If you feel plagued by fine lines and wrinkles on your forehead, near the eyes and mouth, or anywhere else on your face, you’ve come to the right place.​​​​ Here at Sarah Laser Center & Medspa we offer multiple skincare treatments targeted specifically at reducing wrinkles, firming, and tightening the skin. In this article we will discuss how and why wrinkles form and the various solutions we offer to help you reclaim your youthful complexion.

Of course, don’t expect immediate results. Wait for your skin to heal and renew itself. It will take some time but eventually, you will certainly be more than satisfied with your younger looking skin.

How and Why do Wrinkles Form?

Before we get into the solutions lets talk about why wrinkles form. There are many different factors that can cause wrinkles, that’s why not all wrinkles are the same and not all people of the same age will have the same amount or depth of wrinkles and/or fine lines.

The main factor (unsurprisingly) is age. Typically, older people will have more wrinkles than younger people. This is because the two main proteins that are the key to young looking skin tend to be produced less by our body as we age. These proteins are collagen and elastin.

• Collagen is mainly responsible for creating stronger, thicker, and firmer skin.
• Elastin​ promotes your skin’s elasticity, enabling it to stretch and snap back

When we’re young we have no problem producing these proteins, but as we age our bodies produce less and less, this causes our skin to be weaker, saggier, more frigid, and more brittle. This combined with gravity and repeated facial expressions leads to wrinkles, especially around the eyes, forehead and mouth.​

​Another factor that can lead to an increased amount of wrinkles is sun exposure. When we expose our skin to the sun frequently not only does our skin loose moisture, but we also loose collagen at a much faster rate. This is why some people as young as 20 already have wrinkles, too much sun exposure, not enough sunscreen. So think about that next time you want to get a tan. (To read about the differences between chemical and physical sunscreens click here.)

The third factor that leads to wrinkle formation is free radicals​. These are basically very unstable molecules that can damage your cells when there’s too many of them. They can be produced and handled naturally by the body, but the real problem occurs when you’re exposed to an abundance of them through things like pollution, UV radiation, and cigarette smoke. When there are too many free radicals in the skin it can lead to premature aging by causing oxidative damage​. Oxidative damage hurts the key proteins (collagen, elastin) and the skin cell itself, speeding up wrinkle formation. (To read about how vitamin C can protect you from free radicals click here.)

These are the most common factors that lead to wrinkle formation, there are many others that could make a small difference in the amount of wrinkles you have, but these are the main three.

The Solutions

Okay, so now you know about the 3 main factors that can lead to wrinkles, but what can possibly finally free your face of them or at least reduce their appearance? At Sarah Laser Center & Medspa we offer a variety of facials and other medical grade treatments that will give you smooth, youthful looking skin. Below you will see our proven treatments that will reduce or erase wrinkles leaving you looking young, rejuvenated, and radiant.