How do my genes affect skin aging?
Watch as board certified dermatologist Dr. Anne Chapas explains how your genes and heredity can affect skin aging.
Transcript
I think there's not a way to change your genes, but there are ways that you can slow the aging process, and I tell people they should follow the ABCs.
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Well, genes play an important role in skin aging, and you really can't change your genes. I have so many patients who come to see me, and they say,
I'm turning into my mother. I have my mother's neck. I'm starting to have these leg veins like her. What can I do to slow this aging process,
or will I just eventually turn into my mother? I think there's not a way to change your genes, but there are ways that you can slow the aging process.
And I tell people they should follow the ABCs. A stands for vitamin A, or its derivative
is retinol or retin-A. It's a great topical vitamin that you can put on your skin nightly to help even out fine lines as
well as even skin tone. B stands for vitamin B, or you'll see that in products called niacinamide. Vitamin B has an anti-inflammatory property,
and it can help smooth redness and inflammation in the skin. And C stands for vitamin C. It's a really important antioxidant
that can also slow the aging process. So just remember your ABCs, and it can help turn back time a little bit.
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