Safety Tips For Senile Skin/Aged Skin
Biological aging is a normal, natural and inevitable process. No one knows when old age begins and interesting point is that the biological age of the person is not identical with his chronological age. Human ageing is the time- related deterioration of the physiological functions necessary for survival and fertility. These changes occur independently and are influenced by diet, environment and personal habits as well as genetic factors. Many disease processes are present in old age people. Here, we have mainly discussed about the skin problems like wrinkling, xerosis and pruritus. Wrinkling of skin This is the hallmark sign of aging and it happens due to the decreased elasticity and increased thinning of epidermis and dermis. Subcutaneous fat also reduced. Xerosis (Dryness) of skin Xerosis is the commonest skin problemin geriatric population. It is characterised by dryness, itching, cracked or fissured skin with scaling. Trans- epidermal water loss...