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SLP Hormones |
How Skin Ages
In an older person, the deep layers of skin tissue have fewer cells, as a result of which they lose flexibility and have less resilience. The skin becomes thinner and more fragile, and starts to wrinkle; the blood vessels in the skin are also less elastic, so that even minor injuries can cause bruising. Young SkinA thick top layer and many elastic fibres in the deeper layers help to maintain the smoothness of young skin. Older SkinA thinner outer layer and fewer elastic fibres in the deeper layers cause the skin of an older person to look loose, with creases and wrinkles. |
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