… sagging — all of which rob our skin of its youthful glow and makes us appear older than we really are.
As African American skin matures, changes in the texture of the skin become noticeable. Skin that was once baby smooth and soft becomes rough and bumpy especially on sun exposed areas. The roughness is due to skin cells that stick together and do slough as they normally would. Black skin care for this should be directed to using natural exfoliators either with topical agents, chemical peels or microdermabrasion.
A loss of volume of the skin occurs as we mature. Slow degradation of collagen in the dermal layer of the skin accounts for the loss of volume. This change leads to a hollowness of the face and sagging of the skin. The hollowness is most prominent on the cheeks just under the cheek bones. Sagging is especially prominent in the area between the nose and the outer corner of the mouth (nasolabial fold) and in the neck and jawline areas. The hollowness may be improved with the use of dermal fillers. Sagging is most readily treated with surgical a facelift.