Ageing is an inevitable factor in life. In women, this process is accelerated when they enter the peri-menopause, which is associated with a decline in ovarian function and falling levels of oestrogen. Oestrogen exerts numerous effects throughout the body, therefore it is unsurprising that the skin, as the largest organ in the body, is profoundly impacted by waning levels of oestrogen associated with the peri- and post-menopausal state. The main cell types found throughout the different layers of the skin possess receptors which respond to oestrogen, therefore when the influence of oestrogen is withdrawn, there can be numerous outcomes.1,2,3 Fortunately, whilst ageing is inevitable, your patients looking their age is not.
Menopause is associated with low levels of oestrogen, otherwise referred to as a hypo-oestrogenic state.1 This significant hormonal change is associated with a loss of skin structural architecture…
