What Is Crepey Skin?
Crepey skin appears thin, wrinkled, dehydrated and fragile and it can affect anywhere on the face and body. It typically manifests as fine lines and wrinkles, often accompanied by a loss of firmness and elasticity and areas of hyperpigmentation. Common areas where crepey skin develops include the eyes, cheeks, neck, chest, arms, and thighs, areas prone to sun exposure and natural ageing. This texture can diminish skin quality and contribute to an aged appearance, prompting individuals to seek treatments to improve skin tone and texture.
What Causes Crepey Skin?
Crepey skin develops due to a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Intrinsic ageing processes like decreased collagen and elastin production, as well as reduced skin cell turnover, contribute to skin thinning, loss of firmness, and elasticity. Extrinsic factors such as sun exposure, smoking, and repetitive movements exacerbate these changes, leading to premature ageing. UV radiation accelerates collagen breakdown and damages elastin fibres, while smoking reduces blood flow, impairing skin health. Additionally, dehydration, poor nutrition, and hormonal changes such as the menopause can further contribute to crepey skin. These factors collectively result in the development of thin, wrinkled, and fragile skin texture, particularly in areas exposed to environmental stressors and areas where the skin is naturally thinner such as the eye area.
How Can I Treat Crepey Skin?
At Takroni Clinic we take an individual approach to crepey skin, recommending a bespoke treatment plan depending on skin type, location and severity of the concern. For the face, neck, decolletage and hand area we always recommend medical grade skincare to improve skin quality and reduce the appearance of crepey skin. For the full face and body, we always recommend using SPF30 + daily to help prevent premature skin ageing and skin cancer. Other treatments we recommend include profhilo, skin smoothing mesotherapy boosters, medical microneedling, morpheus8, polynucleotides and PRP. 3D Body RG Tightening is another solution which can be effective on areas such as the arms and thighs and it can be combined with Morpheus 8 and profhilo for maximum results. All these treatments help to regenerate collagen and elastin making the skin more elastic, smooth, firm, plump and youthful.
