Aging skin doesn’t arrive all at once. It shows up in small ways. Skin that feels thinner than it used to. Lines that linger longer. A face that still feels like yours, just a little less supported than before.
This is a natural process, not a failure of skincare or lifestyle. For most patients, treating aging skin isn’t about trying to look younger. It’s about helping the skin function better and look healthier as it changes.
Gradual structural and functional skin changes
Cheeks, temples, under-eyes, lips, jawline
Healthier, more resilient skin that ages gracefully
What Is Aging Skin?
Aging skin refers to the gradual structural and functional changes that occur in the skin over time.
These changes affect:
As these processes slow, the skin becomes more prone to lines, laxity, uneven texture, and changes in tone.
Key Signs of Aging Skin
Aging skin presents in several recognizable ways. You may notice one or several of these changes:
Fine lines and wrinkles: Especially around the eyes, mouth, and forehead. These are often the first visible signs of aging.
Loss of elasticity: Skin becomes looser due to loss of collagen and elastin. It doesn’t “bounce back” as easily as it once did.
Dryness and thinning: The skin may feel rough, dry, or more fragile. Skin becomes more delicate over time.
Uneven tone or pigmentation: Age spots, sun spots, and blotchiness may appear. Years of sun exposure often become visible as pigmentation changes.
Dullness: Slower cell turnover can lead to less radiance. Skin may look tired or lackluster.
Sagging: Most noticeable around the jawline, cheeks, and under the eyes. Loss of underlying support causes skin to descend.
Why Skin Changes With Age
Skin aging is influenced by both intrinsic factors (internal) and extrinsic factors (external).
Intrinsic aging: This is driven by genetics and natural biological changes. It happens to everyone regardless of lifestyle and includes the natural slowdown of collagen production and cell renewal.
Extrinsic aging: This is shaped by sun exposure, environmental stressors, pollution, smoking, diet, and lifestyle factors over time. Extrinsic aging is largely within your control.
Common contributors include:
These changes often appear alongside concerns such as fine lines and wrinkles, volume loss, and facial skin laxity.
How Aging Skin Can Affect Appearance
Aging skin can change how the face and body look overall — not just in one isolated area.
Patients often notice:
These changes are very common. Addressing aging skin usually means supporting multiple layers of the skin rather than focusing on one isolated concern.
What to Expect During a Consultation
A consultation at Lazaderm is focused on education and long-term skin health.
During your visit, your provider will:
The goal is a plan that supports your skin as it changes — not one that works against it.
Setting Realistic Expectations
Treating aging skin is about improvement and maintenance, not reversal.
What to understand:
The goal is healthier, more resilient skin that continues to look like you.
There is no single treatment for aging skin. Effective care typically involves a combination of approaches — professional treatments, medical-grade skincare, and lifestyle modifications all play important roles. A consultation allows your provider to evaluate your skin and recommend a customized plan.
Sun protection is the single most important thing you can do for aging skin, both for prevention and to support treatment results.
Daily sunscreen: Use a broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen daily. EltaMD offers excellent options for all skin types. Apply even on cloudy days — UV rays penetrate clouds.
Protective clothing: Wear hats, sunglasses, and protective clothing when outdoors. A broad-brimmed hat provides excellent facial protection.
Seek shade: Avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours (10 AM – 3 PM) when UV rays are strongest.
Why it matters: Cumulative sun exposure is responsible for the majority of visible aging. Consistent sun protection can slow further damage and help maintain treatment results.
A proper skincare routine supports skin health and enhances professional treatment results.
Gentle cleanser: Avoid harsh soaps that strip the skin. Choose a gentle, hydrating cleanser appropriate for your skin type.
Moisturizer: Hydrate with ingredients like ceramides, hyaluronic acid, or glycerin. These help maintain the skin barrier and prevent moisture loss.
Retinoids: Retinoids (retinol, tretinoin) promote cell turnover and boost collagen production. These are among the most proven anti-aging ingredients available.
Antioxidants: Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and niacinamide help protect skin from environmental damage and brighten overall tone.
Peptides: Peptides support skin structure and firmness by signaling collagen production.
Your provider can recommend specific medical-grade products based on your skin type and concerns.
What you do outside the treatment room matters for aging skin.
Stay hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Hydration supports skin plumpness and overall function.
Healthy diet: Focus on fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy fats. Antioxidant-rich foods support skin health from the inside.
Sleep well: Aim for 7–9 hours per night. Sleep is when your body repairs and regenerates skin cells.
Quit smoking: Smoking accelerates aging by degrading collagen and constricting blood vessels. Quitting is one of the best things you can do for your skin.
Limit alcohol: Alcohol dehydrates and inflames the skin, contributing to dullness and accelerated aging.
Chemical peels improve skin texture, tone, and radiance by promoting cell turnover.
How they work: A chemical solution is applied to exfoliate outer skin layers, revealing fresher, healthier skin beneath and stimulating collagen production.
Benefits for aging skin:
Best for:
Microneedling stimulates your skin’s natural collagen production for firmer, more youthful-looking skin.
How it works: Tiny needles create controlled micro-injuries that trigger the body’s healing response, resulting in increased collagen and elastin production.
Options available:
Benefits for aging skin:
Best for:
Laser treatments target multiple signs of aging including pigmentation, texture, and fine lines.
Options available:
BBL (BroadBand Light): Targets pigmentation, sun damage, and overall skin tone. Forever Young BBL protocols have been shown to help maintain youthful gene expression in treated skin.
Fractional Lasers (Fraxel, ProFractional): Treat fine lines, texture, and tone by creating controlled micro-injuries that stimulate collagen remodeling.
Ablative Lasers (Sciton Erbium): Provide the most dramatic results for aging skin by removing outer skin layers and stimulating significant collagen production. More downtime but more significant results.
Best for:
MOXI laser is a gentle fractional laser that improves skin tone, texture, and pigmentation with minimal downtime.
How it works: MOXI delivers fractionated laser energy to create micro-channels in the skin, stimulating collagen production and promoting cellular turnover. It treats a portion of the skin while leaving surrounding tissue intact, which allows for faster healing.
Benefits:
Best for:
MOXI is often combined with BBL for comprehensive skin rejuvenation — BBL targets pigmentation and vessels at the surface, while MOXI works on texture and tone at a deeper level.
Injectable treatments address deeper structural changes and expression-related lines.
Botox / Dysport: Relaxes muscles that cause expression lines, particularly on the forehead, between the brows, and around the eyes. Helps prevent lines from becoming deeper over time.
Dermal Fillers: Restore volume in areas affected by volume loss — cheeks, temples, under-eyes, nasolabial folds, lips. Products include Restylane, Juvederm, Sculptra, and Bellafill.
Benefits for aging skin:
Best for:
Most patients achieve the best results with a combination of treatments tailored to their specific concerns.
A comprehensive anti-aging plan might include:
Why combination works: Different treatments address different layers and concerns. Combining approaches provides comprehensive improvement that no single treatment can achieve alone.
Your provider will create a customized plan based on your specific signs of aging, priorities, and lifestyle.
If aging skin is something you’ve been noticing or thinking about addressing, a consultation can help you understand what’s happening and what options make sense for you. At Lazaderm, our laser and light treatments as well as medical-grade skincare products will help you age gracefully.
