Skin elasticity can be checked with a simple examination called the Snap Test. With your forefinger and thumb, pinch your under-eye skin. If it snaps back quickly, it indicates good elasticity. If it takes time to get back to its original position, it indicates low skin elasticity.
Yes! Phew. Increasing your collagen and elastin reserves (and hyaluronic acid too) will help repair loss of skin elasticity. Doing so long term will prevent further loss and encourage good skin elasticity in future.
To determine how elastic your skin is, try the “pinch test.” Pinch and hold an area of skin for a few seconds and then release it. If the skin flattens quickly, it has good elasticity; if it takes longer to flatten and “snap back” into position, it has less elasticity.
But you can help your body produce elastin naturally by eating a well-balanced diet that includes greens, citrus fruits, fish, berries and nuts. You can also help maintain elastin in your body by exercising, establishing a proper skin care routine, quitting smoking and wearing sunscreen every day.
Eating foods that contain vitamin C and antioxidants, avoiding smoking, limiting caffeine intake, and protecting the skin from sunlight may all help preserve collagen or boost its production.
Identifying ways to replenish elastin and elastic fibers should improve the skin's appearance, texture, resiliency, and wound-healing capabilities. However, few therapies are capable of repairing elastic fibers or substantially reorganizing the elastin/microfibril network.
Bottom line: Laser resurfacing can tighten skin, usually better than any other skin-tightening procedure. It can also diminish fine lines, wrinkles, and dark spots on the skin, such as age spots. The tradeoff is that it requires downtime and has a greater risk of possible side effects, such as scarring.
How vitamin D deficiency leads to accelerated skin aging isn't fully understood. However, some experts suspect it has something to do with vitamin D's protective and antioxidant properties on the skin.
Collagen and elastin production slows down gradually with age. And, as you lose skin elasticity, you tend to develop fine lines and wrinkles and lose skin thickness. As mentioned above, this generally starts to happen around 25 years old and progresses gradually with age.
Vitamin C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps protect against oxidative damage and plays a role in the production of collagen, which helps keep skin firm and elastic. Particularly in topical applications, Vitamin C has been shown to decrease skin wrinkling and increase collagen production.
Besides aging, the biggest factors that contribute to loss of skin elasticity are UV damage, sleep deprivation, smoking and genes, notes Dr. Mamina Turegano, Louisiana-based triple board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist.
Plant-based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and beans are especially rich in skin-supporting nutrients, and studies show that they can actually help improve skin elasticity and hydration. They may even help reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
The "Classic" Face Massage: One of the most common facial massages practised by beauticians and involves pinching, tapping, stroking and kneading the face and is thought to promote collagen production.
With a slower, more gradual weight loss, it's easier for a person's skin elasticity to sort of snap back into place, shrinking back down as the fat is lost. But when too much is lost too fast, the skin's elasticity doesn't have time to catch up. To get rid of the loose skin, exercise helps, a little.
Ultraviolet radiation can reduce collagen production. Smoking reduces collagen production. This can impair wound healing and lead to wrinkles. Some autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, can also damage collagen.
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This loss reduces the production of elastin by approximately half, which disrupts the normal structure of elastic fibers in many connective tissues. As a result, large blood vessels such as the aorta are often thicker and less resilient than normal.
Just five minutes a day of regular tapping:
encourages lymph drainage which helps eliminate the damage from free radicals; enhances our skin's ability to breathe by improving the flow of oxygen; plumps the face and smoothes wrinkles by stimulating collagen production; normalizes the activity of oil and sweat glands.