How is stress harmful to my skin?
Obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Jennifer Ashton explains why stress is harmful to your skin. Watch Dr. Jennifer Ashton's video for tips and information on women's health.
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There are a slew of chronic skin conditions, such as eczema and psoriasis, even oral herpes
or cold sores that are directly linked to stress. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Stress is harmful to the skin just like it's harmful to every other organ system in the body. And sometimes we forget that skin is the largest organ
system in the body. And because it's covering the outer surface of our body, we sometimes take it a little less seriously
than we do our internal organs. And we probably shouldn't be doing that. So when you talk about the impacts of stress on your skin,
I mean, my gosh, it can be anything from frown lines or worry lines causing deeper or worsening of wrinkles,
to dehydration, to acne breakouts. There are a slew of chronic skin conditions,
such as eczema and psoriasis, even oral herpes or cold sores that are directly linked to stress.
Because we know that stress lowers the immune system, so it can have a direct impact on your skin. The key on a growth level is, again,
to modify your stress so that it doesn't take a toll on your organ systems, including your skin, and then finding some good topical band-aids, if you will,
to treat any skin flares if or when they crop up as a result of stress.
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