Skin Smokers More Wrinkles

Thousands of chemicals contained in cigarette smoke does not just bring in a variety of health problems, but also make the appearance look older than your actual age. Smoking not only damages the skin, but also the teeth and hair.

Research on the effects of smoking on the skin have been carried out. Some are comparing the appearance of two twins, one heavy smoker for many years and his brother did not. The results were very clear, smokers look 10 years older due to wrinkles, wrinkles he gets from smoking.

According to dermatologists at the University of Miami, USA, Jonette Keri, MD, cigarette smoke will make the skin deprived of oxygen and nutrients. That's why smokers usually skin look more pale or uneven skin color. "In smokers, uneven skin pigment was more rapid emergence," he said.

As is known, cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including toxins. From each puff, the substances would also damage the collagen and elastin that give skin firmness and elasticity. As a result, smokers skin looks loose and deeper wizened.

Cigarette smoke not only ruin the appearance of facial skin, but also other skin on the body. "When the elasticity of the skin is reduced, it becomes taut again, including in the arm in and bust. In fact, cigarettes are the leading cause of sagging breasts faster," he said.

Parts of the skin is exposed to the most obvious impact of smoking is the area around the mouth. "When smoking, we use certain muscles around the lips, causing dynamic wrinkles. In addition, because of reduced skin elasticity, will be more visible in the lines around the lips," he explained.

Another effect is the appearance of spots, black spots around the face. In general, these black spots caused by sun exposure appears that too often. However, in smokers who rarely any sun spots will appear.

Besides the skin, smoking also causes the color changed to yellow teeth, bad breath, and other problems associated with cleanliness. Smokers are also at risk two times more likely to experience tooth loss compared with nonsmokers.

Continued effects of cigarette smoke is a more rapid thinning hair. Research in Taiwan showed that male smokers in Asia have a greater risk of experiencing typical male pattern baldness, which is bald in the middle of the head or the forehead.