The skin’s ability to stretch and bounce back is a defining factor in maintaining a youthful appearance. However, this elasticity gradually diminishes over time due to intrinsic and extrinsic ...

As you age, your skin loses some of its elasticity — its ability to stretch and still remain firm and shapely. Here’s why that happens and 13 ways to improve it.

The elastin in your skin enables it to stretch and rebound: for instance, when you smile or eat. Most of the arteries' elastin makes up the walls' extracellular matrix.

Besides aging, the biggest factors that contribute to loss of skin elasticity are UV damage, sleep deprivation, smoking and genes, notes Dr. Mamina Turegano, Louisiana-based triple board-certified ...

“It turns out the skin stretches laterally more, which causes the actual wrinkles that form. And the reason why that exists in the first place is that your skin is not in a stress-free state,” he said ...

Elastic 'second skin' could treat extreme conditions A once-abandoned coating might help with skin problems like eczema or psoriasis. Jon Fingas Reporter Follow Updated Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:19 PM PDT ...

Alterations in the Elasticity, Pliability, and Viscoelastic Properties of Facial Skin After Injection of Onabotulinum Toxin A. JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, 2015; DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2015.0376 ...

2. Energy Drinks The skin around your eyes is delicate, and as we age, it's normal to lose moisture in this area. Rather than hydrating this skin, energy drinks can dehydrate it, Mier warns.