Hormonal skin ageing (menopause)

Hor­mo­n­al skin age­ing refers to the chan­ges in the skin cau­sed by fal­ling oes­tro­gen levels during the meno­pau­se. Oes­tro­gen sup­ports the pro­duc­tion of col­la­gen, mois­tu­re and sebum; when it decli­nes, the skin often chan­ges noti­ce­ab­ly within a few years.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Typi­cal signs include a rapid loss of col­la­gen, thin­ner and drier skin, redu­ced firm­ness and slower wound heal­ing. Some women also noti­ce increased sen­si­ti­vi­ty, pig­men­ta­ti­on or brea­kouts. Skin­ca­re is the­r­e­fo­re often swit­ched to richer, bar­ri­er-sup­port­ing pro­ducts, and aes­the­tic tre­at­ments that sti­mu­la­te col­la­gen can help impro­ve skin quality.

Good to know

Hor­mo­n­al skin age­ing adds to intrin­sic skin age­ing and sun-rela­ted age­ing. Hor­mo­ne repla­ce­ment the­ra­py can affect the skin, but the decis­i­on to use it is made for medi­cal reasons rather than for the skin alo­ne and belongs in a gynae­co­lo­gi­cal con­sul­ta­ti­on. Sun pro­tec­tion and a healt­hy skin bar­ri­er remain essen­ti­al at every stage of life.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Anti-Aging tre­at­ment