As the body’s largest organ, as well as the fastest growing one, the skin has a very important job in protecting the body. Many people have a vague understanding or awareness of just what their skin does to help them function every day, but it is not often that we put much thought into exactly what it is and what it does. Stretched over our entire bodies as a sort of soft armor against normal, every day occurrences and irritants, skin has several complex layers and varies in thickness depending on the location. Skin on the eyelids, naturally is incredibly thin, while the soles of our feet carry quite a thick layer of skin.
Skin rejuvenation and protection
Getting the summer glow is always a nice feeling. Soaking up those warm rays and having a bit of color to show for it is something that has been a part of our society for quite some time, and yet, for many years, the negative effects of baking your skin in harmful ultraviolet rays has been prevalent and accessible. Individuals who apply a sunscreen that has an SPF of 15 or above each and every day will often exhibit 24% less skin aging than those individuals who do not regularly protect their skin from the sun. Too many people either do not acknowledge the warnings, or recognize them and act in spite of them.
However once the damage begins to show through sun spots, wrinkles, or worse, some people then start to take action to protect their skin. The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that over 90% of the changes that are visibly noticeable in the skin and are quite often attributed to aging are in fact a result of sun exposure. Not only can you protect your skin from the sun using the appropriate SPF sunscreen, but there are also options for skin rejuvenation that a local professional in dermatology could assist you with.
Sensitive skin treatment options
Your local dermatologist will have options for different treatments for your skin, depending on what you are in need of. If you are hoping to better protect your skin, or deal with a bout of acne, or understand sun spots or abnormal moles, the dermatologist office should be able to help you. But if you are looking for other skin rejuvenation options, you can also check out your local spas and see what they have to offer. The key is understanding how your skin operates and how you can work with it, improve it, and even pamper it a little in order to keep it looking and feeling radiant. Skin rejuvenation will often also target the two main categories of wrinkles, which are the fine lines that are a result of ultraviolet light, and the deeper furrows that are caused by muscle contraction, such as frowning or other such facial expressions.
The fastest growing organ
We tend to lose quite a bit of skin over time. From shedding dry skin to peeling after a bad sun burn, it is safe to say that we have been through quite a few layers of skin. What many people do not realize is just how much is lost, and in turn how much the skin continues to grow and replace the old skin cells. On average, a person can lose about 48 kilograms, or about 105 pounds of skin by the time he or she reaches the age of 70. That’s practically losing and regrowing an entirely new person!
Protecting your skin is vital. Anyone who has been through the fight of skin cancer, or attempted to readjust after a bad burn or other accident could tell you just how important your skin really is. And while it is likely that many people will not have to worry about those extremes, regular skin care can do wonders for you in the long run.
