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Can Wrinkles Be Caused by Your Sweet Tooth?

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A Link Between Sugar and Wrinkles

We all wish to maintain our skin’s firmness and youth. Wear sunscreen, keep your skin hydrated, and eat healthily—these are all common sense advice. But might having too much sugar result in wrinkles or wrinkles that appear too early?

Let’s examine the science behind everything. Consuming sugar initiates a process known as glycation, a chemical reaction that binds with specific tissues to produce damaging chemicals or AGEs. These AGEs cause elastin, your skin’s natural anti-wrinkle protein, and collagen, which maintain your skin healthy and tight, to break down. Wrinkles could develop as a result of damaged collagen and elastin.

This response in your body is not limited to sweet things like candy. White spaghetti, white bread, and soda can help start this process. Your skin is consequently more vulnerable to sun damage.

Does this imply that you should permanently give up sugar? No. In fact, some sweets, like dark chocolate, have anti-aging antioxidant properties. Instead, try limiting your use of white carbohydrates and candies, switching to whole wheat pasta for spaghetti dinners, and ditching the soda in favor of sweet but healthy smoothies.

 

Wrinkles and Laser Skin Resurfacing

Unfortunately, many laser technicians have witnessed the effects of AGEs on the skin, but thanks to emerging technology, laser treatments have helped a large number of customers who wanted to get rid of wrinkles. One of the most common cosmetic concerns is the appearance of wrinkles, and many experts in the health and beauty industries have started taking laser treatment courses to better serve their patients and clients.

 

How to Inject Botox: a Course

Botox is the most popular nonsurgical treatment worldwide because it can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in as little as ten days. Around $6 million in the past year alone. For medical practitioners who are interested in expanding their practice to include Botox injections, we also provide training. Though training in Botox injections alone only takes a day, further training in dermal fillers, sclerotherapy, laser, BHRT, and other treatments can extend that time significantly. Medical personnel can receive valuable hands-on experience injecting Botox into real patients as part of their training.