Cosmetic doctor Anthony Youn encourages women over 40 to use hydrolyzed collagen combined with a skin care routine with retinol and peptides.
Anthony Youn is a doctor with 20 years of experience in cosmetic surgery. The American doctor is also the author of several best-selling beauty books such as The Age Fix, Playing God... Although he owns a famous cosmetic surgery clinic in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Youn believes that "surgery should be the last resort". The expert encourages middle-aged women to focus on their lifestyle and daily skin care steps to increase collagen production and rejuvenate their appearance before resorting to invasive measures.
1. Eat more protein
Protein is very important for health as well as maintaining skin firmness. Dr. Youn recommends that everyone should ensure 30g of protein per meal because protein and amino acids are the ingredients that make up collagen. Eggs, lean meat, fish, bone broth, nuts... are rich sources of protein that can be easily added to your daily meals.
A protein-rich diet helps maintain firm skin texture and prevent sagging.
2. Use hydrolyzed collagen
As you age, collagen production slows down, causing the skin to lose elasticity and form wrinkles more easily. Collagen deficiency not only accelerates sagging and skin aging, but also manifests itself through signs such as weak, brittle hair, brittle nails... Doctors recommend that women choose hydrolyzed collagen supplements because they are small in size, making them easier for the body to absorb.
3. Use peptides and retinol
According to Dr. Youn, peptides and retinol have both been shown to improve skin texture, reduce wrinkles, and crow's feet. Retinol is a derivative of vitamin A, which has the effect of strengthening collagen structure, increasing new skin cell growth, reducing wrinkles, and slowing down the aging process. This active ingredient is recommended for use at night and should be tested for skin sensitivity before use.
Beauty experts recommend adding peptides and retinol to your skin care routine to slow down the appearance of signs of aging.
Peptides are highly benign, helping to speed up skin recovery and regeneration. This active ingredient also helps protect the skin from the harmful effects of sunlight, reduces brown spots, dark spots, and melasma, and slows down the appearance of wrinkles.
4. Sun protection
UV rays are one of the main causes of collagen breakdown in the skin. Therefore, applying sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher every day, paying attention to carefully protecting the skin when going out plays a huge role in preserving the old collagen structure, creating ideal conditions for the production of new collagen.
5. Red light therapy
According to Dr. Youn, studies show that regular use of red light therapy can increase collagen and elastin in the skin. Infrared and ultraviolet rays with specialized wavelengths and temperatures also contribute to improving skin problems, such as soothing, stimulating collagen production, rejuvenating the skin, and treating dark spots... This method can now be performed at home with LED light masks.
Red light from LED light masks can stimulate collagen production, fill in wrinkles, and rejuvenate the skin.
(According to SheFinds)