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A New Look at Wrinkles

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method of assessing the skin in minute detail could aid the dev-elopment of skin creams and cosmetic procedures. Until now, skin analysis has gauged roughness primarily by measuring the prevalence of bumps. The computerized Dermatop system instead produces a three-dimensional evaluation of furrows. The more furrows per surface area, the more aged the skin looks. Jean-Michel Lagarde of the Pierre Fabre Research Institute in Toulouse, France, and his colleagues used the system to examine the forearms and temples of 40 men and 40 women. They found that roughness increased with age, but more so in men, and it didnit appear to be exacerbated by sun exposure. Furrows increased in both sexes equally, especially at the relatively more sun-exposed temple. Lagarde says the technique should help distinguish hydrating products, which temporarily smooth the skin, from true anti-aging treatments that act on the structure of the skinIofor instance, by building collagenoto reduce wrinkling.

75%

of adults do not get the recommended 15 milligrams of vitamin E per day.

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