Skin health and ageing is affected by numerous factors. Genetics and ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun have a significant impact on our skin. However, there are a number of other, often overlooked aspects of our lifestyle that affect how well our skin ages and its aesthetic appearance into older age. Collectively, this group of factors is known as the skin exposome.1
The skin exposome incorporates nutrition, stress, smoking, sleep and pollution, in addition to environmental factors; all of which work together to determine the health of our skin (Figure 1).1
Skin ageing is a common concern of patients presenting to our clinics; helping them protect their skin exposome through good nutritional choices is another way we can improve skin health, alongside more traditional non-surgical treatments and skincare regimens.
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