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Looking young and maintaining youth is equally desirable to both males and females. Masculinity, much like femininity, is highly associated with youthfulness.

What Causes Premature Aging in Men?

Premature aging of the skin happens for men in much the same manner as it occurs for women. Although aging may be caused by the same factors, the rate at which it does so, researchers have recently discovered, is different. The biggest contributors to premature aging are overexposure to sunlight and smoking. The majority of premature aging is completely preventable. Other factors that contribute to premature aging in men include poor diet, stress, and general disregard for and neglect of the skin.

Researchers have found that there are differences in premature aging in men and women. Women’s skin ages at a faster rate than men. Also, men start out with greater amounts of collagen and elastin in their skin (the cells responsible for firmness and smoothness), and they lose it at a slower rate.

What To Do About Aging Skin?

For men concerned about premature aging, we’ll give you the same advice we give women. Avoid overexposure to sunlight, don’t smoke, use medically proven skin-care products and treatments, exercise, eat right, and drink plenty of water.

Strategies that may offer more dramatic results when it comes to repairing the effects of aging include Botox, Restylane, laser resurfacing,medical skin care products and surgery.

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