Very dry hand skin - hyaluronic acid comes to the rescue

Although patients pay special attention to facial rejuvenation, they often neglect other parts of the body, especially the hands. However, hand rejuvenation is becoming increasingly popular. Hand rejuvenation is of great importance to patients because, like our face and neck, they are an area of the body that is almost always exposed to the external environment, regardless of the season. This, in turn, means that hands can show age very clearly, especially if the patient has very dry skin on their hands. Hand Skin Aging: Why Hand Rejuvenation Is Becoming Increasingly Important In fact, according to research conducted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a person's age can be estimated simply by looking at their hands. It's important to understand that the epidermis and dermis on the hands are thinner compared to most areas of the face. The back of the hands has very little subcutaneous fat, so even a slight decrease in the number of collagen or elastin fibers will lead to a noticeable change in the appearance of the hands. Both internal and external factors influence hand aging, and the rate and extent of changes typically depend on the individual's genetic makeup. Some of the most common external factors affecting hand health include smoking and alcohol abuse. Aging hands are characterized by a loss of skin volume, leading to wrinkling. This is also associated with increased visibility of tendons and veins, as well as age spots, roughened texture, loss of skin elasticity, thinning, and dryness. Deeper layers of the skin experience atrophy of subcutaneous fat, making tendons visible. Therefore, targeted injection of dermal filler into the superficial layer allows for the camouflage of veins and tendons, making them less visible. How fillers can help if a patient has very dry skin While there are many options for moisturizing very dry hand skin, dermal fillers have been found to be the most effective. They also restore volume loss and reduce the visibility of both tendons and blood vessels. To moisturize and rejuvenate very dry skin on your hands, it is better to use either hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers, which provide hydration to the skin, or calcium hydroxyapatite-containing fillers, as they add volume and smooth the skin by stimulating collagen production.