Why older people seem to have more fragile skin? Why are the elderly seemingly more prone to bleeding from a fall than younger people?
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As we age, our bodies produce less of 2 important proteins in our skin called collagen and elastin. These proteins are responsible for giving your skin structure, making it stretchable, and helping it retain moisture. So when we get older and we have less of these proteins, our skin becomes thinner, drier, and more brittle, which makes it easier to damage.
Some of this is impossible to control and is just down to genetics and age, but also a lot of skin damage from age comes from many decades of sun exposure, so wearing sunscreen regularly when you go outside can keep you skin healthier as you get older.
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