The impact of weight loss on facial skin –

Many people are concerned about their physical appearance during the weight loss process. Exercises so that your arms stay toned and without the famous “bye-byes”, sit-ups so that your belly doesn’t get flabby and a sequence of squats to make your legs defined. but what is the impact of weight loss on facial skin and in your health?

Slimming causes collagen and elastin fibers to break up, which are responsible for skin firmness and support. Thus, sagging occurs and facilitates the appearance of wrinkles.

Healthy weight loss occurs with the gradual decrease of fat present in the body, but often also implies the loss of lean mass, when associated with rapid weight loss. “Both fat and muscle are important for skin structure, but with the increase in the volume of adipose tissue, skin stretching also occurs. This process causes the disruption of collagen and elastin fibers, which are responsible for firmness and support, thus sagging occurs and facilitates the appearance of wrinkles”, explains the pharmaceutical specialist in assets and vice president of Galena, Claudia Coral.

Decreasing measurements can also highlight dark circles, making them darker due to the lack of adiposity, which makes vessels and collaterals more visible.

And the specialist in dermatocosmetics and CEO of Ellementti Dermocosméticos. doctor Fernanda Chauvin scores one more factor “Weight gain generates skin stretching, when rapid weight loss occurs the skin that was stretched during weight gain cannot return to normal, causing tissue sagging that leads to increased lines and wrinkles.” In addition, the decrease in measurements can also highlight the dark circles, making them darker due to the lack of adiposity, which makes the vessels and collaterals become more visible.

The fat found on the face is located in the hypodermic layer of the skin (just below the dermis, being considered its deep layer) and helps maintain elasticity. When we lose it, the skin loses its density, gaining a more aged appearance with lines, wrinkles and sagging. “People age when they lose weight because there are natural fat pads on our face, responsible for supporting the dermis and when a lot of weight is lost, in addition to the necessary fats, there is also a loss of essential fats, such as these fat pads, which are considered good”, adds dermatologist Priscila Camara de Camargo.

But then, how to take care of your face during slimming?

As we lose weight, our skin also loses collagen. That This happens because with stretching, collagen and elastin fibers are also broken, which are responsible for firmness and support. The ideal is make use of oral hydrolyzed collagen, sunscreen three times a day, antioxidants and retinol in the skincare routine. “As a routine, I recommend in the morning: wash, apply a moisturizing water, a moisturizing and protective antiaging serum. As for the night, I recommend: do a double cleaning, apply an antiaging serum with actives such as retinol, and specific products for the eye and neck area”, says Fernanda Chauvin.

The best thing to do is to start a preventive treatment, adapting your skincare routine before the weight loss process. Good ways to mitigate the problem is to reconcile the diet with a routine application of anti-aging creams with antioxidant composition, such as vitamin C, E and resveratrol, which increase firmness and give luminosity to the skin. The application of creams with retinoids leads to an increase in collagen production, helping to fight sagging. “There is an arsenal of manipulated cosmetic products that can be used, but nutricosmetics cannot be missing, which are products for the beauty of the skin for oral use, which work from the inside out”, comments Claudia Coral.

It should also be emphasized the importance of using micronutrients for skin care after weight loss. In this context, the role of the silicon, which despite being found in foods such as whole grains, is not absorbed effectively by our body. “Nutricolin®, orthosilicic acid stabilized in choline, is a more bioavailable source of silicon, which acts by stimulating beauty proteins, such as collagen, elastin and keratin, favoring skin support and firmness”, continues Claudia. See below an indication of Good Shape for this supplement.

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“In clinic, there are options for prevention and treatment of the problem, such as:

radio frequency,
microfocused ultrasound,
filler with hyaluronic acid,
mesotherapy,
peelings,
lasers.

Radiofrequency and microfocused ultrasound are good options for mild to moderate flaccidity, while fillers represent a good strategy to return some of the volume lost with the weight loss process. But dermatologist Antonella Murad reinforces that only your doctor will know which one is right for you. So look for your dermatologist before starting any treatment.