What Causes Sagging Skin?
There are five main causes of sagging skin: three that you can control and two that you can’t. The two that you cannot control include the natural processes of ageing and the downward pull of gravity. Everyday that we walk, sit and move around in an upright position is another day that our skin is affected by gravity. After numerous years of fighting the natural downward pull, our skin begins to give in and sag downward. The effects of this gravitational pull start to show from our mid-forties but the weakening of the skin happens from the day we are born. Right around the time that gravity damage starts to show our skin is also suffering from the negative effects of ageing. As we age, the components of our skin that are responsible for maintaining elasticity, firmness and rebound are starting to breakdown. Once these components – collagen and elastin – breakdown, our skin becomes looser and begins to droop, which results in fine lines and eventually deep wrinkles. To add to the proble
