Aging and the Skin

It is often the skin that tells us we are getting older. Wrinkles develop in predictable areas at predictable times, age spots develop, and the skin becomes drier. Some of these changes can be prevented, others treated, and surgery can be done to restore the appearance of tone in the skin.

A person should be careful to prevent sun-induced damage to the skin. It causes skin cancers, thickening of th…