Photoaging | by Dr . Charlene DeHaven the midface triangle , and loss of resiliency accompanying aging . Glycation occurs much more rapidly in a free radical rich environment like sunlight .
Elastosis is the damage to elastin , the elastic tissue in the skin , occurring with sun exposure . As with collagen , the elastin stops working properly and is not able to return to its youthful shape when stretched or stressed .
Normal strand of collagen becomes brittle through the process of glycation .
COLLAGEN AND ELASTIN DAMAGE
Collagen is damaged independently by free radicals from sunlight and also by the process of glycation , whereby a molecule of sugar is attached to collagen , making it brittle and nonfunctional . Glycation is responsible for skin sagging , inversion of
A number of specific ingredients within iS Clinical products are excellent at improving the synthesis of collagen , elastin , and the ground substance that contains hyaluronic acid . Small chain hyaluronic acid , as is found in Youth Eye Complex , can be absorbed through the skin . Filling spheres containing hyaluronic acid plus other ingredients will immediately plump
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