87% Of women Note specific changes in their skin during menopause

European survey / the skin in menopause

-menopause affects skin showing more dry, dehydrated and wrinkled, according to a European study presented at the World Congress of medicine Antienvejecimiento Montecarlo.

-more than half (54%) currently don’t feel secure of their appearance and their skin.

-En Spain 18% of women has been submitted or would undergo injectable facial treatments to improve the appearance of your skin.

Madrid, September of 2011. Menopause is the transition period in the life of the woman in which the ovaries stop producing eggs produce less estrogen and progesterone. The physiological changes begin prior to menopause and vary considerably in extent and extension for every woman, affecting different organs including skin.

The objective of the survey the skin in menopause ”, promoted by Allergan and presented at the World Congress of medicine Antienvejecimiento of Monte Carlo, and in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, has been the of an overview on the perception of the European on your skin before and after menopause.

The survey, completed by over 1,074 European women, revealed that 87% noticed specific changes in their skin as a result of menopause, noticing it more dry (37%), dried (19%) and wrinkled (19%).

The effects of menopause on the skin are initially unknown female

The middle ages in which the woman starts the climacteric is 47 years, but the effects of this are beginning to appreciate before. Psychological and physical effects begin to occur in women during this period, and the appearance of the skin is one of them. According to results of the survey, only 6% of women have total confidence in the appearance of their skin during these years, compared with the initial 44% who saw very well for her age ” before menopause.

However, according to the study 36 per cent of those surveyed unknown possible implications on your skin during menopause, while 73% include hot flashes as a direct result of this stage, ignoring the possible changes that may experience your skin.

More wrinkles and facial lines and less elasticity

Reply to the question of what have been the major changes that have been warned on his face due to menopause, 54% of respondents agreed the increase of wrinkles and facial lines, a fact which confirms the DRA. Petra Petra Navarro, medical specialist in aesthetic medicine and Medical Director of Instimed, a Centre for aesthetic medicine with twenty years of experience. Moreover, points out a 46 per cent loss of elasticity in the skin is one of the major changes that have experienced. The decline of the softness (29%), change in hue of the skin (27%) or a change in the size of the pores (21%) are some of the alterations that are highlighted in the survey.

According to Dr. Navarro, 90% of women over 45 years old who attend my consultation, have a skin losing thickness and elasticity, and many of them, begin to have spots associated with the age and suffering the first signs of sagging, in other words, a progressive sagging of the skin, which becomes accentuated from 50. Fortunately, today we have different technical medical-aesthetic that will help us combat the passage of the age: Mesotherapy, peeling, fillers, laser, radio frequency, etc., botulinum toxin, making our patients age with good face ”

after these results, it is logical to think that women in this age range have heightened concern about their appearance. So says 62% of respondents to increase their habits and beauty treatments, that they feel less safe (46%) and less sexy (48%).

1 of every 5 surveyed European has been submitted or considered undergo injectable facial treatments

In Spain, between beauty treatments that stand out those surveyed can highlight a 12 per cent has been submitted or considered undergo injectable treatments to improve the appearance of your skin. Anti-aging creams are more adept together with 76% that already use. Also, the contribution of greater hydration by injection is also considered by 10% of the Spanish.

The overall satisfaction of those surveyed who already undergo beauty treatments is very high, says 58% of them, being 75% that had started earlier with the same view of the excellent results.