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Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:43 pm  |
I am 59 and have been looking after my skin with a reasonably good skin care routine (including SS) for the last 10 years or so. Before that I was a bit slap-dash. Now I am thinking of adding some tools such as an LED device, dermaroller and/or stop.
My question is if inflammation is a significant cause of skin ageing, how do we know that using these tools (and laser, IPL, etc) that work on the principle of damaging skin in different ways in order to force the skin to create collagen won't create other problems further down the line?
I am very interested in moving to the next level but am also apprehensive as up till now I have tried to minimise inflammation.
I know many of you have tried all 3 tools and wonder whether attacking skin on 3 fronts (LED, RF and wounding) is actually a good thing for it. I hope it is.
Has anyone asked this question to their dermatologist? TIA |
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Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:58 pm |
| miss anna wrote: |
| My question is if inflammation is a significant cause of skin ageing, how do we know that using these tools (and laser, IPL, etc) that work on the principle of damaging skin in different ways in order to force the skin to create collagen won't create other problems further down the line? |
Miss Anna,
Inflammation definitely does accelerate aging, and that impacts all organs, including the skin. I did a ton of research on this maybe 6 months ago, and that is part of the reason that I do not believe in dermarolling weekly. Dr. Perricone focused on inflammation in one his first books...you may want to check it out.
What I learned is that ongoing inflammation is the most damaging...the skin can handle acute inflammation for short spurts, but anything lasting over 2 weeks turns into chronic inflammation. And just because you cannot see the inflammation, doe not means that it does not exist!
However, tools may not be your biggest concern from the skin inflammation standpoint...AHAs compromise the skin barrier, and retinoids increase your UV sensitivity, both of which result in inflammation.
The inflammation caused by skincare tools is different from the inflammation mentioned above, but it certainly still inflammation. However, inflammation is not all bad...it is a critical part of wound healing and collagen generation, as with dermarolling. The research I was able to locate did not focus on tools, but I'll do some more research and see if anything new has popped up.
Also, from a tools standpoint, here is a breakdown for you that may be of some help:
- LEDS actually REDUCE inflammation
- Ultrasound increases product penetration, but supposedly does not cause inflammation
- Dermarolling produces inflammation
- STOP produces inflammation, but not to the degree that dermarolling does |
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