Dr. Hayden: Wondering how to decrease the wrinkles around
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Today, as we talk about ways in which we can decrease the wrinkles around our eyes, the
main one that we're going to talk about is how to decrease the wrinkles that we are going
to get in the future, and how to slow that down, that process down, and hopefully come
as close to stopping it as possible. But if you're more interested in what we can do to
soften and decrease the wrinkles that we already have around our eyes, I'm going to give you
a tip at the end of the video, so stick around for that.
You're wondering, what really causes all these wrinkles around our eyes? Well, we know that
things like making facial expressions, smiling. All of us carry these wrinkles with us that
are repetitive with our facial movements over our lifetime. But also, we know that the sun
is a great cause of the wrinkles on our skin. There's three types of ultraviolet light that
reach our body from the sun: UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. UV-C tends to not penetrate the skin
at all, so it is not responsible for any of the wrinkles, even though it's the shortest
wavelength and has the most energy. UV-B can penetrate a few layers thick of the skin,
but doesn't do a tremendous amount of damage. It is the UV-A, and UV-A can not only penetrate
the skin, but penetrate way down into the deep layers of the skin, and that is what's
causing most of the wrinkles around our face, everywhere that has sun exposure.
And guess what the best way to protect yourself from those UV-A rays are? Sunglasses, of course,
and a good pair of sunglasses. You'll notice that some people wear a lot smaller sunglasses,
and light can get in from on top. This really hugs my face well. When I look off to the
side, you can see that I even have a lot of coverage, because it wraps more. This is a
really good, protective pair of sunglasses. The other thing that can really help to protect
your eyes is a good ball cap, brimmed cap, brimmed hat, and it's not just the wrinkles
around the eyes that I'm concerned with. I'm concerned about the cataracts that you can
get, or the macular degeneration that you may start to get because of the UV exposure.
So, it's really important to wear a good pair of sunglasses.
If you're wondering where to get the good pair of sunglasses, I would suggest you go
into your local independent optometrist, ask what the best sunglasses are for protecting
your eyes out in the sun, and these people are trained to help you with exactly that
question, and they will probably not even sell a product that doesn't give you good
coverage of UV-A, UV-B. But they'll be able to fit them well, and make sure they're comfortable,
make sure they look great. I have a lot of staff members, and when people come in to
look at glasses or sunglasses, a lot of times they'll bounce it all off my staff, and ask
them what they think of how they fit, how they look. But the opticians that we have
in our practice are dynamite at making sure that they are fitting the patients with the
best product possible. At the beginning of the video, I told you
I was going to let you know what you can do to decrease and soften the wrinkles that you
already have, and I did a video on the best fish oil to take and why, and skin secrets
with fish oil. And fish oil will definitely help decrease the wrinkles, and the fish oil
will do a great job of hydrating your skin, and by hydrating your skin, it fills those
areas out with water, and decreases the appearance of the wrinkles.
So, hope this was helpful. If it was, hit that like button, and until next time, take
care.