has been | | | | carry most of the time. If you often frown or |
| considered to arise from pregnancy, oral | | | | scowl you skin is more likely to develop lines or |
| contraceptives, endocrine dysfunction, genetic | | | | wrinkles between the eyes, down turning lines at |
| factors, medications, nutritional deficiency, hepatic | | | | the corners of the mouth, or other lines or |
| dysfunction, and other factors. The majority of | | | | furrows that conform to the frowning facial |
| cases appear related to pregnancy or oral | | | | expression. a smiling, pleasant, relaxed expression |
| contraceptives. The infrequency of melasma in | | | | is goof for your face and will help keep you |
| postmenopausal women on estrogen replacement | | | | looking younger.5. Sleeping PositionsSleeping on |
| suggests that estrogen alone is not the cause. In | | | | your face can cause sleep wrinkles. Sleeping in the |
| more recent experience, combination treatment | | | | same position most of the night for years can |
| using estrogen plus progestational agents is being | | | | permanently crease your skin. With a small pillow |
| used in postmenopausal women, and melasma is | | | | under the lumbar (lower) spine, it is possible to |
| being observed in some of these older women | | | | sleep on your back comfortably without causing |
| who did not have melasma during their | | | | wrinkles on your face.6. Skin CareConsistent skin |
| pregnancies. Sun exposure would appear to be a | | | | care is important in maintaining younger looking |
| stimulating factor in predisposed individuals. | | | | skin. In recent years, several products appear to |
| Although a few cases within families have been | | | | cause an improvement in aged skin. |