Bigbone
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People with high DHT seem to age worse, faster and looking older than their actuall age. Thinking of men with alot of body and facial hair.
Also found this:
"Loss of firmness in the skin is another evidence of aging. All three types of skin aging—biological, environmental, and mechanical—contribute to the skin's loss of firmness. Biologically, our body naturally produces more of the hormone DHT as we age. As DHT levels increase, elastin production is inhibited. Elastin is another skin structural protein found in the dermis. This coil-like protein has the ability to snap back into place after stretching, giving the skin its elastic quality. As we age, elastin fibers lose much of their resilience and elastin production within the fibroblasts decreases. This overall decline in healthy elastin levels results in areas of decreased firmness, especially along the jaw line, neck, and around the eyes. Environmentally, UV rays can penetrate the skin to damage elastin-producing fibroblast cells. Also, as skin cell renewal decreases, wounds heal more slowly and the skin thins, becoming more susceptible to environmental damage. This can lead to damaged fibroblasts and decreased elastin levels. Finally, mechanical stress, due to repeated wrinkle causing behaviors, can permanently stretch out elastin fibers."
(source: https://www.nuskin.com/en_US/corpor...l_care_science/skin_aging_and_physiology.html )
Theres more on this subject.
Basically, is having alot of DHT bad for aging? Some claim finasteride/dutasteride made them look younger compared to others their age (after years of usage). Couldn't find anything about this on the forums and i think it's interesting.
EDIT: My bad, I'm thinking of "type 1", wich finasteride doesnt inhibit. Changing the title.
Also found this:
"Loss of firmness in the skin is another evidence of aging. All three types of skin aging—biological, environmental, and mechanical—contribute to the skin's loss of firmness. Biologically, our body naturally produces more of the hormone DHT as we age. As DHT levels increase, elastin production is inhibited. Elastin is another skin structural protein found in the dermis. This coil-like protein has the ability to snap back into place after stretching, giving the skin its elastic quality. As we age, elastin fibers lose much of their resilience and elastin production within the fibroblasts decreases. This overall decline in healthy elastin levels results in areas of decreased firmness, especially along the jaw line, neck, and around the eyes. Environmentally, UV rays can penetrate the skin to damage elastin-producing fibroblast cells. Also, as skin cell renewal decreases, wounds heal more slowly and the skin thins, becoming more susceptible to environmental damage. This can lead to damaged fibroblasts and decreased elastin levels. Finally, mechanical stress, due to repeated wrinkle causing behaviors, can permanently stretch out elastin fibers."
(source: https://www.nuskin.com/en_US/corpor...l_care_science/skin_aging_and_physiology.html )
Theres more on this subject.
Basically, is having alot of DHT bad for aging? Some claim finasteride/dutasteride made them look younger compared to others their age (after years of usage). Couldn't find anything about this on the forums and i think it's interesting.
EDIT: My bad, I'm thinking of "type 1", wich finasteride doesnt inhibit. Changing the title.
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