Smoking and skin damage : smoking can cause adverse effects on the skin’s apperance such as wrinkles , fine lines , pigmented lip,and sagging of the skin .
World no Tobacco day 2024: do you know smoking also impact your skin by damaging it ? Quitting smoking can do wonder for not only your lungs or heart but also your skin too. Smoking or chewing tobacco can highly affect your internal organs like lungs , heart . But what about skin ? Skin : skin is one of the human body’s largest and sensitive organ.
Smoke can cause various harmful effect on the skin’s apperance such as premature ageing, wrinkles, fine lines, pigmented lip and sagging of the skin . According to the research on every cigrettes released up to at least 5000 chemical such as benzene, arsenic,and formaldehyde, which are extremely harmful and toxic to individual’s skin and overall health.
Dr .jisha pillai, consultant dermatologist and comestologist , lilavati hospital. Said people who smokes have skin that is dull , dehydrated,pale ,acne prone and uneven in skin tone. This is mainly caused by nicotine ( one of the active stimulants in cigarettes ) which reduce the blood supply of the skin when into the body. Excessive smoking is change your skin of all it’s vital nutrients like collagen , elastin and hyaluronic acid , essential for your skin to keep it firm and supple. Smoking can highly effect your facial and physical appearance making a 20 year old skin resemble the skin of 50 year old non – smoker”.
Effect of smoking on the appearance of the Skin :
. Sign of early ageing
. Apprence of fine lines
. Puffy eyes
. Age spots
. wrinkles and furrows
. increase sensitivity of the skin
. Loss of natural glow
. smokers line concentrated more around the lips and , ear , eyes
Dr surbhi deshpande , dermatologist zynova shalby hospital : said that “ smoking is not only harmful to the heart , lungs or brain but even the skin also . Yes it’s true if you are a smoker then it when it will important to quit it witoany further delay. This is so because the toxins in cigrette smoke can fasten the skin ageing process by breaking down collegan and elastin fibers and it will create issues such as wrinkles and sagging. Moreover , this habit of smoking restrict blood flow to the skin .and no one notice a dull complexion and uneven tone that can become a cause of concern .
Smoking And It’s Effect On Skin
Excessive smoking is an invitation various harmful skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne ,eczema, vitiligo rosacea , lupus,and skin cancer.
Nicotine in cigarettes can make your lips look darker and pigmented due to melanin . The lip may appear purple, dark brown or black . Depending on the amount of cigarettes smoked per day .
Vital measure to stop the harmful effects of smoking on the skin.
Quitting is the best decision kne can make of their overall health and skin . According to the research many of the skin changes caused due to smoking such as darkening of lips and face . Staining of teeth . Can be solved with this one life saving decision . There are many clinical treatment such as chemical peels ,micro needling ,skin tightening treatment And platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy to reserve the damage caused to the skin .it is important to understand that your skin repair itself naturally by restoring the skin to its natural colour and also increase the production of new skin cells , once you choose to quit .
Certain lifestyle modification such as eating well – balanced meal that are jam packed with essential nutrients , vitamins ,carbs and fibres including in physical activities to keep yourself mobile , getting 7-8 hours of edequate sleep can help mitigate the effects of smoking on the skin.
Benifit of quitting cigarette smoking on the skin
. Increased blood circulation
. Improve texture of the skin
. reduce the discolouration and straining around lip , eyes and teeth
. Naturally restore the production of collagen and vitamin c into the skin
. Overall making your skin look nourished and get back it’s natural glow
. Fewer skin breakout
. improve skin elasticity