How To Reduce Wrinkles

What causes wrinkles

From your mid-twenties, skin gradually makes less collagen and elastin, the proteins that keep it firm and springy. Sun exposure speeds this up more than anything else. Smoking, poor sleep and dehydration add to it. Repeated expressions, such as frowning, squinting and smiling, fold the skin in the same places, so lines form there first.

It helps to tell fine lines, which are shallow and often linked to dryness, apart from deeper wrinkles caused by movement or loss of firmness, because they respond to different treatments.

Daily habits that slow wrinkles down

• Sunscreen every day, including cloudy days. This is the most effective prevention.
• Moisturise morning and night. Hydrated skin shows fine lines less.
• Introduce a retinoid slowly, if your skin tolerates it, starting two or three nights a week.
• Do not smoke, and protect your eyes with sunglasses to reduce squinting.

Professional treatments for texture and firmness

At Galeo Beauty, skin treatments can improve how fine lines and texture look:

• Dermalogica Pro Firm focuses on firming, collagen-supportive actives for ageing or lax skin.
• Pro Microneedling stimulates collagen and refines texture, and is usually planned as a course.
• QMS facials are another option your therapist may suggest.

Doctor-led options for deeper lines

Lines caused by movement, such as forehead lines and frown lines, often respond best to anti-wrinkle injections. These are a medical treatment, so they are done by the doctor-led Hart Aesthetics team after a consultation that covers suitability and risks. Your consultation is the right place to ask how long results last for you and what follow-up you would need.