Skin longevity

Skin lon­ge­vi­ty descri­bes an approach that aims to keep the skin healt­hy and func­tion­al over the years, rather than only trea­ting visi­ble signs of age­ing once they appear. The term appli­es the idea of lon­ge­vi­ty to the skin. The empha­sis is on pre­ven­ti­on and on pre­ser­ving struc­tu­re, bar­ri­er func­tion and the capa­ci­ty to regenerate.

Appli­ca­ti­on

It usual­ly starts with an assess­ment of skin type, sun dama­ge and life­style. On that basis, dai­ly sun pro­tec­tion, a tail­o­red skin­ca­re rou­ti­ne with ingre­di­ents such as reti­no­ids or anti­oxi­dants and, whe­re appro­pria­te, tre­at­ments that sti­mu­la­te the body­’s own col­la­gen pro­duc­tion may be con­side­red. The aim is to redu­ce stress fac­tors such as UV radia­ti­on, smo­king and chro­nic inflammation.

Good to know

Skin lon­ge­vi­ty is not a sin­gle pro­ce­du­re but a long-term con­cept. Sun pro­tec­tion and topi­cal reti­no­ids are the best-docu­men­ted ele­ments. For many newer ingre­di­ents and devices, data on long-term effects are still thin, so rea­li­stic expec­ta­ti­ons are important.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Skin lon­ge­vi­ty (pre­ven­ti­on)